Energy transition
NITI Aayog Launches ASSET Platform Boosts Green Energy Transition
NITI Aayog, along with the Ministry of Power and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, has launched the ASSET platform. This initiative aims to accelerate India’s green energy transition. It supports states in creating energy transition blueprints. This platform ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2024
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Indian States’ Energy Transition Report
The “Indian States’ Energy Transition” Report was released recently by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and EMBER. The report analysed 16 states, which make up 90% of India’s annual power requirement, and devised a scoring system ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Indonesia Just Energy Partnership
Indonesia Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) was launched at the G20 Summit’s side event Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII). What is Indonesia Just Energy Partnership? Indonesia Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) is a long-term political agreement between the ..
Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
Global Center of Excellence in Affordable and Clean Energy
The Global Center of Excellence in Affordable and Clean energy was recently launched at IIT Dharwad. The center will enhance the research in affordable and clean energy. About the Center The center will create, incubate technologies, physical infrastructure. Also, it ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Environment Current Affairs
Union Budget 2022-23-Highlights
On February 1, 2022, the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman presented the Union budget 2022-23. The budget focuses on macro economic growth, energy transition, promoting digital economy, climate action, tech enabled development, crowding in private investment. Here are the highlights ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Energy Transition Advisory Committee (Tarun Kapoor Committee)
The Energy Transition Advisory Committee was formed by Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. It is headed by Tarun Kapoor, former Secretary of Petroleum Ministry. It will focus on increasing the share of clean energy sources such as hydrogen, biofuel, ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Environment Current Affairs
India ranked 76th 2019 WEF global Energy Transition index
India has moved up two places to rank 76th on a global energy transition index 2019. This annual list, compiled by Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF), has ranked 115 economies on how well they are able to balance energy security ..
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 ..