St. Peters, Missouri-based SunEdison Inc. won a bid to build 150 megawatts of solar projects in southern India’s Karnataka state. The company will build and own the five projects for Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd. SunEdison was one of 44 developers vying to build 500 megawatts of projects in the...
India business favors political change
India’s Sensex stock market index (comprised of 30 market weighted shares trade on the Bombay Stock Exchange surged 487 points to 21,483 on the day after results from four key state elections poured in last week. The UPA coalition, led by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh at the federal level...
Modules from First Solar of Arizona power India largest solar energy installation
First Solar's modules have been used to power a 40 megawatt (MW) ground-mounted photovoltaic power plant in Rajasthan. The project, commissioned by Reliance Power, a Reliance ADA Group company, was completed in five months and covers 350 acres. 500,000 First Solar thin film modules have been installed in the plant,...
India schedules War Games in Rajasthan
During the coming Fall, the Indian Army will hold a massive war game exercise in winter featuring one of its three potent strike corps in the desert along the western border with Pakistan. The Bhopal-based 21 Corps will work in the Rajasthan desert, aimed at building the capacities of the...
Kate Perry marries at India tiger reserve
Singer Katy Perry and British comedian Russell Brand and pop singer were married at Ranthambore National Park, a tiger reserve 60 miles south of the fort city of Jaipur in India’s picturesque Rajasthan state. This follows Elizabeth Hurley's wedding with Arun Nair in the same state in 2008. The sounds...