Fossil fuels such as oil, gas, and coal are employed in majority of power and heat generation in the country. Depleting crude oil reserves and increase in level of GHG emission have propelled the demand for clean energy resources in India. Biomass is an organic, clean, and renewable source ...
However, long-term challenges remain significant, including: India's discrimination against women and girls, an inefficient power generation and distribution system, ineffective enforcement of intellectual property rights, decades-long civil litigation dockets, inadequate transport and agricultural infrastructure...
Infrastructure covers a wide spectrum in India and includes transportation, power generation and distribution, telecommunications, postal facilities, and urban infrastructure. Historically, the responsibility for providing infrastructure services has been vested with the Indian government. This has been due to...
addition of another energy resource to a renewable power plant to provide secure, stable power any time the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing. Grid firming is vital for any power generation network, especially one like India’s, with a high percentage of renewable power sources....
The rest of the EIA assessments comprised mining (coal and non-coal) and power generation by thermal/hydro. An equal sample size was chosen from the four sectors for evaluation. Five reports were randomly chosen from each sector, assuming that each project would have a major direct or ...
On the other hand, Siliguri Town railway station, with a minimum percentage score of 77.00%, depicts the least railway heritage tourism potential for the generation of Railwayscape in its district. In case of Siliguri Town railway station, it is reasonable to...
Figure4shows the percentage change in annual air quality impacts due to burning achieved by a 1% reduction in emissions from burning (hereafter the efficacy of reducing burning) in each state or district during two burning seasons averaged over 2003–2019. Specifically, during post-monsoon season,...
As a result, India has set ambitious goals to install 500 gigawatts of solar energy capacity by 2030. Given the large footprint projected to meet renewables energy targets, the potential for land use conflicts over environmental values is high. To expedite development of solar energy, land use ...
The Minister lauded ISRO as a source of pride for Karnataka and the nation, emphasising its vital contributions to India's space endeavors. With achievements like these, I am confident ISRO will achieve its ambitious goal of establishing a self-sustained space station by 2025, elevating India's...
emission source sector. PM2.5emissions from the electric power sector have been increasing due to the increases in electric power consumption that isdirectlynecessary for households, and for industries that produce “final” goods and services. In addition to direct electric power use, it is also ...