Bengaluru: Once a common appliance on household rooftops, solar water heaters are becoming obsolete. Citizens are preferring the profitable photovoltaic (PV) net metering installations instead. The ...

Bengaluru’s municipal body, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), has said that solar water heaters and rooftop solar panels are mandatory for occupation certificates (OCs) to be issued. "We ...

The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has appointed the Bureau of Indian Standards as the authority to enforce quality control for solar water heaters in India. The new regulations, effective ...

High Court refuses to quash rule saying it does not violate fundamental rights The Karnataka High Court has rejected a petition which challenged the rule that makes solar water heaters mandatory for ...