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Finance minister Arun Jaitley had announced the Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (KUSUM) scheme in 2018-19 budget. It is solar power scheme which allows setting up grid-connected...

April 6, 2018

Surat becomes India’s first district to have 100% solar powered health centres

The Surat district of Gujarat has become the India’s first district to have 100% solar powered Primary Health Centers (PHCs) to combat the issue of global warming. There...

March 27, 2018

Microsoft inks its first-ever renewable energy deal in India for powering its new facility in Bengaluru

Tech giant Microsoft has inked its first renewable energy deal in India for powering its new facility in Bengaluru. The facility, which will be operational from June 2018,...

March 8, 2018

Odisha Government launches a grid-connected rooftop solar programme through net-metering system

Naveen Patnaik, the Chief Minister of Odisha, has launched a grid-connected rooftop solar programme through the net-metering system at the State Secretariat in Bhubaneshwar in a bid to...

August 24, 2017

World’s first solar road opens in France

World’s first solar powered road was installed in a small town of France known as Normandy. The 1 Km stretch road was built at the cost of €5...

December 23, 2016

Suntech develops cheap and most efficient solar cells

Suntech Power, the Chinese solar power manufacturer developed a new process for manufacturing silicon wafers for solar cells that could slash the cost of solar power by 10...

August 11, 2012

Russia & Bangladesh ink MOU’s for Bangladesh’s first nuclear power plant

Bangladesh and Russia inked two MoU’s as a measure to step up co-operation to build Bangladesh’s first nuclear power plant. According to the MOUs: Russia will assist Bangladesh...

June 6, 2012

Current Affairs : February 16, 2010

Appointments:President of the All India Students Federation (AISF) – Paramajit Singh DhabanMr Paramajit Singh Dhaban has been elected as the new national President of the All India Students...

February 26, 2010

Current Affairs Current Affairs : Business & Economy : August 22, 2009

August 21, 2009: Support Price for grains hikedAugust 21, 2009: RBI puts Rs. 10000 cap on 3rd party ATM withdrawalsAugust 20, 2009: Some of 100 Most Powerful Women...

August 22, 2009

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