Allocation of Business

   The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is a Scientific Ministry which has been assigned the following subjects/business under the Allocation of Business Rules:

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  Research and development of Biogas and programmes relating to Biogas units;
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  Commission for Additional Sources of Energy (CASE);
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  Solar Energy including Solar Photovoltaic devices and their development,   production and applications;
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  Programme relating to improved chulhas and research and development thereof;
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  Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA);
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  All matters relating to small/mini/micro hydel projects of and below 25 MW   capacity;
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  Research and development of other non-conventional/renewable sources of   energy and programmes relating thereto;
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  Tidal energy;
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  Integrated Rural Energy Programme (IREP);
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  Geothermal Energy;
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  Bio-fuels: (i) National Policy; (ii) research, development and demonstration on   transport, stationary and other applications; (iii) setting up of a National Bio-   fuels Development Board and strengthening the existing institutional mechanism;   and (iv) overall coordination.