Renewable energy is developed from renewable resources, such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat occurring naturally. Renewable energy based on REN21's 2016 report, contributed 19.2% to global energy consumption and 23.7% to their generation of electricity in 2014 and 2015, respectively. This energy consumption is divided as 8.9% coming from traditional biomass, 4.2% as heat energy (modern biomass, geothermal and solar heat), 3.9% hydro electricity and 2.2% is electricity from wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass. Countries like China and the United States are heavily investing in wind, hydro, solar and biofuels. Globally, there are millions jobs associated with the renewable energy industries, with solar photovoltaics being the largest renewable employer. Renewable energy resources exist over wide geographical areas compared to other energy sources, which are limited to some regions. Rapid usage of renewable energy and energy efficiency can help in significant energy security, climate change mitigation, and economic benefits. It can provide powerful incentives for deployment of renewable energy technologies. Present day scenario demands for promoting renewable sources such as solar power and wind power. Presently, about 30 nations around the world already have renewable energy contributing more than 20 percent of energy supply. At national level, renewable energy markets are projected to continue to grow strongly in the coming decade and beyond. Countries like, Iceland and Norway already generate all their electricity using renewable energy. Many other countries have set a goal to reach 100% renewable energy in the future. Denmark government has decided to switch the total energy supply (electricity, mobility and heating/cooling) to 100% renewable energy by 2050. India has a vast supply of renewable energy resources. Indeed, it is the only country to have an exclusive ministry for renewable energy development, the Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources (MNES). Since its formation, the Ministry has launched one of the world’s largest and most ambitious programs on renewable energy. Significant progress is being made in power generation from renewable energy sources. MNES has been renamed as the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. India has an expanding solar energy sector: 9 solar cell manufactures, 22 PV module manufactures, and 50 PV systems manufacturers. Therefore, technology resources exist in country and a growing market would lead to job growth in country. Now India has set a target for renewable energy generation of 175 gigawatts by 2022 and it has got off to a good start with nearly 12 GW likely to be installed by 2016, more than three times the current capacity. In the present study, an attempt has been made to discuss about the applications of solar energy and its status in India. The paper would also include the policies, implementations, incentives, and initiatives taken by Haryana State Government.