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India's solar energy potential estimated at 748 GW

STORY: India's solar energy potential estimated at 748 GW SHOOTING TIME: file DATELINE: Feb. 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of solar park 3. various of high-voltage transmission 4. various of the traffic in New Delhi STORYLINE: The Indian government Wednesday said the country's total solar energy potential has been estimated at 748 Giga Watt peak. The information was given by the federal minister for new and renewable energy and power R. K. Singh in written replies in the upper house of the Indian parliament. The minister said the estimate has been provided by the National Institute of Solar Energy based on data from Waste Land Atlas of India 2010. Singh said until the end of last year, 51 solar parks with an aggregate capacity of 37,740 MW have been sanctioned in 12 states in the country since the launch of the scheme in December 2014. "An aggregate capacity of 10,504 MW of solar projects have been commissioned in 2

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos taken from Kyodo News helicopter show an area of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (top), a day after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on Feb. 28, 2014 (bottom).

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Malaysian trade minister meets press on TPP

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia's International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed (R) answers reporters' questions during a press conference held in Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 20, 2014, to discuss issues related to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade scheme. Malaysia is one of the 12 countries involved in the TPP negotiations.

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India's first monorail begins service in Mumbai

MUMBAI, India - Children look out of the window aboard a Mumbai Monorail train on Feb. 12, 2014, in the western Indian city. The monorail, India's first, began service in early February.

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India gets first female monorail drivers

MUMBAI, India - Pooja Keni of Mumbai Monorail, one of India's first three female monorail drivers, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News on Feb. 12, 2014, in the western Indian city. The 23-year-old is one of the women who form part of the first batch of monorail captains. The monorail, India's first, began service in early February.

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India's first monorail begins service in Mumbai

MUMBAI, India - A Mumbai Monorail train arrives at the platform as passengers await to board on Feb. 12, 2014, in the western Indian city. The monorail, India's first, began service in early February.

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India's first monorail begins service in Mumbai

MUMBAI, India - A Mumbai Monorail train runs through a slum in the western Indian city on Feb. 12, 2014. The monorail, India's first, began service in early February.

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Japan's green tea sellers seek opportunities in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - Kenichi Nakamura (L), president of tea producer Nakamuraen Co. in Yame, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, explains his company's green tea products at Russia's largest food trade fair in Moscow on Feb. 12, 2014. Japanese tea sellers are hoping to expand their market share in Russia amid the rising popularity of green tea there.

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Japan's green tea sellers seek opportunities in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - The Kyushu Economic Federation based in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, showcases a variety of Japanese green teas at its booth at Russia's largest food trade fair in Moscow on Feb. 12, 2014. Japanese tea sellers are hoping to expand their market share in Russia amid the rising popularity of green tea there.

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'12 Years a Slave' screened at U.N.

NEW YORK, United States - British film director Steve McQueen (L) and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon pose for photos on the occasion of the screening of "12 Years a Slave," directed by McQueen, at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Feb. 26, 2014. The film has been nominated in nine categories for the 86th Academy Awards.

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TPP meeting

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Akira Amari (L), Japan's minister in charge of Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations, and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman, hold a press conference in Singapore on Feb. 25, 2014, after 12 Pacific Rim countries wrapped up a four-day ministerial meeting on the envisioned regional free trade arrangement.

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TPP meeting

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Akira Amari, Japan's minister in charge of Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations, meets the press in Singapore on Feb. 25, 2014, after 12 Pacific Rim countries wrapped up a four-day ministerial meeting on the envisioned regional free trade arrangement.

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TPP meeting

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Akira Amari (L), Japan's minister in charge of Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations, and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman (C), end a press conference in Singapore on Feb. 25, 2014, after 12 Pacific Rim countries wrapped up a four-day ministerial meeting on the envisioned regional free trade arrangement.

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TPP meeting

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Akira Amari (far L), Japan's minister in charge of Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations, and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman (2nd from L), hold a press conference in Singapore on Feb. 25, 2014, after 12 Pacific Rim countries wrapped up a four-day ministerial meeting on the envisioned regional free trade arrangement.

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TPP meeting

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Ministers from 12 Pacific Rim countries hold a joint press conference in Singapore on Feb. 25, 2014, after wrapping up a four-day meeting on the envisioned Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade arrangement.

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Japan TPP minister

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Akira Amari, Japan's minister in charge of the envisioned Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade accord, meets the press in Singapore on Feb. 25, 2014, during ministerial TPP talks by 12 Pacific Rim countries.

