Government Plans to Launch KUSUM Program to Solarize India’s Agriculture Sector
Agriculture is a power intensive sector that has been exploited by successive governments for political gains
March 16, 2018
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The Government of India is preparing to launch the Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (KUSUM) program with an aim to solarize the agricultural sector using solar-powered water pumps and provide solar-powered electricity to rural areas, Minister of Power R.K. Singh announced in Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
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