Union Minister Jitendra Singh launched India's first saline water lantern, which uses seawater to power LED lamps
42 firms, including Daikin, Panasonic, Syska and Havells, with committed investment of Rs 4,614 crore, have been provisionally selected as beneficiaries under the PLI scheme for the white goods sector
Prices of LED lighting products, including bulbs, may go up by 5-10 per cent as the government is going to raise customs duty on the imported components
The solar power programme has been scaled up from a 20 GW target to 100 GW by 2022
UJALA scheme faces resistance from domestic makers