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Focus on three areas to boost rural economy in Andhra PradeshBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 2, 2020
Energy Secretary Srikant Nagulapalli has said that the State government is focusing on three areas— to establish 10,000 megawatts (MW) solar power plants in the four districts of Rayalaseema, to... Read more.. Subject Tags: Agricultural sector , power subsidies |
Gujarat spent less than 5% of Rs 1,048 crore budget allocated for climate changeBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 30, 2019
Gujarat was the first state in India to constitute a climate change department in 2009. A decade later, its performance has been rather dismal. Of the Rs 1,048.26 crore allocated in the 2019-20 budget to the department that was the brain-child of the then chief minister... Read more.. Subject Tags: Agricultural sector , climate change adaptation , climate change finance , Gujarat Government , Solar Rooftop |
KUSUM scheme for solar uptake by farmers: A fineprintBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 22, 2019
The government has published the guidelines for the implementation of Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (KUSUM) scheme for installation of solar pumps and grid-connected solar power... Read more.. Subject Tags: agricultural pumps , Agricultural sector , DISCOMS , generation capacity , grid connected solar , KUSUM Scheme , Renewable Energy , solar pumps |
Saudi Arabia to invest $100 bn in India; Energy, infra, agriculture in focusBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 21, 2019
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday announced that it will invest $100 billion in India, MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said. "Big announcement - Saudi Arabia to invest $100 bn in India - a huge vote of confidence in the Indian economy," Raveesh Kumar tweeted. Kumar further said that... Read more.. Subject Tags: Agricultural sector , bilateral cooperation , energy investment , India , manufacturing sector , Saudi Arabia |
Tata Projects, eFresh tie up for ‘smart’ pumpset startersBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 18, 2017
It is now possible for a farmer to operate his pumpset to irrigate fields with a mobile phone. In what is termed as ‘smart irrigation’, eFresh Agribusiness Solutions has partnered with Tata Projects to launch a TQ mobile phone operated pump-starter in Sangareddy... Read more.. |
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis announces solar feeders to power agro pumpsBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 17, 2017
Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said that the Maharashtra government will start solar feeders to ensure 12-hour power supply for agro pumps across the state. ... Read more.. |
Maharashtra farmers get solar push from govt for better land irrigationBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 10, 2017
Farmers in Peth, Surgana and Trimbakeshwar are not dependent on the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) any more thanks to new solar pumps by the government.... Read more.. |
Farm scientists urged to mitigate climate impactBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 22, 2017
In a bid to effectively tackle the growing threat of climate change to the country’s agriculture sector, Niti Aayog member Ramesh Chand called upon farm scientists to come out with a region-... Read more.. Subject Tags: Agricultural sector , Climate Change |
Mahagenco proposes separate solar feeders for farmersBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 20, 2017
The Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Ltd (Mahagenco) has floated tenders to set up separate solar feeders for the agriculture sector. It is one of the most ambitious projects of the... Read more.. |