New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) India successfully met the maximum power demand of 242.49 GW during FY 2025-26, the government said on Friday, adding that due to significant additions in generation and transmission capacities, energy shortages at the national level have reduced to a mere 0.03 per cent in FY 2025-26, a major improvement from 4.2 per cent in FY 2013-14.The country’s total installed power generation capacity has surged by 104.4 per cent, increasing from 249 GW as of March 31, 2014, to 509…
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New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) China, which banned the burning of coal for residential heating around Beijing to tackle the problem of air pollution in winter has left many villagers “vulnerable in dangerously cold weather,” a new report has revealed.According to The New York Times, at first, local governments eased the transition by heavily subsidising natural gas, which is cleaner but more expensive.However, demand for gas overwhelmed supply, and some subsidies were slow to arrive, as “officia…
Guwahati, Jan 16 (IANS) Eyeing a big push into the renewable energy sector, the Assam government aims to generate at least 3,500 MW of solar power during the next five years. According to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, the ambitious target of achieving 3,500 MW of solar power capacity by 2030 underlined the government’s strong push towards clean, renewable and sustainable energy.He said that solar power will play a central role in meeting the state’s future energy needs while reducing depen…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Coal-fired power generation decline in both China and India in 2025 for the first time since the 1970s, as the two countries switched to non-fossil energy sources such as solar, wind and hydel to meet the rising electricity demand, according to a report compiled at the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA). Electricity generated by coal plants fell by 1.6 per cent in China and by 3 per cent in India last year, marking “a historic moment” since the early …
Mumbai, Jan 11 (IANS) After a sharp 170 per cent rally in MCX silver prices last year, domestic brokerage firm Motilal Oswal believes the white metal still has enough strength to continue its record-breaking run in 2026. Silver emerged as the best-performing precious metal in 2025, beating not just gold but also most major asset classes.In its latest report, Motilal Oswal said the strong rise in silver and gold prices was driven by a mix of global factors such as rising geopolitical tensions, tr…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) India is on course to achieve its ambitious target of 500 gigawatts (GW) of non-fossil fuel power capacity by 2030, with a strong pipeline of renewable energy projects already in place, a top government official has said.India currently has around 260 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity, Santosh Sarangi, Secretary at the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) said while speaking to NDTV Profit.This means the country needs to add about 240 GW more over the next few years, …
Imphal, Dec 29 (IANS) Moirangthem Seth, founder of SNL Energy Solutions Private Limited, on Monday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recognition of grassroots innovators is a strong boost for clean energy efforts and innovation coming from remote parts of the country. Speaking to IANS, Seth said such mentions help bring real development stories from places like Manipur into the national spotlight.Seth, who runs his solar enterprise from Yairipok Bhamon Leikai in Manipur’s Thoubal dist…
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) In his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared the story of Moirangthem Seth, a resident of Manipur, and lauded his efforts in bringing solar power to hundreds of homes across the state.”There is an old saying: ‘Where there is a will, there is a way.’ This saying has been proved true once again by a young man from Manipur, Moirangthem Seth. He is less than 40 years old. The remote area of Manipur where Shriram Moirangthem liv…
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Silver has delivered exceptional returns of 158 per cent year‑to‑date (YTD) in 2025, with domestic spot rates rising nearly Rs 1,45,000 per kg or around 170 per cent this year.Strong industrial demand, tight supply, robust ETF inflows and US Federal Reserve rate cuts and hopes of additional cuts could even take silver to $100 per ounce, analysts said.Industry experts said that key demand drivers for silver include industrial use in electric vehicles, solar, semicondu…
Agartala, Dec 27 (IANS) With the large-scale rollout of the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, Tripura’s solar power generation capacity is set to surpass 10 MW by March 2026, a top government official said on Saturday. Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited (TSECL) Managing Director Biswajit Basu said that under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, the state has achieved a major milestone, with solar power generation already crossing the 6 megawatt (MW) mark, an important moment in the…