Page-9 of Renewable energy Current Affairs, GK & News

Solar Energy Route for Doubling Farmers Income

The government had committed to double the farmer’s income by 2022. But the recent submission by the Minister of State for Agriculture had accepted the present policies adopted by the central government are falling short in fulfilling this commitment. One way for filling the gaps can be traced to the idea mooted by the Finance ..

Topics: Alternative energy • Energy • Energy conversion • Photovoltaics • Renewable energy • Solar Energy • Solar Mission of India • Solar power • Solar power by country • Solar Power in India • Solar tree

Gujarat tops in solar rooftop installations

In the area of solar rooftop installations, Gujarat has stood first in the country with total 261.97 megawatts (MW) of installed rooftop solar capacity as on July 23, 2019. Gujarat is followed by Maharashtra (198.52 MW) and Tamil Nadu (151.62 MW), respectively. As per the Central government data, the total rooftop solar installations in India ..

Topics: Energy • Renewable energy • Solar Energy • Solar power • Solar power by country • Solar Power in India

Wind Power in India

Today India is a major player in the global wind energy market. In terms of wind power installed capacity, India is ranked 4th in the World.? The Indian wind energy sector has an installed capacity of nearly 37 GW with power potential and generation stations spread equally in all regions of the country. Though South ..

Topics: Electricity • Energy • land acquisition • Renewable energy • Wind power

Rain damages Asia’s largest solar Power project in Rewa

In Madhya Pradesh, continuous rain has damaged Asia’s largest solar Power project in Rewa. The damage was caused after heavy rain triggered a mudslide. Now the rain has stopped, and experts are busy repairing this power plant. As per the estimates, this project has suffered a loss of more than Rs 20 crores by rain. ..

Topics: Alternative energy • Energy • Energy conversion • Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park • Renewable energy • Solar Energy • Solar power • Solar Power in India • Welspun Group

Short Note – Indian Victory over US at WTO

A World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute resolution panel has granted India a victory in a 3-year-old case against the United States over restrictive trade practices. India has approached the WTO in September 2016 as it found that the American Domestic Content Requirements (DCRs) and the state-sponsored subsidies provided by 8 American states constituted unfair trade ..

Topics: GATT • Renewable energy • Trade • United States • World Trade • World Trade Organisation