10.Nov.2021

The end of the COP26 is approaching in Glasgow (Scotland) on Wednesday 10 November.  The final draft text calls on countries to raise their CO2 reduction targets from 2022.  India…

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19.OCT.2021

Naysayers, they say, help to take things up a notch. Ask Sandith Thandasherry, Founder & CEO of Kochi-based NavAlt Solar and Electric Boats, who encountered many such voices when he…

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30.Aug.2021

Kochi: India’s first sea-going solar fishing boat will be ready by Dec 2021 at Vypeen and Munambam in Kerala. Funded by Shell Foundation, the independent charity arm of British Dutch…

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15.Dec.2020

KOCHI: Close on the heels of winning a global honour for ‘Aditya’, India’s first solar-powered ferry, its Kochi-based manufacturer, NavAlt Solar and Electric Boats, has already set its sight on uncharted…

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27.JULY.2020

KOCHI: In a proud moment for Kerala, ‘Aditya’, India’s first solar-powered ferry which commenced operations three years ago in Vembanad backwaters, has won the prestigious Gustave Trouve Award for Excellence…

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05.March.2020

Solar boat to celebrate its third anniversary! Transport Minister A.K. Saseendran will inaugurate a function marking the third anniversary of Aditya, the country’s first solar-powered passenger boat. Thomas Chazhikadan, MP, A.M.…

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16.January.2019

Solar ferry ‘Aditya’ emerges money, energy saver for Kerala government KOCHI: Aditya, India’s first solar ferry, which celebrated its second anniversary on Tuesday, has indeed proved to be a smart investment…

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