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Blending of Biomass Pellets in Coal Based Power Plants

March 23, 2022

The blending of biomass pellets has been made mandated by the Ministry of Power. Under the “Revised Policy for Biomass Utilization for power generation Through Co-firing in Coal-based Power Plants” that was issued on 8th October 2021, the biomass pellets ..

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Power Foundation

March 12, 2022

Power foundation is the policy advocacy society set up by the government for power and allied sectors. Establishment of Power foundation Power foundation is a society formed under the aegis of the Power Ministry. It is registered under the Societies ..

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Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge Center

March 10, 2022

R.K. Singh, Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy, along with Krishan Pal Gurjar, the Minister of State for Power, has launched virtually the Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge Center (Virtual SGKC) and Innovation Park. Overview: The SGKCs digital ..

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India-Nepal Task Force for Hydropower Project

February 26, 2022

On February 24, 2022, India and Nepal agreed to set up a joint task force on “proposal to construct a hydropower project” from investments of both the countries. Highlights The task force will have maximum three members from both the countries. Agreement ..

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Indian Railway’s First Solar Power Plant

February 26, 2022

A 1.7-megawatt solar photovoltaic plant has been commissioned by Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) at Bina, Madhya Pradesh for the Indian Railways. Overview: Power to the traction systems of Indian Railways will be fed directly through this plant. This plant ..

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Finance Ministry’s Monthly Economic Review – Update (February, 2022)

February 18, 2022

On the basis of several efforts taken by the government in Budget 2022-23, the Indian economy is expected to grow at the fastest rate among the large nations, according to the Finance Ministry’s Monthly Economic Review. Overview: Agriculture will boost ..

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Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs

February 16, 2022

Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Dr Virendra Kumar is scheduled to launch the “Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs (SEED)” on February 16, 2022. Highlights Scheme will be launched for the welfare of De-notified, Nomadic and Semi Nomadic Communities ..

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Powerthon-2022 Hackathon

February 8, 2022

Union Minister for Power and MNRE, R K Singh, launched Powerthon-2022 on February 7, 2022. What is Powerthon-2022? Powerthon-2022 is a hackathon competition under RDSS. It will be organised to find technology driven solutions for solving complex problems in power ..

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Environment Ministry Star Rating System

January 21, 2022

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change recently launched “Star Rating System”. The system provides environmental clearance in short duration. About the Star Rating System The Environment Ministry is to rank and incentivize the states with this new system. ..

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Food Processing Ministry Grievance Cell

January 10, 2022

Union Food Processing Ministry has created a dedicated grievance cell, for maintaining uninterrupted supplies of food-related essentials. Key Points Decision to create ‘grievance cell’ was taken as State governments in India have started imposing several restrictions for curbing the surge ..

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