Keep GST rate on lithium-ion battery same as electric vehicles : SMEV
Reduction of GST rate on lithium-ion batteries to 18 per cent is a welcome step, though it is still higher when compared to factory-fitted battery …
Month: July 2018
First tender for 1,000 Mw solar power capacity in DSIR likely in August
The first tender for the 1,000-megawatt (mw) solar capacity in the Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR) in Gujarat is likely to be issued next month, …
Students exhibit solar-powered motor boat in Dal Lake
A group of engineering students have made an eco-friendly solar-powered motor-boat and demonstrated it in Dal Lake. The two-seater solar powered motor-boat with a load …
Myanmar becomes 68th member to join International Solar Alliance
Myanmar has joined the India-initiated International Solar Alliance (ISA), becoming the 68th member of the grouping that is aiming at optimum utilisation of solar energy. …
35 developers express interest in India’s first offshore wind energy project
As many as 35 national and international developers have expressed interest in the country’s first offshore wind energy project, and the process of inviting Request …
Hardly anything done to clean Ganga, situation extraordinarily bad: NGT
Voicing dissatisfaction over the steps taken by the Uttarakhand government to clean the Ganga, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) today said the situation was extraordinarily …
Enerparc India Commissions 980 kWp Rooftop Solar Plant for Bharat Fritz Werner
Enerparc India has announced the commissioning of 980 kWp solar plant at Bharat Fritz Werner Ltd. (BFW) located at Bengaluru, Karnataka. The project has been …
Risen Energy signs an agreement with EBRD for 40MW Solar PV power station project in Kazakhstan
Risen Energy Co., Ltd. recently signed a financing agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for a 40MW Solar PV power station …
India’s import dependence for solar equipment was over 90 per cent in last 3 fiscal years
India’s import dependence for meeting its solar equipment demand was more than 90 per cent in past three financial years, Parliament was informed today. “As …
BYD to deliver Seattle’s first electric refuse trucks
BYD (Build Your Dreams) announced that the first electric refuse trucks to operate in the city of Seattle – as well as the entire Pacific …