India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) INO Project is aimed at building a world-class underground laboratory with a rock cover to conduct basic research on neutrino. The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research is the nodal institution. The observatory is to be built…
Solar waste handling policy According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), India does not have a firm policy on managing waste that results from used solar panels or from the manufacturing process. India has set a target of producing…
Green Hydrogen / Green Ammonia Policy The government has announced plans to produce five million tonnes of green hydrogen by 2030 and unveiled a policy that will enable manufacturers to source renewable energy to produce hydrogen or ammonia without paying…
Nuclear Fusion Technology A team at the Joint European Torus (JET) facility near Oxford in central England generated 59 megajoules of sustained energy during an experiment in December, more than doubling a 1997 record. This is a new milestone in…
Coal Gasification and Liquefaction India aims for 100 million tonnes (MT) coal gasification by 2030 with investments worth over Rs. 4 lakh crores. For encouraging use of clean sources of fuel, the government has provided for a concession of 20%…
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) IREDA is a Public Limited Government Company established as a Non-Banking Financial Institution in 1987. IREDA’s corporate and registered office is housed in New Delhi. The Agency, a Mini Ratna (Category– I) Government…
Electricity Market Report The International Energy Agency (IEA) released its early 2022 edition of the bi-annual Electricity Market Report. As per report, countries are largely turning to fossil fuels for meeting the increase in electricity demand, as Covid-19 lockdown restrictions…
International Atomic Energy Agency The International Atomic Energy Agency is the world’s central intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical co-operation in the nuclear field. It works for the safe, secure and peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology, contributing to…
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant India and Russia have stepped up their cyber security cooperation in the backdrop of cyber-attack on Kudankulam nuclear power plant built by global nuclear major Rosatom. Indian authorities have appraised Russia that necessary steps have been…