Industry

The Indian solar market added 1,869 megawatt (Mw) in the second quarter of 2017, bringing installations in the first half of the year to 4,765 Mw. This figure surpasses the 4,313 Mw installed in all of 2016. Mercom India Research shows that in the first half of 2017, large-scale solar ...

New Delhi: India is expected to add 9.4 gigawatts (GW) of solar power capacity in 2017 but rising competition is squeezing investor returns, said a report released by Bridge to India (BTI) on Monday. It added that “it is still an unnerving time for project developers and investors as rising competition ...

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will roll out ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) flagship crop loan waiver scheme on Thursday by handing over loan waiver certificates to a group of farmers in Lucknow. On April 4, the Yogi cabinet had approved this flagship scheme officially referred as ‘Rin Mochan ...

Generation Based Incentive (GBI) was announced by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) for Grid Interactive Wind and Solar Power Projects with the main aim to broaden the investor base, facilitate the entry of large Independent Power Producers and to provide level playing field to various classes of ...

Innovation is the key for every nation who is in developing stage. To get the idea is easy but for implementation we need collaboration of research institutes and industry.Seeing the depth of concern, Ministry of Information Technology initiated a scheme called ” Multiplier Grant Scheme” where grants will be provided ...

The scheme, launched by the Indian government, aims to provide financial support to MSMEs and technology startup units for international patent filing to encourage innovation and recognise the value and capabilities of global IP along with capturing growth opportunities in the ICTE sector. Objective: Support for international patient protection in ...

The Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG) scheme of the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), Government of India. The scheme enables technology innovators and entrepreneurs to pursue a promising technology idea, and establish and validate proof of concept (POC) for the idea. By funding establishment and validation of POC, BIRAC wishes ...

Chandigarh: All districts in Haryana will be linked with Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) scheme for sale and purchase of fertilisers through Point of Sale (POS) devices. Earlier, Karnal and Kurukshetra districts were selected as pilot for implementation of DBT scheme, and now the project has been extended to the remaining ...

Geological Survey of India [GSI] has covered almost the entire area of 31.4 lakh sq. km. of the country’s mappable area by systematic geological mapping on 1:50,000 scale. On the basis of this, the geological potential area of 5.71 lakh sq. km. has been identified for scheduled non-fuel and non-coal ...

NEW DELHI: The Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) referral bonus scheme for consumers has started gaining momentum in the country, NPCI managing director and chief executive A P Hota said today. The scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 14, 2017, on the occasion of commemorating the ...