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| Solar energy key to maintain ecological balance: Dr Abdullah | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAIPUR, Jan 7:Investment and research in Solar Energy sector is a must as renewable energy can help preserve the global ecological balance, said Dr Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy.
He was speaking as the Chief Guest at the Seminar on Solar Energy: Investment and R&D. The seminar is being held as part of the 10th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) 2012 organized jointly by Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (Government of India), Government of Rajasthan and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) at Jaipur.
He expressed the need for increased efficiency and better technology in the sector for harnessing its true potential. He appealed to the overseas Indian diaspora to look at investments in generating capacities and R & D. He added that the sector has potential for profits.
Praising the efforts of Government of Rajasthan on renewable energy, Dr Abdullah said that Rajasthan has huge potential for solar energy. Solar energy is already playing a vital role in Ladakh in street lighting, illustrating the solar energy potential of the deserts, he added.
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