PM-KUSUM Scheme Stumbles: Can It Catch Up?
Solarization of Agriculture Faces Challenges says a new report The Pradhan Mantri Kissan Urja Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyaan (PM-KUSUM) scheme, launched in 2019 with the ambitious …
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Buyofuel partners with Sai Vasudev Briquettes to make biomass briquettes available on its platform
Buyofuel, India’s online marketplace for green fuels, has partnered with Sai Vasudev Briquettes to make biomass briquettes available for buying and selling on its platform. …
Subsidized solar pumps under PM KUSUM scheme will be given to Pilibhit farmers
The Pilibhit agriculture department is reportedly gearing up to provide 160 subsidized solar pumps to farmers under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Utthan Mahabhiyan …
IFC Helps Boost Clean Tech Start-ups in Egypt, Enables Farmers to Switch to Solar
IFC has joined forces with the National Bank of Egypt and the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA) to strengthen the clean technology …
RRECL allots 722 MW solar power to farmers under PM KUSUM Scheme
Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Ltd (RRECL) has reported awarded 722 MW to 623 farmers under the Centre’s PM Kusum scheme. The scheme is aimed at …
Under new KUSUM Scheme feeder to the agriculture sector will be solarized: R.K Singh
Power and renewable energy minister R K Singh through a video conference on Friday informed that the government is planning to launch a new variant on …
Rajasthan’s new solar power scheme to help farmers generate income
Rajasthan government recently launched solar power scheme to generate income for farmers from their infertile land. The state government floated proposal requesting applications for setting …
In Maharashtra village farmers switch to solar pumps, experts fear groundwater exploitation
In Maharashtra’s Jalgaon village, many farmers spend sleepless nights to irrigate their fields, as power for irrigation isn’t available during the daytime for 15 days …
Maharashtra govt imposes an electricity surcharge to provide solar pumps to farmers
The Maharashtra government has imposed an electricity surcharge of 10 paise per unit on industrial and commercial consumers to finance its scheme to provide 25,000 …
PM Narendra Modi asks officials to ensure solar energy benefits reach farmers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reviewed the progress of key infrastructure sectors of power, renewable energy, petroleum and natural gas, coal, and mining. The …