Solar power in India is a fast developing industry. The country's solar installed capacity was 61.625 GW AC as of 31 October 2022. Solar power generation in India ranks fourth globally in 2021. The Indian Government had an initial target of 20 GW capacity for 2022, which was achieved four years ahead of schedule. In 2015 the target was raised to 100 GW of solar …
Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2 is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language dark comedy gangster film co-written, produced and directed by Anurag Kashyap.It is the second installment of the Gangs of Wasseypur series centered on the coal mafia of Dhanbad, Jharkhand, and the underlying power struggles, politics and vengeance between three crime families.Part 2 features an ensemble …
Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) is a government-owned power generator which operates in the Damodar River area of West Bengal and Jharkhand states of India. The statutory corporation operates both thermal power stations and hydel power stations under the ownership of Ministry of Power, Government of India.DVC is headquartered in the Kolkata city of West Bengal, India.
History of Coal Mining in India. India has a long history of commercial coal mining covering nearly 220 years starting from 1774 by M/s Sumner and Heatly of East India Company in the Raniganj Coalfield along the Western bank of river Damodar.; However, for about a century the growth of Indian coal mining remained sluggish for want of demand but the introduction of …
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (/ m ə ˈ h eɪ n d r ə ˈ s ɪ ŋ d h æ ˈ n ɪ / (); born 7 July 1981) is an Indian former international cricketer who was captain of the Indian national cricket team in limited-overs formats from 2007 to 2017 and in Test cricket from 2008 to 2014. He is also the current captain of CSK in the IPL.He led India to victory in three ICC trophies 2007 ICC World Twenty20 ...
The mining industry in India is a major economic activity which contributes significantly to the economy of India.. As of 2012, India is the largest producer of sheet mica, 2015 the fourth largest producer of iron ore, alumina, chromite, and bauxite in the world. A coal and iron ore project is in the fifth largest reserve in world. India's metal and mining industry was estimated to be $106.4 ...
India's gross domestic product (GDP) at current prices stood at Rs. 51.23 lakh crore (US$ 694.93 billion) in the first quarter of FY22, as per the provisional estimates of gross domestic product for the first quarter of 2021-22. The manufacturing GVA at current prices was estimated at US$ 77.47 billion in the third quarter of FY22.
Haryana (/ h ʌr i ˈ ɑː n ə /; Hindi: [ɦəɾɪˈjɑːɳɑː]) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. The state capital is Chandigarh, which it shares with the neighboring state of Punjab, and the most populous city is Faridabad, which is a part of the National Capital Region.The city of Gurugram is among India's largest financial and technology hubs.
The Naxalite–Maoist insurgency, officially referred to as the Left Wing Extremism (LWE), is an ongoing conflict between Maoist groups known as Naxalites or Naxals (a group of communists supportive of Maoist political sentiment and ideology) and the Indian government.The influence zone of LWE is called the Red corridor, which has been steadily declining in terms of …
East India is a region of India consisting of the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal and also the union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The region roughly corresponds to the historical region of Magadha from which it inherits its various Eastern Indo-Aryan languages.. The states of Bihar and West Bengal lie on the Indo-Gangetic plain.
The first coal-fired unit was commissioned in October 1991 and the last unit was commissioned in July 2010. The gas-based generating units were commissioned between 1992 and 1997. The coal for NTPC Dadri is sourced from Piparwar Mines, Jharkhand. The gas is sourced from GAIL Hazira-Bijapur-Jagdishpur (HBJ) Pipeline.
India is the third largest producer of electricity in the world. The national electric grid in India has an installed capacity of 407.797 GW as of 30 September 2022. Renewable power plants, which also include large hydroelectric & nuclear power plants, constitute 42.1% of total installed capacity. The gross electricity consumption in FY2019 was 1,208 kWh per capita.
Out of the Rs 6,000 cr Viability Gap Funding for coal gasification projects, Rs 3,000 cr will be kept for private cos. Govt has decided to remove end use restrictions and prior experience clause to attract investments: Sources ... Greater investment needed in coal production projects: Nirmala Sitharaman Views: 1635. ... India must reduce coal ...
Coal Production in India by State. All data from 2013-2014. For latest data you must follow newspapers or Reports published by Ministry of Coal. Remember top 3 positions in all data below. Coking Coal Production by State. Jharkhand [More than 90% of India's Coking coal comes from Jharkhand] West Bengal; Madhya Pradesh; Non Coking Coal ...
Nuclear power is the fifth-largest source of electricity in India after thermal, hydroelectric and renewable sources of electricity. As of March 2017, India has 22 nuclear reactors in operation at seven sites, having an installed capacity of 6780 MW.India ranked seventh in number of operated reactors (22) and fourteenth in total installed capacity. $ → The retired/scrapped power stations.
The history of agriculture in India dates back to the neolothic.India ranks second worldwide in farm outputs. As per 2018, agriculture employed more than 50% of the Indian work force and contributed 17–18% to country's GDP. In 2016, agriculture and allied sectors like animal husbandry, forestry and fisheries accounted for 17.5% of the GDP (gross domestic product) …
Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1 is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language dark comedy crime film directed by Anurag Kashyap, and written by Kashyap and Zeishan Quadri.It is the first installment of the Gangs of Wasseypur series, centered on the coal mafia of Dhanbad, and the underlying power struggles, politics and vengeance between three crime families from 1941 to the mid-1990s.