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India invites bid for one sun one world one grid to take on China’s belt and road initiative
Mint
The global grid plan may also leverage the International Solar Alliance co-founded by India that has 67 countries as members. It has become India’s calling card on climate change and is increasingly being viewed as a foreign policy tool
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India adds 7.3 GW solar energy capacity in 2019: Report
The Economic Times
The report covers market share and shipment rankings across the Indian solar supply chain in 2019. During the calendar year (CY) 2019, India installed 7.3 GW of solar power across the country, consolidating its position as the third-largest solar market in the world, it said.
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5g infrastructure, Huawei's techno-economic advantages and India's national security concerns: An analysis
ORF
China’s Huawei, a global leader in providing equipment for fifth-generation (5G) mobile technology, is attempting to enter the Indian market. However
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Every year, govt to roll out one N-reactor: DAE
Times of India
India News: To boost the commercial use of civil nuclear energy in the country, the Modi government has decided to commission a nuclear reactor every year. A 700-
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Govt to invest $60 billion to build national gas grid to link up nation by 2024 in a bid to cut carbon emissions
First Post
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has previously set a target to more than double the share of gas in India’s energy mix to 15% by 2030
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India readies plan for $4 billion Tesla-scale battery storage plants
Mint
India will need 6 gigawatt-scale plants of 10GWh each by 2025 and 12 by 2030.Apart from EVs, such battery storages will cater to the consumer electronics industry and electricity grids, given the intermittent nature of electricity from clean energy sources
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US agree to build six nuclear power plants in India
Deccan Herald
India and the US said they have agreed to build six American nuclear power plants in India, in a boost to bilateral civil nuclear energy cooperation.
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Tesla can do a world of good if Elon Musk seizes the coming boom in India’s energy market
CNN
Tesla CEO and co-founder Elon Musk's grand vision for the energy future includes electric vehicles and energy storage solutions that provide the plug-in power. Today the manufacturing reality means most batteries go into cars. In India that needs to change.
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Centre okays dam on Ravi, will cut water flow to Pakistan
Times of India
India News: Planned 17 years ago, Shahpurkandi Dam project on the Ravi, Punjab will allow India to use the water which at present goes “waste”, flowing downstream
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India is now a world leader in renewable energy
Quartz
India ranks 2nd after Chile in BloombergNEF's 2018 Climatescope report.
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India is building the world's biggest lift irrigation project
Johnny's Desk
India's state of Telangana is building the world's biggest lift irrigation project. The project is one of the most ambitious and complex engineering project ...
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Govt approves 100% electrification of railways by 2021-22
Mint
100% railway electrification will reduce Indian Railways' fuel bill by 13,510 crore/year and improve safety, capacity and speed
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Plastic roads: India’s radical plan to bury its garbage beneath the streets
The Guardian
In India, roads made from shredded plastic are proving a popular solution to tackling waste and extreme weather
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PM Modi’s solar pumps scheme for farmers triggers job losses among EPC contractors
Financial Express
Around 800 system integrators who have installed more than 2 lakh solar pumps till now across the country have been left high and dry
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India to invest $100 bn in refining, pipeline, gas terminals by 2024
Business Standard
Read more about India to invest $100 bn in refining, pipeline, gas terminals by 2024: PM on Business Standard. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is attending the Future Investment Initiative, dubbed 'Davos in the desert', in Saudi Arabia
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Mumbai Metro will carry as many passengers by 2024 as by local trains now: PM Modi
India Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that by 2023-24 the capacity of metro network in Mumbai will be as much as the local trains in the city at present.
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India plans to build 100 more airports for 1bn flyers by 2035
Nikkei Asia
NEW DELHI -- As India's aviation market expands at the fastest pace in the world, the country plans to increase the number of airports to between 150
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India to face $526 billion infrastructure investment gap by 2040: Economic Survey
Mint
The survey says the collapse of public private partnerships, stressed balance sheets of private firms and problems with clearances are main reasons behind infrastructure investment shortfall
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India will have 200 operational airports by 2040
Fortune India
There will be 190-200 operational airports in India by 2040, with two each in the top 31 cities, according to the civil aviation ministry.
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India will use more power than Europe, US by 2040
Times of India
India Business News: India will consume more electricity than Europe by 2038 and the US in 2045 as population expands and a sharp rise in GDP growth drives consumption by
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Diesel demand may grow threefold by 2040
Economic Times
The oil demand is forecast to touch 510 million metric tonnes (MMT) by 2040 under trend, and 407 MMT under transition and 263 MMT under transformation.
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India to account for 40 percent of global rail travel by 2050
Economic Times
The report also stated that the pace of infrastructure build is fastest in urban rail. The length of metro lines under construction or slated for construction over the coming five years is twice the length of those built over any five-year period between 1970 and 2015.