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Japan TPP minister

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Akira Amari, Japan's minister in charge of the envisioned Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade accord, meets the press in Singapore on Feb. 25, 2014, during ministerial TPP talks by 12 Pacific Rim countries.

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Crucial TPP ministerial meeting begins in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Akira Amari (L), Japan's minister in charge of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks, and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman hold talks in Singapore on Feb. 22, 2014. The two are in Singapore to attend a four-day meeting of trade ministers from 12 countries to negotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement.

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Crucial TPP ministerial meeting begins in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Akira Amari, Japan's minister in charge of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks, attends the first day session of a four-day meeting of trade ministers from 12 countries in Singapore on Feb. 22, 2014.

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Crucial TPP ministerial meeting begins in Singapore

SINGAPOLE, Singapore - Akira Amari, Japan's minister in charge of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks, speaks to reporters in Singapore on Feb. 22, 2014, before trade ministers from 12 countries begin four-day negotiations on the TPP.

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Crucial TPP ministerial meeting begins in Singapore

SINGAPOLE, Singapore - Akira Amari, Japan's minister in charge of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks, speaks to reporters in Singapore on Feb. 22, 2014, before trade ministers from 12 countries begin four-day negotiations on the TPP.

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Osaka station store features variety of pouch curries

OSAKA, Japan - Visitors take a look at a selection of hundreds of ready-made, boil-in-the-bag curries from around Japan at a store on the premises of the Hankyu Umeda train station in Osaka, western Japan, on Feb. 20, 2014. The store, which also includes an eat-in counter with 12 seats, will open through March 23.

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Netherlands' Bergsma wins gold in men's 10,000m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Jorrit Bergsma of the Netherlands competes en route to victory in the Winter Olympics men's 10,000-meter speed skating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 18, 2014. Bergsma won the gold medal with a new Olympic record time of 12 minutes, 44.45 seconds.

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Netherlands' Bergsma wins gold in men's 10,000m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Jorrit Bergsma of the Netherlands finishes his run in the Winter Olympics men's 10,000-meter speed skating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 18, 2014. Bergsma won the gold medal with a new Olympic record time of 12 minutes, 44.45 seconds.

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Netherlands' Bergsma wins gold in men's 10,000m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Jorrit Bergsma of the Netherlands competes en route to victory in the men's 10,000-meter speed skating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 18, 2014. Bergsma won the gold medal with a new Olympic record time of 12 minutes, 44.45 seconds.

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Netherlands' Bergsma wins gold in men's 10,000m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Jorrit Bergsma of the Netherlands celebrates after his run in the Winter Olympics men's 10,000-meter speed skating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 18, 2014. Bergsma won the gold medal with a new Olympic record time of 12 minutes, 44.45 seconds.

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Netherlands' Bergsma wins gold in men's 10,000m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Jorrit Bergsma of the Netherlands competes en route to victory in the men's 10,000-meter speed skating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 18, 2014. Bergsma won the gold medal with a new Olympic record time of 12 minutes, 44.45 seconds.

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TPP talks in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Koji Tsuruoka, Japan's top negotiator to Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks, heads to discussions by chief negotiators from the 12 Pacific Rim countries involved in Singapore on Feb. 17, 2014.

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TPP talks in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Koji Tsuruoka, Japan's top negotiator at the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks, answers reporters' questions before discussions by chief negotiators from the 12 Pacific Rim countries involved in Singapore on Feb. 17, 2014.

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Marshall Islands Pres. Loeak visits Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Marshall Islands President Christopher Loeak (L) offers a floral wreath at the Cenotaph for the Atomic Bomb Victims at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Feb. 15, 2014. Loeak, who came to Japan on Feb. 12 for a five-day stay, met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the previous day.

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Marshall Islands Pres. Loeak visits Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Marshall Islands President Christopher Loeak (C) visits the Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima on Feb. 15, 2014. Loeak, who came to Japan on Feb. 12 for a five-day stay, met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the previous day.

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Russia's popular curler Sidorova

SOCHI, Russia - Anna Sidorova of Russia releases the stone during a round-robin game against Japan at the Ice Cube Curling Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 12, 2014.

