India came out as a frontrunner in the fight to tackle climate change after the Paris climate negotiations in 2015, especially when the Indian Prime Minister spearheaded a massive, 121 country-wide intergovernmental organization – the International Solar Alliance – dedicated to increasing solar energy and reducing dependence on fossil fuels globally. In fact, solar power is a […]
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The story of nuclear power in India began in September 1972, when the then Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi visited the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre and the project to manufacture and test a nuclear bomb was given a confirmation. Following this approval, the scientists started working on converting their ideas into reality. Apart from designing, […]
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Energy from the sun can be harnessed primarily by two methods—solar thermal and photovoltaic or PV. In the former, energy generation results from the conversion of solar energy into heat energy. The solar thermal method uses sunlight to heat up working fluids, such as hot water, hot air, and steam that can be set up […]
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The demand for energy worldwide is increasing day by day. On the contrary, conventional energy reserves are depleting at an alarming rate. This situation mandates unconventional and renewable sources of energy. Though renewable energy resources are gaining importance, these resources will need augmentation. In recent years, the role of natural gas is increasing in the […]
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Transport fuels are one of the major contributors to carbon dioxide emissions. The other major contributor is coal based power generation. Several alternatives like solar, wind, hydro and nuclear power are being promoted to bring down the share of coal-based power in overall energy mix. However, this solution is primarily for static power such as […]
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Petroleum Pricing in India | Basics of petroleum production Does a barrel of crude oil yield a barrel of gasoline? We, as end-users, tend to correlate the price of crude oil with the price of gasoline alone and wonder why the government is not reducing the price of gasoline when international crude pricing is at […]
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The Society for Ecological Restoration (SER 2004) defines ecological restoration as ‘the process of assisting the recovery of an ecosystem that has been degraded, damaged or destroyed’. The process of natural succession, which happens concurrently with ecosystem development takes time. Several ecosystem functions of mined land require a long time to develop through natural processes. […]
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Mining is the process or business of extraction or removal of valuable minerals, ores or other geological materials from the earth. There are different types of mining depending upon the techniques employed in the extraction of minerals. Each type has a bearing on varying environmental concerns related to biodiversity, air, water and land. It can […]
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It was in 1909 that Alfred Weber formulated a theory of industrial location. Simply speaking, he sought to determine the ideal location for the production of goods which would depend upon least costs, both in terms of the total costs of transporting raw material to the production site and product from the production site to […]
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India is facing tough challenges in making required amounts of energy available to all. Almost 30 per cent of the nation’s population still do not have access to electricity. Without targeted global action, the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that in 2035, there will still be one billion people without access to electricity and 2.7 […]
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