CleanMax Solar empowers Mandoli jail with 736 kWp rooftop solar plant

Tamil Nadu Approves Rs 8,000 Crore For Rural Road Upgrade

The Tamil Nadu government has sanctioned Rs 8,000 crore to upgrade 20,000 km of rural roads under the Mudalvarin Grama Saalaigal Membattu Thittam (MGSMT), the Chief Minister’s Rural Roads Development Scheme.As per the state’s Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, 9,690 projects spanning 12,572 km have already been completed at a cost of Rs 4,609 crore. Work on an additional 6,671 km is underway, supported by Rs 3,529 crore in funding. Launched in 2022–23, the MGSMT aims to boost rural infrastructure and improve last-mile connectivity.Alongside road development, the government i..

SJVN Green Adds 100 MW Solar Capacity in Bikaner

SJVN Green Energy Ltd (SGEL), a wholly owned subsidiary of SJVN, has commenced commercial operations of an additional 100.02 MW from its 1,000 MW solar power project in Bikaner, Rajasthan. With this, the total commercially operational capacity at the site now stands at 501.02 MW.In a regulatory filing on Monday, SJVN confirmed that the newly added capacity became operational on 30 June 2025. The balance capacity is expected to be commissioned in the near future, progressively bringing the entire 1,000 MW project online.The Bikaner solar project is one of SGEL’s key renewable energy initiativ..

India, RAK Mull Long Term Deal For Limestone And Green Steel

Union Steel Minister H D Kumaraswamy met Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) ruler Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi in Dubai to discuss securing long term access to low silica limestone from the UAE and collaborating on green steel production. The talks coincided with the Minister’s inauguration of new overseas offices for state owned engineering firm MECON and miner NMDC.Both sides examined opportunities in green hydrogen, value added steel exports from India, and setting up calcined lime plants in RAK that would use the emirate’s limestone and natural gas. Kumaraswamy invited RAK to join Indian ..