ACME Solar adds 437 MWh of battery storage in Rajasthan, total hits 4.96 GWh
Two battery blocks in Bikaner and Chittorgarh began commercial operation on 2 October, as the company works towards a target of more than 10 GWh by FY27.
GOBARdhan scheme launched to raise India’s compressed biogas output nearly ten-fold
The Rs 23,731-crore programme, cleared by Cabinet in August and launched on 1 October, offers producers assured buyers, a fixed gas price and capital support.
BEML unveils 60-tonne electric dump truck for Indian mines
The BH60-EV, built in Mysuru, carries a 1,000 kWh battery and follows BEML’s 35-tonne electric truck from April. No orders have been disclosed yet.
One AI prompt uses little power, but India’s data centre build-out adds up
Google puts a median Gemini prompt at 0.24 Wh and five drops of water. Across India, data centres could more than double their power and water use by 2030.
Indian cities move plastic from dumpsites to recovery, from Bengaluru to Patiala
Local schemes in Trichy, Vita, Bengaluru and Patiala show how reuse, sorting and recycling are being tied to livelihoods and a tighter producer-responsibility regime.
India’s hydrogen bus and truck trials grow to 70 vehicles and 16 refuelling stations
A second phase of government-backed pilots adds 33 vehicles in five states, as officials aim for 400–500 hydrogen buses and trucks on Indian roads by 2030.
Captive-bred Great Indian Bustards set for first release into Thar Desert
Ten birds trained in a rewilding tunnel are due to be freed in Jaisalmer on 3 and 4 October, as a new assessment puts the wild population near 130.
Cabinet clears Rs 1.86 lakh crore plan to carry 135 GW of renewable power
Green Energy Corridor Phase-III will strengthen state-level transmission and add 50 GWh of battery storage by 2032-33, so clean power reaches consumers.
India issues first PRAMAAN forest certificates to Andhra plantations and Odisha bamboo farm
The Environment Ministry’s first certificates cover 33,000 hectares of plantations and a 14-hectare bamboo farm, giving Indian wood producers audited proof of sustainable sourcing.
Delhi opens AI-backed control centre to track pollution sources round the clock
The DPCC’s new command centre links cameras, GPS-tracked road sweepers and air quality data, with 707 construction sites under watch ahead of winter.