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Japan loses to Britain in women's curling

SOCHI, Russia - Members of the Japanese women's curling team - (from L) Ayumi Ogasawara, Kaho Onodera, Chinami Yoshida, and Yumie Funayama - look disappointed after a 3-12 round robin loss against Britain in the Winter Olympics at the Ice Cube Curling Center in Sochi, Russia on Feb. 14, 2014.

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Japan loses to Britain in women's curling

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's skip Ayumi Ogasawara (C) with compatriots Yumie Funayama (L) and Kaho Onodera leave the venue after the women's curling round-robin session against Britain during the Winter Olympics at the Ice Cube Curling Center in Sochi, Russia on Feb. 14, 2014. Britain won 12-3.

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Japan beaten by Britain in women's curling

SOCHI, Russia - Members of the Japanese women's curling team - (from L) Ayumi Ogasawara, Chinami Yoshida, Kaho Onodera, and Yumie Funayama - are pictured after a 3-12 round robin loss against Britain in the Winter Olympics at the Ice Cube Curling Center in Sochi, Russia on Feb. 14, 2014.

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Hungarian prime minister in China

BEIJING, China - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang exchange words during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Feb. 12, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - A traditional Russian dance is performed on a stage during the medal ceremonies at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 12, 2014.

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Japan flag hoisted in medal ceremony for Nordic combined

SOCHI, Russia - The Japanese flag is hoisted by the Olympic cauldron along with the German and Norwegian flags at the medal ceremony for the individual Nordic combined competition involving normal hill ski jumping and a 10-kilometer cross-country race at the Sochi Winter Games on Feb. 13, 2014. Japan's Akito Watabe won the silver medal in the event on Feb. 12, behind winner Eric Frenzel of Germany. Norway's Magnus Krog took the bronze.

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Sochi figure skating pairs

SOCHI, Russia - Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany jump during the free skate of the figure skating pair competition at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 12, 2014. The four-time world champions took bronze.

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Shani Davis in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Shani Davis of the United States competes in the men's 1,000-meter speed skating final at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 12, 2014. Davis failed in his attempt to win three consecutive gold medals in the event, finishing eighth.

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Shani Davis in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Shani Davis of the United States is pictured after the men's 1,000-meter speed skating final at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 12, 2014. Davis failed in his attempt to win three consecutive gold medals in the event, finishing eighth.

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National Indoor Tennis Championships

MEMPHIS, United States - Japan's Kei Nishikori plays against Germany's Benjamin Becker in a U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships second-round match in Memphis, Tennessee, on Feb. 12, 2014. Nishikori won 6-4, 6-4, advancing to the quarterfinals.

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Ishikawa practices ahead of Northern Trust Open

PACIFIC PALISADES, United States - Ryo Ishikawa of Japan practices prior to the start of the Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, on Feb. 12, 2014.

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Actor Watanabe, golfer Matsuyama in Pacific Palisades

PACIFIC PALISADES, United States - Japanese actor Ken Watanabe (L) and golfer Hideki Matsuyama pose for photos at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, on Feb. 12, 2014, after playing in a golf tournament.

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Jeter to retire at 2014 season end

TAMPA, United States - New York Yankees infielder Derek Jeter arrives at the team's training facility in Tampa, Florida, on Feb. 12, 2014, for voluntary training. Jeter said that day on Facebook that the 2014 season will be his last.

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Iwakuma suffers hand injury

PEORIA, United States - Seattle Mariners No. 2 starter Hisashi Iwakuma talks to reporters in Peoria, Arizona, on Feb. 12, 2014, about an injury to the middle finger of his throwing hand sustained while working out in California ahead of spring camp.

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Jeter to retire at 2014 season end

TAMPA, United States - New York Yankees infielder Derek Jeter arrives at the team's training facility in Tampa, Florida, on Feb. 12, 2014, for voluntary training. Jeter said that day on Facebook that the 2014 season will be his last.

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Farrington strikes gold in women's halfpipe

SOCHI, Russia - American snowboarder Kaitlyn Farrington celebrates after winning the women's halfpipe at the Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 12, 2014.

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Japanese troops in S. Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - Refugees who have fled fighting to a base for a U.N. peacekeeping mission in Juba, South Sudan, walk by vehicles of Japan's Self-Defense Forces on Feb. 12, 2014.

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Japanese troops in S. Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - Col. Kenichi Igawa, who leads a Ground Self-Defense Force engineering unit in South Sudan, is interviewed by Kyodo News in the capital Juba on Feb. 12, 2014. The Japanese unit is taking part in a U.N. peacekeeping mission in the African country.