• Veena Bhalla
• corresponding author Kulvir Sra Dhindsa

The demand for energy is ever increasing and the world is facing a real challenge of limiting the exploitation of natural resources by relying more on alternative sources of energy. There is also a tough challenge to ensure safer environmental impacts of alternative resources. Solar energy seems to be the ideal alternative to the conventional energy with its positive impact not only on environment but on socio economical atmosphere too. Although the solar energy also proposes certain challenges yet the benefits offered outweigh the drawback This paper presents the details how solar energy can really be the targeted for narrowing the gap between demand and supply of domestic and commercial energy as well as providing immense benefits of better global environmental impacts. The current trends and changing scenario of solar energy generation in India is also discussed in this paper with special reference to the Union Territory Chandigarh and the state of Punjab

- solar power, domestic and commercial production, government initiatives, CREST, PEDA

"SOLAR ENERGY AS A GREEN POWER ALTERNATIVE: CURRENT INDIAN SCENARIO AND TRENDS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no.1-11, December-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812101.pdf

"SOLAR ENERGY AS A GREEN POWER ALTERNATIVE: CURRENT INDIAN SCENARIO AND TRENDS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no. pp1-11, December-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812101.pdf