The Gujarat state government has set the ball rolling for land allotment in the Kutch district for the largest hybrid renewable energy (RE) park in the world. This move follows the Gujarat cabinet’s recent clearance of a long-standing proposal of establishing 30,000 megawatts (MW) renewable energy (solar and wind) park spread over 60,000 hectares of […]
Sauces-dipping and cooking as a food segment is seeing a steady spike as people are getting swish with their culinary experiments to bring home the joys of dining out, as many restaurants, cafes, and pubs continue to remain shut to curb the spread of coronavirus. According to data from Kantar Worldpanel, which tracks purchases of […]
Tasting tea is an art embellished over a long period of time and the trade’s main gate to quality control. Tasters spend long hours swilling tea liquor in their mouth to determine the thickness, body and viscosity, judging character and aromas that eventually decide their future. Deepak Sarma, Head – Tea tasting, blending and buying, […]
Prices of Chinese solar modules have risen for the first time since 2017 and become a serious concern for Indian solar developers who expect returns on their projects to be adversely hit. In spite of the government’s clarion Make in India call for solar panels and modules, nearly 85 percent of solar equipment is imported […]
The Tea Board of India, seeking to curb the sale of illegally imported tea, has urged registered tea buyers to comply with disclosure norms such as declaring the country of origin and the full address of the importer or face suspension of registration. It has come under the Tea board’s scanner that of the 60.35 […]
Though large-scale renewable energy projects have been initiated recently, Mercom India research reveals that solar capacity addition in the second quarter of 2020 has fallen to a six-year low of 205 MW, plummeting by 86 percent from 1,510 MW for the same quarter in 2019. The sector has also seen an 81 percent drop […]
Taking into consideration the massive supply chain disruptions that occurred due to nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of corona virus, India’s New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) Ministry has decided to treat all solar project delays as force majeure, allowing them an additional five months to start operations. “All renewable energy (RE) projects under implementation […]
In spite of the looming shadow of economic slowdown following a nationwide lockdown, India has seen a surge in announcements of renewable energy projects in July 2020. Several states taking the lead have declared plans to develop solar parks and floating solar plants to meet the country’s ambitious target of installing 175 gigawatts of renewable […]
Many large companies struggled with severe supply chain bottlenecks during the Covid-triggered lockdowns in India, but Amul – one of the biggest brand — only got bigger, gaining more market share as household demand for milk and milk products rose with people stuck at home, R.S. Sodhi, Managing Director of the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing […]
The Great Lockdown broke supply chains and severely impacted movement of goods across India, hitting logistics business hard. However, as Rajnish Kumar, Promoter Director of Pristine Group of Companies told indoasiancommodities.com, the situation was beginning to improve as customer confidence returned even though there was still some distance to be covered before the it fully […]
