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New Delhi: The installed capacity of solar energy in India increased by 18 times between 2014 and 2021, the union government of Lok Sabha announced on Monday. When asked in the House of Commons, Minister of State for the Environment Ashwini Choubey replied that India's share of the installed electricity generation capacity from non-fossil sources is over 40 percent. “Through the National Action Plan on Climate Change and its various national missions, India is addressing and adapting to climate change in a number of sectors. “The installed capacity of solar energy in India has increased by more than 18 times from 2.63 gigawatts in March 2014 to 47.66 gigawatts in October 2021. As a result, India's current share of installed non-fossil power generation capacity is more than 40 percent, "said Choubey. He said under the Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) scheme, 36.78 crores of LED bulbs were distributed to improve energy efficiency. "The Perform Achieve a

Wearable drugs tag 'could be used in the UK' says Tory minister

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A label indicating whether people have used drugs could be used to fight crime in the future, a Tory minister said. The device, similar to the ankle-attached sobriety label currently used to prevent alcohol-related crime, would use regular sweat tests to detect whether someone has used illegal drugs. Home Secretary Kit Malthouse told MPs he recently met with the Korean authorities where the technology was being developed, adding that the government was interested in investing in the monitors. While MPs debated the government's new 10-year drug strategy, the minister also heard calls to fight drug users from central London, what he called the “drug epicenter” in the UK. The Conservative MP Dr. Caroline Johnson (Sleaford and North Hykeham) said, “Sobriety tags, portable devices that monitor alcohol use among offenders, were first tested in Lincolnshire and introduced due to their success in preventing 90% of people from consuming alcohol while wearin