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AP lays out plan to introduce 10 lakh EVs by 2024

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 10, 2020

Andhra Pradesh plans to attract an investment of Rs 30,000 crore and create 60,000 jobs in the electric vehicles (EVs) manufacturing sector, even as the state government laid out a plan to introduce 10 lakh EVs by 2024. The state said it planned...

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Greenpeace India writes to NITI Aayog on post-Covid-19 green recovery plans

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 18, 2020

Environment think tank Greenpeace India on Tuesday sent to the NITI Aayog a plan to help build a climate-proof, equal, sustainable and resilient India as it emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic....

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Niti Aayog invites bids for setting up Advance Chemistry Cell manufacturing facilities under PPP

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 12, 2020

Government think tank Niti Aayog has invited bids for setting up Advance Chemistry Cell manufacturing facilities under public private partnerships. Bids have been sought under the proposed...

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NITI Aayog, Rockefeller Foundation & Smart Power India Launch Electricity Access & Utility Benchmarking Report

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 29, 2020

NITI Aayog, Ministry of Power, Rockefeller Foundation, and Smart Power India launched the ‘Electricity Access in India and Benchmarking Distribution Utilities’ report today. Based on a primary...

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87 per cent households have access to grid-connected power; some still don't use electricity: Survey

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 29, 2020

A majority of households (87 per cent) in India have access to grid-connect electricity, while the remaining 13 per cent are either using non-grid sources for power or "do not use any...

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Govt to set up inter-ministerial committee on energy modelling

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 14, 2020

The government will set up an inter-ministerial committee under NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant to spearhead research and study on energy modelling in India. The committee will consist of top representatives from the petroleum and natural gas ministry...

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Top Policymakers to speak on “India PV EDGE 2020” on Solar Manufacturing

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 7, 2020

To catalyze cutting-edge PV manufacturing in India, NITI Aayog, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, and Invest India, are organizing a global symposium virtually, ‘India PV EDGE...

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India has opportunity to become global hub for solar PV manufacturing: Kant

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 7, 2020

Solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing is one of the strategic sectors announced by the government and India has the opportunity to be the global hub for this, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on...

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Govt to give incentives to boost domestic solar industry: Minister

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 7, 2020

Along with an interest subvention to boost domestic solar manufacturing in the country, the government is also looking at incentivising the use of advanced technology, union power and renewable energy minister RK Singh said.

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Renewable ministry, Niti Aayog organise conference on solar cell manufacturing

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 5, 2020

To catalyse cutting-edge solar cell manufacturing in India, NITI Aayog, the New and Renewable Energy Ministry, and Invest India are organising a global symposium virtually 'India PV EDGE 2020'...

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