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Cabinet Revises SHAKTI Policy to Boost Power Sector Why in the News ? The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved fresh coal linkages under a revised SHAKTI policy to reduce coal import dependency, promote thermal capacity addition, and ensure long-term coal supply amid record-high power demand. About the SHAKTI Policy Revision and Coal …
Read MoreNatural Hydrogen: Clean, Abundant, Low-Cost Fuel Source Emerging Syllabus: GS-2: Government Policies & Interventions GS-3: Environmental Pollution & Degradation , Growth & Development ,Conservation Focus: Natural hydrogen is gaining global attention as a clean and potentially abundant energy source. Recent discoveries in France and promising geological zones in India have sparked renewed interest. With extraction …
Read MoreWhy in the News? IEA Conference: Concluded a 2-day Global Conference on Energy and AI in Paris, gathering over 500 participants, including ministers from 25 countries. Focus Area: Highlighted the rising electricity demand from data centres while emphasizing AI’s role in energy transitions. Key Participants: Countries like India, Japan, UK, and the USA alongside CEOs …
Read MoreWhy in the news? India’s Power Secretary emphasises the need for a Production Linked Incentive scheme to enhance domestic supply chains for HVDC transmission equipment amid rising project delays. Need for PLI Scheme in Transmission Sector: Proposal by Power Secretary: Pankaj Agarwal, India’s Power Secretary, emphasised the necessity of a Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme …
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