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BANGALORE: The State Government will again go before the State power regulator seeking permission to impose a

The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has become the first State Regulatory Commission in the country to issue a tariff order on solar energy. It has issued its first tariff order for procurement of power by distribution licensees from solar energy generators (solar photovoltaic and solar thermal projects).

Under its special area demonstration programme, the Union Ministry for New and Renewable Energy has sanctioned a project involving over Rs 1 crore for the implementation of a project on demonstration of renewable energy at Raj Bhavans in the twin capital cities of Jammu and Srinagar.

Common Bacteria Tweaked To Digest Sugars From Biomass To Churn Out Green Diesel

Washington: Researchers have genetically engineered one of the most common bacteria on the planet

Paul John & Kumar Manish | TNN

K Subramanya

As the details of the implementation guidelines for the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission trickle out, the vast majority of the Indian solar industry has gone into thinking mode over the last two weeks, worrying why the government, in a throwback to an earlier era, is trying to preselect the means to admirable ends even before particular technologies are proven.

M.J.PRABU

Many ingenious innovations in agriculture do not require an IITian

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STABLE POLICY IS CRITICAL TO ATTRACTING INVESTMENT FOR SUCH PROJECTS
GOKUL CHAUDHRI

THE evolution of the policy framework for renewable energy dovetails dual national considerations: the need to enhance energy availability for rapid growth, and mitigating impact of climate change.

Vidya Subrahmaniam