The ministry’s 11th revision of the domestic cell list comes months after the cell-sourcing rule took effect on 1 June 2026 for many solar projects.

The scheme to run until FY 2032-33 pairs state transmission upgrades for 135 GW of renewable power with Rs 50,000 crore of grid-scale batteries.

The scheme funds state transmission lines and 50 GWh of battery storage by 2032-33, aiming to cut curtailment and keep power costs down.

The Ministry of Heavy Industries cleared the sites, and the city will tender 160–180 power-ready locations first, ahead of 2027 and 2028 electric registration mandates.

The ten-year programme offers city gas buyers, fixed pricing and capital support to producers turning crop residue, dung and urban waste into fuel.

The Ministry of Power’s rules, effective April 2027, tighten fleet fuel-consumption targets by 16.7% by 2032 but give small cars no separate concession.

A Cenfa report on 8,702 Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha questions finds attention is skewed towards clean energy, with climate finance barely discussed.

After collecting 31 tonnes from government offices in three days, the Kerala district will extend the drive to homes, shops and private institutions.

The policy, valid to 2032, backs plants that turn dung, apple pomace and pine needles into fuel and manure. It targets 2,000 rural jobs by 2030.

A Bench said it will neither prohibit crackers outright nor allow all-day bursting, and will decide timings and permitted types after a pollution board report on 15 October.