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The Ministry of Power (MoP) has authorised Project Nine Renewable Power Private Limited to lay a transmission line for its 250 MW wind project in Gadag district, Karnataka. The approval, issued under Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003, was notified through a Gazette dated March 27, 2026. The authorisation allows the company to construct…
One crore households to get rooftop solar by 2026–27 under PM Surya Ghar
The Centre plans to install rooftop solar systems in one crore households by 2026–27 under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi recently informed the Lok Sabha. According to the minister, the country has saved nearly Rs 4 lakh crore by reducing fossil fuel imports and…
GE Verova T&D and JSW Energy report profit growth in Q1 FY26
GE Verova T&D India Limited and JSW Energy posted significant year-on-year gains in their financial results for the first quarter of 2025–26. GE Verova T&D reported a net profit of Rs 2.91 billion, up 117.16 per cent from Rs 1.34 billion in the same period last year. The company’s total income rose to Rs 13.46…
Punjab government withdraws land pooling policy
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CBMM launches world’s largest niobium-based anode plant in Brazil
CBMM has inaugurated a state-of-the-art niobium-based anode production facility in Araxá, Brazil, marking a milestone in advanced battery technology. The plant will produce 2,000 tonnes of Echion Technologies’ XNO active anode material annually, equivalent to one gigawatt-hour of lithium-ion battery cells. This facility is the largest of its kind globally and aims to serve the…
Top EU economies spend 42 billion euros annually on fossil-fuel company car subsidies, study finds
The EU‘s five largest economies—Italy, Germany, France, Poland, and the United Kingdom—spend a combined 42 billion euros (USD 45.6 billion) annually subsidizing fossil-fuel company cars, according to a study by consultancy Environmental Resources Management (ERM), commissioned by environmental group Transport & Environment (T&E). The report urges the EU to redirect these subsidies towards electric vehicles…
