Atal Community Innovation Centre will become a conduit for CSR funding by private and public sector firms as well as funding through Atal Innovation Mission.
Innovate to turn biomass into energy: Pradhan
If converted to energy, biomass produced through farm waste can help usher prosperity in rural economy while promoting sustainable energy and making Annadatas the Urjadatas.
India holds energy talks with Niger, Togo, and Tonga
Held on the sidelines of first International Solar Alliance (ISA) Standing Committee Meeting in New Delhi, the bilateral discussed various issues pertaining to ISA and areas of cooperation in the energy sector.
Govt mulls waterways for the Northeast region
Waterway navigation could help cut carbon footprint in the region by several notches and hence may be seen as a positive for the environment.
PM lays stress on balancing development and environment as tiger count nears 3,000
PM Modi said that with almost 3000 tigers, India was today among the biggest and most secure habitats, and emphasized on the need to strike a healthy balance between development and environment.
Mega capacity building program launched for sustainable rural water supply and sanitation
Capacity will be built to manage solid and liquid wastes as well as improve access to safe and adequate drinking water supply across 2.5 lakh gram panchayats through 2,800 field trainers.
GST on all EVs and charging slashed to 5%
GST rate on all electric vehicles have been reduced from 12% to 5% and of charger or charging stations for EVs from 18% to 5% while hiring of EV buses is to be exempt.
Govt using satellite imagery for assessing crops
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) envisages use of improved technology to reduce time gap for settlement of claims of farmers. Accordingly, the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, through Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre...
Uber ties up with SUN Mobility for EV push
Fleet owners and Uber’s driver partners and fleet owners can buy vehicles without the battery to save money on initial acquisition costs.
Tata Motors delivers 40 electric buses to J&K
20 electric buses in Jammu were inaugurated earlier this year and 20 more buses were flagged off by Governor Satya Pal Malik at an event today.