(PTI) Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) on Monday said its operational capacity has reached 15.53 GW, including 11 GW solar and 1.9 GW wind. The company said the 15,539.9 MW operational portfolio can power 7.9 million households. The portfolio includes 11,005.5 MW solar, 1,977.8 MW wind, and 2,556.6 MW of wind-solar hybrid capacity. “We aim to accelerate even faster (RE capacity addition) from 15,000 MW to 50,000 MW by 2030, remaining steadfast in our mission to power India and the world with sustainable energy solutions,” CEO Ashish Khanna said in a statement.
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(PTI) President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Bareilly on Monday for the 11th convocation ceremony of the Indian Veterinary Research Institute, officials said. Murmu will be the chief guest at the ceremony to be held at the Swami Vivekananda Auditorium here, they said. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Governor Anandiben Patel welcomed Murmu on her arrival in Bareilly.
(The New Indian Express) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the mantra of ‘women-led development’ is creating a new future for India. He stressed that the women are not only charting a fresh course for themselves but also for society at large. In his monthly radio broadcast Mann Ki Baat, the PM highlighted numerous examples of women-led initiatives from across the country. He said, “In India, from health to social security, the country is moving ahead with the feeling of saturation in every field. This is also a great picture of social justice. These successes have instilled a belief…
(The New Indian Express) Russia once again expressed its solidarity with India on the terror attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, as Defence Minister Rajnath Singh discussed cross-border terrorism and defence cooperation in a bilateral meeting with his Russian counterpart Andrey Belousov on the margins of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Qingdao, China on Thursday. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Friday informed that Singh also held bilateral meetings with the defence ministers of Belarus, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan, with India’s fight against terrorism in the wake of Operation Sindoor among the common issues discussed. The…
(Jagran) सरकारी भूमि पर कब्जा करने और हेरा-फेरी या कूट रचना कर भूमि के फर्जी दस्तावेज बनाने वालों पर शिकंजा कसेगा। हरिद्वार में गंगा किनारे, रुद्रपुर में कल्याणी नदी और नैनीताल जिले में कोसी समेत विभिन्न नदियों के किनारों पर अतिक्रमण रोकने को शीघ्र कदम उठाए जाएंगे। मुख्यमंत्री पुष्कर सिंह धामी ने ऐसे प्रकरणों पर कठोर कार्रवाई के निर्देश दिए। उन्होंने कहा कि सरकारी भूमि में अतिक्रमण रोकने के लिए मजबूत मैकेनिज्म तैयार किया जाए। शुक्रवार को मुख्यमंत्री आवास में उच्च स्तरीय बैठक में मुख्यमंत्री धामी ने सरकारी भूमि से हटाए जा रहे अवैध अतिक्रमण की समीक्षा की। अतिक्रमण पर…
(FE) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday issued guidelines to streamline the onboarding process for Aadhar Enabled Payment Systems (AePS) touchpoint operators and strengthen the fraud risk management. The guidelines will come into effect from January 1. “In recent times, there have been reports of frauds perpetuated through AePS due to identity theft or compromise of customer credentials. To protect bank customers from such frauds, and to maintain trust and confidence in the safety and security of the system, a need is felt to enhance the robustness of AePS,” the notification issued by the central bank said. The draft guidelines…
(NDTV) The Delhi government has extended its excise policy for the financial year 2025-26 even as work is underway to come up with a new regime to regulate liquor trade in the national capital. An order issued on Thursday by the Excise Department of the Delhi government said approval has been granted by the competent authority for the continuation of the excise duty-based regime which is in effect from the licensing year 2022-23 (which was continued in 2023-24 and 2024-25) for the excise year 2025-26. The current policy will be extended with effect from July 1 to March 31, 2026,…
(FE) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has received an order worth about Rs 6500 crore from Adani Power. As per the exchange filings, the public sector company has received the order from Adani Power for the construction of six thermal units with a combined capacity of 4800 MW. As part of the order, BHEL will also supply equipment, namely, Steam Turbine Generators and auxiliaries. Additionally, BHEL will also be responsible for the supervision and commissioning of the six thermal units.
(FE) Continuous rainfall in Uttarakhand has caused severe disruptions, including the blockage of the National Highway near Nandprayag and Bhaneropani. In a post on the social media platform X, Chamoli Police Uttarakhand stated, “The Badrinath National Highway is blocked near Nandprayag and Bhanerpani. Work is underway to open the road.” The National Highway near Nandprayag is a critical route for pilgrims travelling to Kedarnath, making the clearance of the road a priority. In another development, the district authorities in Rudraprayag restricted movement on the Sonprayag-Munkatiya road on Friday due to persistent rainfall. The road, which serves as a base point for pilgrims travelling to…
(PIB) Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Shri Pralhad Joshi inaugurated Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) Manufacturing Facility in Bidadi Industrial Area, Bengaluru. Shri Joshi termed this launch of a factory, as a Promise for cleaner energy, Promise for greater grid resilience and a Promise for India’s leadership in the global energy storage market. While underlining theytarget of 500 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030 set by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Shri Joshi said that as more renewable energy comes into our grid, having reliable storage is more important than ever. “The facilities like the one we are…