PM: Drones to create 2 crore ‘lakhpati didis’ PM Narendra Modi has announced a new scheme to train members of 15,000 women’s self-help groups (SHGs) in the use of drones in the farm sector, and said his government was working with the aim of creating 2 crore ‘lakhpati didis’ in villages.
On May 2, 2023, Go Airlines (India) Ltd, owned by the Wadia group, filed for voluntary corporate insolvency resolution. Citing financial constraints due to US engine maker Pratt & Whitney (P&W) supplying defective engines, the company has suspended its operations. The company had been operating the airline since November 2005 under the brand name GoFirst […]
Power ministry has asked states not to levy or impose tax or duty on generation of electricity especially from hydro projects for it being illegal and told them to withdraw any such levies promptly. Hydro power projects do not consume water to produce electricity. Electricity is generated by directing the flow of water through a […]
The power ministry has amended the green energy open access rules for the second time, in which it changed the name of the regulation to Electricity (Promoting Renewable Energy Through Green Energy Open Access) (Second Amendment) Rules, 2023.
Gujarat cabinet has approved land allocation policy for green hydrogen projects. Land parcels of 1.99 lakh hectare have been earmarked for five key players in Kutch and Banaskantha districts. These include Reliance New Energy Ltd (74,750 ha), Adani New Industries Ltd (84,486 ha), Torrent Power Ltd (18,000 ha), ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India Ltd (14,393 ha) […]
For beating the heat and the power blues, the Punjab Government on May 2, 2023 launched its early-come-early-go plan by changing the office timings from 7:30 am to 2 pm instead of the usual 9 am to 5 pm for the next two-and-a-half months – a move expected to save 350 MW daily. Even as […]
The government has revised the framework for electricity supply to provide the cheapest power-lot first, nationwide, to consumers and help state utilities to meet demand in a cost-effective manner.
Electric two-wheelers in India are set to get costlier from June 1, 2023 as the government of India has revised the subsidy on the FAME India (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid & Electric Vehicles in India) Scheme to Rs 10,000 per kWh as against Rs 15,000/ kWh.
India is considering overturning a ban on foreign investment in its nuclear power industry and allowing greater participation by domestic private firms, as part of a push for cleaner energy. The measures have been recommended by a government panel, set up by think-tank Niti Aayog which is headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Drone manufacturer IoTechWorld Avigation said seven remote pilot training organisations will begin operation in five states by July-end and each will have an annual capacity to train 360 budding drone pilots. The seven remote pilot training organisations (RPTOs) are coming up at Gurugram and Gharaunda (Haryana), Jobner (Rajasthan); Chikballapur (Karnataka); Samastipur (Bihar); and Rajahmundry and […]
In the union budget 2023, the finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced that transmission system for evacuation and grid integration of 13 GW renewable energy from Ladakh to Kaithal in Haryana will be built with an investment of Rs 20,700 crore, including central support of Rs 8,300 crore (40 per cent).
The consortium of Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) and Russia’s CJSC Transmashholding have emerged as the lowest bidder to produce 200 sleeper versions of Vande Bharat trains. The firm has submitted bids for the Rs 58,000 crore contract to manufacture and maintain 200 new generation trains using the latest technologies.
