‘India on track to achieve 1.5 Celsius Climate target’: G20
India is the only country in the G20 group of nations which is on the way to restricting the rise of temperatures to 1.5 degree Celsius, according to Climate Transparency
India to add another 20,000 MW to nuclear power generation capacity
India plans to raise nuclear power generation capacity by another 20,000 MW over the next decade
Renewables could match coal as top power source within five years: IEA
Renewables are set to be the world’s largest source of electricity mix by 2024, according to IEA
ONGC gives up shale gas hunt midway the first exploration
ONGC has aborted shale gas exploration programme before completing even the first phase of the programme search
Renewables are growing, but not fast enough: IEA
IEA’s annual report on fuel supply and demand shows a pickup in the rate of growth of wind and solar power, but that is not fast enough to curtail the greenhouse gas pollution
Most coal power plants fail to meet gas desulphurization deadlines
Increasing awareness of toxic impact of coal on environment has forced the Indian government to order installation of Flue Gas Desulphurization (FGD) units at coal-fired power plants to cut Sulphur and nitrous dioxides emissions
Coal power set for record fall in 2019: analysis
An analysis done by a UK-based reveals that coal-fired power, a main villain of climate change, is set to fall a record 3.0 percent this year
Government plans structural reforms to streamline the power sector
The Ministry of Power is drafting a scheme under which discoms will be required to supply power in wholesale to firms licensed by power department to deliver power to consumers
Renewables could lower adverse impact of power generation on human health by 80 percent: Study
A team of scientists at Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in France has claimed that the impact of carbon emissions from power generation on human could be cut by 80 percent if renewables were used instead of fossil fuels to generate electricity.
Solar power attracts $2.6 trillion investment during 2010-19
638 GW of solar energy capacity was globally added to the power spectrum in the world between 2010 and 2019, according to a UNEP report