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IPL COO Sundar Raman resigns

Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Indian Premier League (IPL) Sundar Raman has resigned from his position. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has formally accepted his...

November 3, 2015

Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission

In January 2010, the UPA Government had launched National Solar Mission ( which was later renamed as Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission) with an aim to install the...

November 3, 2015

Concentrating solar power

Concentrating solar power uses the sun’s heat to generate electricity. What is basically done is to use the mirrors and lenses to concentrate the sun’s rays on the...

November 3, 2015

Various constraints in use of Photo-voltaic Solar Cells in India

Photo-voltaic (PV or SPV i.e. Solar PV) cell converts solar optical energy directly into electrical energy. In recent times, PV market has emerged as one of the fastest...

November 3, 2015

Active and Passive Solar Power

The importance of solar power can be gauged from the fact that the energy that reaches from sun on earth for one hour is more than enough to...

November 3, 2015

National Offshore Wind Power Policy 2015

The offshore wind farming is of two types viz. shallow water and deep sea farming. Most progress around the world has been done in case of shallow water...

November 3, 2015

Wind Power in India

Despite being a newcomer in this field, India currently has fifth largest installed wind power capacity in the world. By March 2015, India had 23,444 MW installed capacity...

November 3, 2015

Hydro Power in India

Hydro-electric power is a renewable natural resource known for their almost nil GHG emission. The oldest Hydropower power plant in India is in Darjeeling District in West Bengal....

November 3, 2015

Rural electrification in India

Rural electrification is necessary to stimulate the growth of small-scale industries and promote a more balanced and diversified economy. Between 1950 and 2001-02, the number of villages electrified ...

November 3, 2015

Integrated Power Development Scheme

Integrated Power Development (IPDS) scheme launched by Modi Government is basically a new avatar of Restructured Accelerated Power Development Programme of UPA. This scheme focuses on improvement of...

November 3, 2015

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