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The primary energy consumption in India is the third biggest after China and USA with 5.5% global share in 2016.The electricity generation target of conventional sources for the year 2017-18 has been fixed as 1229.400 Billion Unit (BU). i.e. Growth of around 5.97% over actual conventional generation of 1160.141 BU for the previous year (2016-17). The conventional … Read more
Tidal energy is a form of hydropower that extracts energy from the rise and fall of tides. It is a renewable energy source that has the potential to provide a significant amount of electricity. Tidal energy is currently being harnessed in a number of countries around the world, and there is potential for further development … Read more
Here is a list of subtopics on global warming without any description: Causes of global warming Effects of global warming Solutions to global warming History of global warming Scientific consensus on global warming Climate change Greenhouse effect Greenhouse gases Ozone layer depletion Sea level rise Arctic sea ice decline Extreme weather events Coral reef bleaching … Read more
Harnessing the Ocean’s Thermal Gradient: A Deep Dive into Ocean Thermal Energy The Earth’s oceans are vast reservoirs of energy, absorbing and storing immense amounts of solar radiation. This energy manifests as a temperature difference between the warm surface waters and the cold depths, a phenomenon known as the ocean thermal gradient. This gradient, a … Read more
Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a greenhouse gas that is produced by both natural and human activities. It is the third most important greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide and methane. Nitrous oxide is a powerful greenhouse gas, with a global warming potential of 298 times that of carbon dioxide. It is also a long-lived gas, with … Read more
Carbon Sequestration: A Vital Tool in the Fight Against Climate Change The Earth’s climate is changing rapidly, driven primarily by the increasing concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide (CO2), a major contributor to this phenomenon, is released into the atmosphere through human activities like burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and industrial processes. To … Read more
Solar Charkha Mission: Empowering Rural Livelihoods through Sustainable Textiles Introduction India, with its rich textile heritage and vast rural population, holds immense potential for sustainable development. The Solar Charkha Mission, launched by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) in 2014, aims to harness this potential by empowering rural communities through the production … Read more
Offset Trading: A Complex Solution to a Complex Problem The world is grappling with the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate the impacts of climate change. One approach gaining traction is offset trading, a market-based mechanism that allows entities to compensate for their emissions by investing in projects that reduce or remove … Read more
Usefulness of Plants and human affairs (utility) Food Plants are the main source of food for humans. Plants, unlike humans and animals, manufacture their own food. They do so by the process known as Photosynthesis in their green leaves by use of sunlight. They can convert and store the Light energy in the … Read more
India has a capacity to develop about 1,95,000 MW of non-conventional energy resource. India was the first country in the world to set up a ministry of non-conventional INFRASTRUCTURE. India does not have a well-developed grid system for transmitting and distributing non-conventional energy. This makes it difficult to connect non-conventional power plants to the grid … Read more