MoS: Collective action for renewable energy targets

17 Jun 2024 CW Team

Shripad Yesso Naik, Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy and Power, stated that cooperation is needed to meet renewable energy objectives, establish India as a leader in wind energy, and build a cleaner, more promising future for everybody. Speaking on "Global Wind Day," Minister of State Naik commended Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, and Karnataka for obtaining the nation's largest increases in wind capacity in FY 2023?2024. MNRE Secretary Bhupinder Singh Bhalla stated that in order to achieve the nation's goals of 500 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030 and net zero by 2070, solar and wind energy must be combined to create a dependable system. India has almost forty years of experience producing wind energy. By May, its total installed wind power capacity reached 46.4 GW, making it the fourth greatest in the world. Bhalla encouraged the stakeholders to work together to achieve the sector's short- and long-term goals by highlighting the accomplishments of the previous year. Panel talks about the possibilities of onshore and offshore wind energy were held throughout the event, and manufacturers, developers, academic institutions, think tanks, and other important players actively participated.

Infrastructure Urban

02 Jun 2026

VECV Sales Rise 7.8 Per Cent In May 2026

VE Commercial Vehicles recorded sales of 7,978 units in May 2026, compared to 7,401 units in May 2025, registering growth of 7.8 per cent. This included 7,789 units from the Eicher brand and 189 units from the Volvo brand.Eicher branded trucks and buses reported sales of 7,789 units during the month, up 7.3 per cent from 7,258 units a year earlier. In the domestic commercial vehicle market, Eicher sales rose 9.1 per cent to 7,375 units from 6,758 units in May 2025.Exports declined 17.2 per cent to 414 units from 500 units in the corresponding month last year. Volvo Trucks and Volvo Buses recor..

Table Space Strengthens DESYN Leadership Team

Table Space has announced strategic leadership appointments within DESYN, its integrated Design and Build business, as it looks to strengthen operations across key enterprise and GCC markets in India. DESYN was launched as a strategic extension of Table Space’s workspace solutions portfolio to meet rising demand for agile, high-quality and rapidly deployable enterprise workspaces.Shruti Ookabhoy has joined DESYN as Executive Director and will lead the Design vertical, focusing on design capability, operational excellence and team development across markets. She brings over 22 years of experi..

Concord Associate Bags Rs 2.79 Bn Kavach Order

Concord Control Systems said its associate company, Progota India, has received a Rs 2.79 bn domestic order from Indian Railways for the supply, installation, testing and commissioning of on-board Kavach 4.0 loco equipment.The order is scheduled for execution within 12 months and strengthens Concord’s role in India’s railway safety and signalling ecosystem. Kavach is India’s indigenous automatic train protection system, designed to improve operational safety by helping prevent signal passing at danger and reducing collision risks.Gaurav Lath, Joint Managing Director, Concord Control Syst..