Energy policy
India Launches ₹200-crore Decentralized Green Hydrogen Initiative
The Government of India has introduced a ₹200-crore scheme aimed at promoting green hydrogen production. This initiative focuses on innovative methods for residential and commercial applications. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy outlines various pilot projects. These include floating ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2024
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Power Ministry approves proposal to declare Ocean Energy as Renewable Energy
The Ministry of Power and New & Renewable Energy (IC) has approved a proposal to declare ocean energy as Renewable Energy. The decision would give a boost to ocean energy in India. The Ministry has clarified that energy produced using ..
Cabinet approves pact between India and Denmark in the field of Renewable energy
On 15th April, 2019, Union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave its approval for ab agreement between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Denmark’s Ministry for Energy, Utilities and Climate to facilitate deliberate collaboration in renewable energy ..
First-ever global coalition launched for clean cooling
The 1st ever of global coalition on clean and efficient cooling was launched at First Global Conference on Synergies between the 2030 Agenda and Paris Agreement in Copenhagen, Denmark. This coalition is aim to identify solutions and mobilise action to ..
First-ever global coalition on clean and efficient cooling was launched at First Global Conference
The first-ever global coalition on clean and efficient cooling was launched at the First Global Conference on Synergies between the 2030 Agenda and Paris Agreement, which concluded on April 3, 2019, in Copenhagen, Denmark. The aim of Cool Coalition is ..
IEA publishes ‘Global Energy & CO2 Status Report’
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has recently published the ‘Global Energy & CO2 Status Report’, which is designed to provide an update on the world’s energy markets, including the latest available data for oil, natural gas, coal, wind, solar, nuclear ..
WEF Energy Transition Index: India ranks 74th
India has ranked 76th on a global energy transition index. This annual list is compiled by Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF) which has ranked 115 economies on how well they are able to maintain energy security and access with environmental ..
Frank Bainimarama wins Sustainable Development Leadership Award for year 2019 at WSDS
Frank Bainimarama, Prime Minister of Fiji, has been conferred with ‘Sustainable Development Leadership Award 2019’ at the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS-2019) in New Delhi. He won the award for his outstanding contributions towards sustainable development in Fiji. The summit ..