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renewable power capacity

India seeks to boost its renewable power capacity

The secluded community of Hengbung, located in northeast India’s Himalayan foothills and sometimes pounded by severe winds and landslides, is accustomed to protracted power outages. (renewable power capacity) However, the village’s difficult environment — it is mountainous, difficult to access, and crisscrossed by streams — is now providing a chance to secure the community’s reliable …

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Net Zero Target

India is crucial for our Net Zero Target

New Delhi [India] SIG, a premier packaging solutions provider, has experienced exponential development and is poised to become one of India’s fastest-growing aseptic packaging businesses. (Net Zero Target) With improved manufacturing capacity and agreements with the majority of the largest Indian beverage, juice, and dairy businesses, the brand intends to develop its business in India.  The …

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Solar thermal power plant

Revive solar thermal power plant at the National Institute of Solar Energy

New Delhi: A Parliamentary panel has requested the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) to restart one megawatt (MW) solar thermal power plant at the National Institute of Solar Energy, claiming that the project resulted in “infructuous expenditure. The Public Accounts Committee noted in its 61st report on ‘Non-Utilisation of Solar Thermal Plant,’ which …

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Green Hydrogen pilot project

Green Hydrogen pilot project by Goa government

For the fiscal year 2023-24, Goa would create a Green Hydrogen pilot project and ammonia generation, the state’s Chief Minister announced while presenting the Budget. The state government would build research and development centers focused on green hydrogen and its uses in collaboration with leading technological institutes such as IIT Goa. The state’s budget was …

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RE capacity target

India misses RE capacity target due to low solar rooftop, wind energy project installations: Parliamentary panel

India set a lofty goal of adding 175 GW of renewable energy capacity (RE capacity target) by 2022, with 100 GW coming from solar, 60 GW from wind, 10 GW from bio-power, and 5 GW from small hydro-power. A legislative panel has identified low solar roof-top and wind energy project installation as important factors for …

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E-Waste Management Initiative

Bharat Petroleum Launches E-Waste Management Initiative

In order to help the nation achieving the target of Net Zero, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited launched E-Waste Management Initiative. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) recently launched their special initiative, “Sound Management of Waste Disposal (SMWD),” as a positive step towards reducing and recycling e-waste. BPCL has committed to achieving Zero waste-to-landfill certification at all …

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Uttar Pradesh Green Hydrogen Policy

What is Uttar Pradesh Green Hydrogen Policy 2023?

The Uttar Pradesh Green Hydrogen Policy 2023 aims to reduce hydrogen costs to $2/kg within the next five years and to $1/kg in the long run. Furthermore, the state intends to achieve 20% green hydrogen blending in total hydrogen consumption for existing fertiliser and refinery units by 2028, with the goal of increasing to 100% …

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global climate actions

Why India is important for global climate actions?

The world’s largest climate experiment (global climate actions) is currently taking place in India. An experiment in which everyone is participating, from the government to the private sector, and even individual people are also participating in this experiment. This experiment is trying to turn a country whose primary power source is coal-based power plants into …

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Renewable Energy in Budget

What’s there for Renewable Energy in Budget 2023?

On February 1st, 2023, India’s Minister of Finance, Nirmala Sitharaman, delivered the much-awaited Union Budget 2023–24 to Parliament. With the overarching goal of India at 100 in mind, the budget was constructed with the idea of “inclusiveness,” with an emphasis on improving the welfare of women, children, Scheduled Castes, and Scheduled Tribes. Let’s have the …

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Hydrogen-IC Engine

Hydrogen-IC Engine can help India achieve Net Zero

As India is moving to meet its Net Zero targets, the commercial vehicle industry is preparing to adopt low- or zero-emission technologies by investing in hydrogen fuel cells, hydrogen-powered internal combustion engines (hydrogen-ICE), and battery electric vehicles to meet a variety of commercial applications and mobility needs. India needs to explore the hydrogen-ic engine option …

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