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The writer is Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
EFTA governments have committed to promoting investments, and facilitating job creation (as a result of such investment), as well as cooperating on technology collaboration between EFTA and India
Most reports fail to grasp the progressive benefits of the scheme
Smoke from the burning of crop stubble lingers over most of north India for weeks during the cold months of November and December, with air quality deteriorating to hazardous levels in several areas
The project will connect solar plants in the sun-drenched deserts of Rajasthan and Gujarat and wind farms in Tamil Nadu to the national network
The state-run company aims to install 20 to 30 gigawatts of nuclear capacity by 2040
The state-run Solar Energy Corp. of India is seeking bids from solar manufacturers for 195 billion rupees of financial incentives, according to documents published on the agency's website
Worried over rival China's dominance in lithium, the nation is in talks with countries including Australia to secure supplies of the battery metal, he said
The world's third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases will add nearly 56 gigawatts of coal power capacity unless there's a substantial drop in the cost of storing electricity
Stockpiles of the fossil fuel at power plants have fallen about 11% since mid-August, meaning utilities have an average of 10 days supply, well below required levels of more than three weeks
Adani Power Ltd. will commission a 1.6 gigawatt facility in Jharkhand state and a dedicated transmission line for the exports by Dec. 16, Adani said in a Twitter post late on Monday
A venture between NTPC Ltd. and India's monopoly nuclear developer is in advanced talks with the government to develop two 700-megawatt reactors in the central state of Madhya Pradesh
India's government is studying a slower retirement of aging coal-fired power plants as it also adds newer sites, a move that would keep fossil fuel capacity higher for years
ReNew joins several Indian companies tapping the prospects in green hydrogen, which is considered crucial to decarbonise hard-to-abate heavy industries
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. emerged as the lowest bidder to build the 1,320 megawatt project in the eastern state of Odisha
As part of the push, Reliance Industries also plans to bid for any production-linked incentives the government may offer to encourage the technology
Coal supplies at power plants are shrinking amid a grueling heat wave that's pushed electricity demand to a record in recent weeks
India has canceled some passenger trains to allow for faster movement of coal carriages as the nation scrambles to replenish depleting inventories at power plants\
A surge in demand for electricity has prompted states including Punjab and Uttar Pradesh in the north and Andhra Pradesh in the south to cut off supply
Coal India is restricting deliveries to industrial consumers to prioritise power plants, with fuel stockpiles already below target levels and the country heading into a traditional summer demand peak
Damodar Valley Corp is examining a proposal from the private firm for supplying 1 million tons to its power plants.