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Solar waste handling policy

Solar waste handling policy

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

Green Hydrogen

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…

Electricity Market Report

Electricity Market Report

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…

Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant

Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant UPSC

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…

Global Energy Transition Index

Global Energy Transition Index UPSC

Global Energy Transition Index World Economic Forum (WEF) announced that India has moved up two positions and has ranked 74th on a global energy transition index.  With a better ranking, India has shown improvement in key parameters of economic security,…

Issues of Conventional Energy Sources

Issues of Conventional Energy Sources

Issues of Conventional Energy Sources The consumption of energy in petajoules from Coal and Lignite was highest which accounted for about 46.8% of the total consumption during 2018-19 followed by Crude Oil (33.2%) and Electricity (12.9%). While percapita consumption of…

The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)

Nuclear Suppliers Group NSG

The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is a group of nuclear supplier countries that seeks to contribute to the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons through the implementation of two sets of Guidelines for nuclear exports and nuclear-related…