Solar thermal technology to get a boost in phase two of solar mission
Should solar thermal be preferred over photovoltaic solar power?
Solar trick
A number of solar mission projects operational only on paper
Guarantee of 14 companies under solar mission encashed
NVVN recovers Rs 28 crore from erring firms
Sun block
Financial woes, delay in raw material supply stall most of the concentrated solar power projects
Development handcuffed
Confidential audit exposes financial, planning lapses in Andhra’s urban renewal mission
Full bank guarantees of three solar companies encashed
The companies missed the last deadline of March 9 to commission solar power plants under national solar mission
Solar mission phase II may reign in import of thinfilms
Earlier mandate of domestic content requirement only for crystalline silicon technology led to most developers importing cheaper thinfilm solar panels
An unviable route
Draft of national solar mission’s second phase fails to learn from past mistakes
Risk of corruption clouds Andhra Pradesh solar bids
Industry claims vested interests are likely to take advantage of lax bidding rules for 1,000 MW solar power
Solar power plants' output high, but varying widely
Larger projects under National Solar Mission doing better than smaller ones
Boon or doom?
The commerce ministry's recommendation to impose duty on imported solar cells has started a debate. Will it boost the domestic solar power sector …
New Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee constituted
Bikaneri Narma fraud investigator Soporoy made co-chairperson
He had a dream and a copyright
Martin Luther King's seminal speech on Black rights in 1963 is still not in the public domain because of strict copyright enforcement
Welfare schemes benefited only a quarter of urban slums: NSSO
Over 30 per cent urban slums across India have no toilets or drainage facilities, in spite of funds being made available under JNNURM and other …
WTO rules against India's domestic content requirements in solar power
The complaint alleged that the DCR mandate put into place by India discriminated against US exports and favoured Indian manufacturers
US challenges India's solar energy policy before WTO
'It is an attempt to browbeat India and further the interest of US solar companies'
New guidelines for national solar mission power projects
Reverse bidding retained, small changes like use of domestic content raises technology concerns
India’s smart cities will need smart transport
With many Indian cities set to become larger than most countries, both in terms of GDP and population, mobility should be high on agenda
100 to 0: Union budget gives smart cities a miss
With nothing concrete to show on ground or on paper, are smart cities being offloaded?
Improving mobility for clean air: Why cities fall short of their goals
Transportation and mobility strategies are the weakest link in the National Clean Air Action Plans
Why demand for Gondwana state continues to be scuttled
Successive governments have been rejecting demand for separate tribal state in central India on the ground that there is no unifying language. …
Falling silicon prices shakes up solar manufacturing industry
What will prevail? Crystalline PV or thin-film
Dharavi's real estate threat
The Maharashtra government wants to redevelop Dharavi, Mumbai's sprawling slum. But its plan has not taken into account the fact that people not …
Solar mission phase two: bids received are for triple the capacity on offer
Capital subsidy in form of viability gap funding may be reason for high number of bids
Mission eclipsed
National solar mission may get derailed as banks hesitate to give loans for its high-risk projects