The Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Dr Farooq Abdullah, on Friday said his Ministry had handed over a project for research and development in solar energy to IIT-Kanpur.
At a press conference in the city, Dr Abdullah said, “It is very important that we reduce our dependency on non-renewable sources of energy like coal. This project will facilitate research in the solar energy sector and will help in bringing this form of energy closer to the people.”
The Director of IIT Kanpur, Prof Govind Dhange, confirmed Dr Abdullah's announcement but did not reveal details.
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