Electrification replaces fossil-fuel combustion with clean electricity to drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions. While electric vehicles and heat pumps offer immense efficiency gains, achieving global climate goals requires overcoming severe grid bottlenecks, scaling battery storage, and securing critical mineral supply chains.
Click to View MoreOn June 15, Goa hosted the Global Wind Day 2026 Conference themed "Wind Energy: From Ambition to Acceleration." The event focused on India's 100 GW target by 2030, domestic manufacturing, and grid readiness.
Click to View MoreThe Bonn Climate Conference 2026 establishes a crucial 35% global electrification target by 2035. It highlights the urgent shift from pledges to implementation, prioritizing climate finance, adaptation, and honoring equity principles like CBDR-RC to support developing nations like India.
Click to View MoreThe Kirthai-II Hydroelectric Project is a 930 MW run-of-river hydropower project on the Chenab River in Jammu & Kashmir. It strengthens renewable energy generation, enhances India's utilization of Indus basin waters, and supports regional development, energy security, and strategic infrastructure growth.
Click to View MoreIndia now ranks third globally in renewable energy capacity, achieving 283.46 GW of non-fossil capacity. Although India met its 50% clean energy target five years early, inadequate grid infrastructure caused 300 GWh of renewable energy curtailment in early 2026.
Click to View MoreIndia aims to five hundred gigawatts of non-fossil capacity by 2030. Achieving this demands overcoming grid integration gaps, scaling battery storage, boosting green hydrogen demand, and ensuring the financial health of distribution companies through targeted policies and continuous infrastructure reforms.
Click to View MoreLaunched in 1975, Proálcool was an initiative to reduce oil dependence by substituting petrol with sugarcane-based ethanol. It transformed Brazil into a global leader in biofuels, pioneering flex-fuel technology and creating a sustainable, large-scale domestic renewable energy ecosystem.
Click to View MoreThe Union Cabinet approved a ₹2,584.60 crore scheme to add 1,500 MW of Small Hydro Power (up to 25 MW) by 2031. It prioritizes North Eastern and border regions, mandates indigenous procurement, and provides stable, eco-friendly baseload power for India’s energy transition.
Click to View MoreIndia’s power sector emissions fell 2.6% in 2025 despite rising electricity demand, marking a key decoupling driven by rapid solar expansion and supportive policies. The country achieved its 50% non-fossil capacity NDC target early, though rising industry and transport emissions demand wider decarbonisation and a just transition.
Click to View MorePM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana promotes rooftop solar through subsidies and concessional loans, cutting AT&C losses and boosting decentralised power. It faces DISCOM resistance, and grid “Duck Curve” risks. Battery storage and uniform net metering are vital for maximising the benefit and achieving Panchamrit goals.
Click to View MoreRare earth magnets are high-performance materials essential for electric vehicles, wind turbines, electronics, and defence systems, making them critical for India’s clean energy transition and technological growth. With China dominating global processing, India’s push for domestic manufacturing, critical mineral processing, and recycling aims to reduce import dependence and build a self-reliant mine-to-magnet ecosystem to strengthen economic and strategic security.
Click to View MoreIndia generates nearly 350 million tonnes of agricultural waste annually, creating both an environmental challenge and a major economic opportunity. The circular agriculture approach aims to convert this waste into valuable resources such as bioenergy, organic fertilisers, and bio-based products, with the potential to create a $2 trillion market and millions of jobs by 2050. While the Government has launched multiple initiatives for biomass utilisation, residue management, and infrastructure development, implementation gaps, weak supply chains, limited monitoring, and uneven regional performance remain key concerns. Strengthening outcome-based monitoring, market linkages, and integrated waste management is essential to transform agricultural waste into sustainable rural wealth.
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