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Science & Technology (DST). The private sector enterprise like Tata
Chemicals came forward for funding in solar energy research in
India in the late 70s. With the initiation of the late Mr. D. S. Seth,
the first private institution Tata Energy Research Institute. (TERI)—
presently known as The Energy and Resource Institute—was set
up but they were only able provide very limited funds to Jadavpur
University and the National Physical Laboratory to carry out the
research on the fabrication of thin film CdS-Cu
2
S solar cells. Jadavpur
University was able to fabricate 8–10% CdS-Cu
2
S thin film cells
with the innovative techniques like novel ...