“We are going to introduce electric vehicles in a very big way,” coal and mines minister Piyush Goyal said at the Confederation of Indian Industry Annual Session 2017 in New Delhi.
India to make every single car electric by 2030 in bid to tackle pollution Read more
India passed a law to more than double its paid maternity leave, adding 14 weeks to the 12 already guaranteed by the government, reports the BBC.
New law gives Indian mothers 26 weeks of paid maternity leave Read more
The government of Pakistan’s second largest province, Punjab, has affirmed its commitment to the installation of rooftop solar power systems on around 20,000 schools.
20,000 schools to install rooftop solar in Pakistan Read more
The Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced that the 7,000 railway stations across the country will be fed with solar power as per the Indian Railways mission to implement 1,000 megawatts of solar power capacity.
7,000 railway stations in India to go solar Read more
“The National Capital Territory of Delhi shall take appropriate steps against storage, sale, and use of such plastic material at the above-mentioned places and it shall stand prohibited with effect from January 1, 2017,”
India’s capital Delhi just banned all disposable plastics Read more
New legislation mandates life imprisonment of “honour” killers – even if victim’s relatives forgive the murderers.
Pakistan adopts new law to tackle ‘honour killings’ Read more
Cochin International, in the state of Kerala, transformed a patch of land previously reserved for cargo handling into a 12-megawatt solar plant. This energy source – now featuring more than 46,000 solar panels – provides all the power the airport needs and even generates surplus for the state. Costing less than $10 million USD, the project likely recouped all development costs within the first five years of operation.
India’s Cochin International becomes world’s first fully solar-powered airport Read more
Initiated by the Indian government, the mission aimed to achieve an “open-defecation free” and resulted in the construction of an estimated 89.9 million toilets between 2014 and 2019.
Inaugurated in 2012 by the then Chief Minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi, it was home to about 250 MW capacity initially. In April 2012, a total of 214 megawatts had been commissioned. It also became the world’s third largest photovoltaic power station. 345 MW had been installed by March 2016. So far, the park has witnessed investments of Rs 5,365 crore and generated 3,441 million units till date.
India completes its first solar park Read more
Following the declaration of the federal republic, an election was held for the Constituent Assembly that would draft a new constitution.
Nepal abolishes its monarchy and declares itself a federal republic Read more
