India achieves 50% Renewable Energy capacity target ahead of 2030 deadline: Pralhad Joshi

July 16, 2025 11:55 AM

India achieves 50% Renewable Energy capacity target ahead of 2030 deadline: Pralhad Joshi

Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi, on Tuesday said that India has achieved its target of meeting 50 per cent of total installed energy capacity through renewable sources well ahead of the 2030 deadline. Speaking to mediapersons during his visit to IIT Bombay, Joshi said, “We have achieved 50 per cent of total installed energy capacity through renewable energy. We were supposed to achieve this by 2030 but have done it ahead of schedule.” Pralhad Joshi also wrote an ...

IIT Bombay develops bacteria to combat soil pollution and boost agriculture

January 2, 2025 10:08 PM

IIT Bombay develops bacteria to combat soil pollution and boost agriculture

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay have developed a groundbreaking solution to tackle soil pollution. They have identified bacteria capable of consuming toxic pollutants in the soil and producing essential nutrients as byproducts, according to an official release. The research team has been studying bacteria that feed on hazardous chemicals and pollutants as a means to address the growing pollution of natural resources. In their recent study, published in the journal...

TCS and IIT Bombay collaborate to create India’s first semiconductor chip imaging tool

May 28, 2024 4:05 PM

TCS and IIT Bombay collaborate to create India’s first semiconductor chip imaging tool

IT services major Tata Consultancy Services has entered into a partnership with the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, to develop what it said is India's first quantum diamond microchip imager. According to a statement from the IT services major on Tuesday, this to-be-developed sensing tool will hold the potential to unlock new levels of precision in the examination of semiconductor chips, reduce chip failures and improve the energy efficiency of electronic devices. Over the next two years...