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India Making Efforts to Push Clean Energy Use in Farming: Power Minister

India’s Minister for New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) R K Singh said that the country is aiding farmers with millions of solar water pumps while providing them with...

January 20, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Renewable Energy
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Renewable Energy Jobs Globally Reach 12.7 million, Asia Accounts for Two-Thirds

Worldwide employment in renewable energy reached 12.7 million in 2021, an increase of 700,000 new jobs despite economic setbacks resulting from Covid-19 and the growing...

September 27, 2022

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Economic Survey 2021: India Needs $206 Billion Between 2015-2030 to Fight Climate Change

The Ministry of Finance’s (MoF) Economic Survey for 2021 reiterated the Indian government’s commitment to sustainable development despite the challenges...

February 3, 2021

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Nithin Thomas

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Renewable Energy
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Economic Survey 2020: India on Track to Meet its Renewable Target

The Ministry of Finance’s Economic Survey for 2020 highlighted the government’s efforts to push for renewable energy and fight climate change in 2019. It, however, did...

February 3, 2020

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Nithin Thomas

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Renewable Energy
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Solar Projects are Helping Generate Income, Create Jobs and New Skills in Rural Areas

The development of large solar power projects in rural areas usually gets a bad rap as it is associated with issues like land grabbing, deforestation, and disruption of...

January 14, 2020

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Nithin Thomas

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India’s Economic Survey Predicts $330 Billion Investment in Renewable Sector by 2030

India is among the top five countries in the world in terms of installed wind and solar capacity. According to the Economic Survey 2018-19, India ranks fourth in terms...

July 9, 2019

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Saumy Prateek

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