Despite vociferous protests from solar developers, the Directorate General of Trade Restrictions (DGTR) has finally recommended that a 25 per cent safeguard duty should be imposed on imports of solar cells and modules from China and Malaysia for the first year.

While the focus on renewable energy has helped, it's time to tackle air and water pollution in a big way.

Singh said greater emphasis is being given to agricultural education, research and extension activities and extension of the facilities for irrigation, low-cost organic farming, crop insurance, national agricultural market, horticulture development and agro forestry remain focus areas.

Not many people are aware that Nirav Modi, the main accused in the Rs 13,700-crore Punjab National Bank fraud case owns a solar power plant near Khandala in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra.

Data available with IndiaToday.In reveals the solar plant, which is currently operated by NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN) Ltd, is owned by Nirav Modi's two shell companies i.e. Camelot Enterprises Pvt Ltd and Firestone Trading Pvt Ltd. These companies were created and managed by Modi and his bogus directors.

In 2017, the state installed over 2GW of solar PV capacity and, in the first three months of 2018 alone, the state matched that annual total with the installation of over 2GW of solar PV projects.

In the calendar year 2017 alone, installations reached up to 9.6 GW, that is 45 per cent of the total additions.

It can be a pure-play `make-in-India' story in the making. Ever since the US has decided to pull out of the historic Paris Accord on Climate Change, the weather for the renewable sector in the country is turning out to be exciting. The reasons are many.

In what could be a huge victory for India against Pakistan-based terror groups, the Joint declaration at BRICS Summit today condemned Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in China to attend the 9th BRICS Summit 2017 in the port city of Xiamen.

The rising solar capacity will reduce the carbon footprint, but faces many challenges

The topic of sustainability evokes a wide range of reactions from businesses. At one end are proactive, foresight-driven actions by companies that are early movers and wish to remain relevant in the longer term.

\"We will continuously endeavour to improve the Operating Ratio of the Railways. The tariffs of Railways will be fixed, taking the costs, quality of service, social obligations and competition from other forms of transport into consideration,\" Jaitley said.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday presented Union Budget 2017-18 in Lok Sabha. 

Global investment in smart grid infrastructure has increased from an estimated $67 billion in 2009 to nearly $200 billion in 2015.