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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved a proposal of R&D project for development of Advanced Ultra Super Critical (AUSC) Technology for Thermal Power

India has finally taken the giant step towards a unified Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime with the Rajya Sabha granting approval for the implementation of the much-awaited tax reform measure that

India has added around 1,300 MW of solar power generation capacity in the April-July period this fiscal, Parliament was informed. "Solar projects are set up both by a large number of private

The wind power sector today enjoys incentives such as concessional excise and customs duties. If the GST rate is around 18 per cent, the additional tax incidence will be around 12 per

As loss-laden power distribution companies delay millions of dollars in payments for clean-energy capacity, India is looking to create a dedicated green energy trading platform in a bid to give the renewable

Tenders for solar projects worth 20,766 MW have been issued so far, out of which power purchase agreements have been signed for 8,482 MW, Parliament was informed. New and Renewable Energy Minister

India is planning to start extensive research on the use of solar power to bring about a "revolution" in this field, Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave said . Dave told Lok Sabha

India and the US have agreed on a $30 million public-private five-year research initiative for a joint research on smart grid and energy storage technology. "Smart grid and storage technology will transform

The government is trying to add 4,000 to 5,000 MW of solar power to the grid in the next 18 months, according to Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar. Speaking to reporters after a

An adequate monsoon this year has resulted in higher levels of hydro-power generation and utilities in at least five large power consuming states have switched from coal-fired electricity to cheaper hydel power.