The Mangalore Electricity Supply Company has received over 2,500 applications from farmers for energising their irrigation pump sets through solar power under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan scheme till August 20. “This comes at a time when the Karnataka government improved its share of subsidy from 30% to 50% for irrigation installations located beyond 500 metres from …
Gottipati Ravi Kumar took charge as the Minister for Energy at the Secretariat in Amaravati on June 22. Soon after, he signed files related to the sanction of new electricity connections for 40,336 agricultural pumps, and the constitution of a committee to look into compliance with the Central government’s instruction to list out all government buildings/complexes under the State government …
The Energy Department will organise a ‘Raita Soura Shakti Mela’ on Saturday at the GKVK campus. George, on Wednesday, said, “The path to sustainable agriculture lies in embracing solar pump sets to cater to the diverse energy needs of our farmers. While emphasising the government’s commitment to fostering solar energy adoption, the minister said, “Our government is steadfast in championing …
