Tag: affordable energy
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North East Gas Grid Project: Can we Promote Natural Gas as a Sustainable Fuel?
On January 8th, 2020, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved funding of INR 5,559 Crore for the North-East Gas Grid project. The proposed length of the gas grid pipeline is 1,656 km. The Project will connect Guwahati in Assam to major cities in the North-East Region– Itanagar, Dimapur, Kohima, Gangtok, and Numaligarh to name…
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Energy Access in India: Is the Disadvantaged Strata Excluded?
Around 940 billion people in the world do not have access to electricity and more than 3 billion people suffer because of lack of access to clean cooking fuels. Since independence, India has made substantial progress, however, it has a huge population, deprived of access to energy, chiefly amongst the vulnerable sections of its population.…
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The Policy Dialogue: Policies for Access to Clean Energy in India
We are organizing an online policy awareness and deliberation session on the subject of Policies for Access to Clean Energy in India Date: 27th June, 2020. Timings: 7:00 p.m. to 7:40 p.m. Event Portal: Zoom Although India is one of the emerging economies with immense growth potential for renewable sources of energy, data suggests that…
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Clean and Affordable Energy-The Way Forward for India
Sustainable Development Goals were adopted in the UN Sustainable Development Summit, 2015 by all member countries of the United Nations. Countries agreed upon The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, known as ‘Transforming Our World’, which is a shared blueprint for the development and prosperity of people and the planet. It comprises 17 Sustainable Development Goals…