PM-KUSUM Current Affairs for UPSC
A complete UPSC revision trail for PM-KUSUM: 2 published analyses, their syllabus connections and closely related themes.
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Agrivoltaics Explained: Can India Grow Crops and Solar Power on the Same Land?
India's agrivoltaics push proposes combining crop cultivation with solar power on the same land. Recent government announcements link its expansion to the next phase of PM-KUSUM, while crop suitability, costs and farmer safeguards remain central to implementation.
PM Surya Ghar & PM-KUSUM: Why India's Decentralised Solar Schemes Lag Behind Target
India's two flagship decentralised solar schemes — PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (rooftop solar for households) and PM-KUSUM (solar power for farmers) — are running well below their targets, a gap recently flagged by the Parliamentary Estimates Committee. A key reason is the paradox of free and subsidised power offered by several states, which removes the incentive to install rooftop solar. This article explains both schemes in detail, the latest progress figures and the sharp inter-state disparity, the power-subsidy paradox, and why decentralised solar is central to India's clean energy transition and 500 GW non-fossil target by 2030.
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