Under the vision of ‘Seva and Sushasan,’ India emerges as a global climate leader, achieving COP21 targets early, advancing the LiFE movement, promoting green hydrogen, and maintaining low per capita emissions, showing that economic growth and sustainability can coexist.
Click to View MoreIndia, with the world's fifth-largest rare earth reserves, faces challenges in domestic production due to complex extraction, radioactive elements, and atomic minerals classification. A shift in policy and investment is needed to leverage resources.
Click to View MoreIndia aims to produce 5 million metric tonnes of green hydrogen annually by 2030, using renewable energy sources. The National Green Hydrogen Mission aims to boost production, develop infrastructure, and create export markets. Challenges include high costs, infrastructure gaps, resource constraints, financing hurdles, and environmental concerns.
Click to View MoreIndia faces a paradox of unused 44 GW of renewable energy capacity due to lack of Power Purchase Agreements, weak grid infrastructure, and limited demand-side readiness. Resolving this requires multi-pronged reforms, including enhanced storage, accelerated electrification, smart meters, market reform, and state capacity alignment.
Click to View MoreIndian Railways has tested the first hydrogen-powered coach at its Integral Coach Factory in Chennai. The project involves converting existing diesel power cars into hydrogen fuel cell-powered traction systems and establishing a hydrogen storage facility in Jind, Haryana. The train will operate between Jind and Sonepat stations, covering 356 km daily.
Click to View MoreThe Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana has benefited 15.45 lakh households, with 33% in Gujarat. It offers free electricity, financial savings, energy security, independence, and job creation. The government provides subsidies for systems upto 3 kilowatts. The scheme aims to contribute to India's Net Zero emissions target and create 17 lakh new jobs.
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