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Cabinet Approves ₹576 Billion Program to Boost Urban Electric Mobility

In a move towards promoting sustainable urban transportation and economic growth, the Union Cabinet has approved the “PM-eBus Sewa” program, under which  10,...

August 16, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Electric Vehicles

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Markets & Policy
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India and Sweden to Lead UN Leadership Group to Work Towards Sustainability

As global leaders ramp up their efforts to combat climate change, a new leadership group led by India and Sweden has been announced at the UN Climate Action Summit. The...

September 27, 2019

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Ankita Rajeshwari

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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Small Rooftop Solar Companies in India Struggle to Find Viable Financing Options

After winning the general elections in 2014, the Modi administration set a target of installing 100 GW of solar capacity by 2022, out of which rooftop solar capacity was...

January 24, 2019

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Saumy Prateek

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Mercom Research Focus

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Other
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PM Modi’s SAUBHAGYA Program Misses its December 2018 Deadline

The NDA government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, launched SAUBHAGYA, a program aimed at achieving universal electrification in September 2017. The program has...

January 2, 2019

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Ankita Rajeshwari

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Demand Response

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Grid
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What Oil Wells are Today, Solar Power will be Tomorrow: PM Modi

The second edition of Global RE-Invest was inaugurated on October 2, 2018, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Secretary-General of the United Nations...

October 3, 2018

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Ankita Rajeshwari

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Cabinet Approves Program to Provide 300,000 Solar Street Lights Across India

The Union Cabinet has approved phase three of the Off-grid and Decentralised Solar PV Application Program. The program, approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic...

June 7, 2018

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Nitin Kabeer

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Off-grid

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Solar
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International Solar Alliance Signs Host Country Agreement with India

The International Solar Alliance (ISA) has become a juridical personality following the signing of a Host Country Agreement with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)....

March 28, 2018

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Ankita Rajeshwari

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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SAUBHAGYA Household Electrification Program Launches in Assam

Assam has become the latest state to become a participant of the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojna (SAUBHAGYA) program, which aims to provide last-mile...

January 29, 2018

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Ankita Rajeshwari

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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