Trade dispute: WTO faults US over hefty duties on Chinese, Indian steel products
World Trade Organisation judges said on Monday the United States broke its rules in imposing hefty duties on Chinese steel products, solar panels and a range of other goods that Washington argues...
View ArticleSolar panels to be made mandatory for new buildings in Hyderabad
The Telangana government is planning to make installation of roof-top solar panels mandatory for new buildings in Hyderabad, to provide for better and efficient energy needs. The post Solar panels to...
View ArticleGet this: Small rooftop solar power plants will contribute the most to job...
Small rooftop solar power plants alone are likely to create 3.25 lakh jobs cumulatively in the next ten years in India, says a report. The post Get this: Small rooftop solar power plants will...
View ArticleBypass electricity grid: As costs plunge, consumers go solar
Solar power is competitive with newly-built thermal, hydro and nuclear power plants, although it still faces issues of being available mainly when the sun shines. Nevertheless, these rates are...
View ArticleAll you need to know about Saritha Nair, the prime accused in the ‘solar scam’
The story of Saritha S Nair seems stranger than fiction. Part of this is her revelation about bribing Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and some members of his cabinet in exchange for their support...
View ArticleWTO rules against India’s ‘localisation’ rules on US solar exports
In a setback to India, a World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute settlement panel has ruled in favour of the US in its challenge to New Delhi's alleged discrimination against US solar exports, according...
View ArticleWhat India could not learn from Germany’s Hermann Scheer solar power model
Hermann Scheer was the prime mover of the feed-in-tariff (FIT), which was first explained in Germany’s 2000 RES Act. The post What India could not learn from Germany’s Hermann Scheer solar power model...
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