In Short : The Union Cabinet has cleared a ₹1,500 crore incentive scheme to promote recycling of critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt, and nickel. The move aims to strengthen domestic supply chains, reduce reliance on imports, and support clean energy technologies. By fostering circular economy practices, the initiative will boost sustainability and secure resources […]
Action taken by NTPC for meeting power demand in the country
The country is witnessing a sharp increase in power demandand NTPC is making all efforts for meeting demand as per the grid requirement. NTPC has geared up to meet the increasing demand and the generation from NTPC group stations has registered a 23% growth compared to the previous year. To meet the increase in demand, […]
Role Of The Electric Vehicles Industry In Reviving The Economy Of The Country In 2021
The country’s electric vehicle industry has been no exception in this lockdown with sales plunging to an all-time low in the world’s largest EV hub, China. The unprecedented COVID-19 outbreak has put a brake on all the industries across the globe. A report of the Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) showed that […]
Obsolete telephone booths to be converted to EV chargers in this country
Smartphones may have relegated public telephone boxes to the sidelines but electric vehicles offer a chance at redemption. Once upon a time, public telephone booths on the side of city streets were quite the lifeline for communication purposes. And then came mobile phones and out went the need to find these phone boxes. But many […]
Lockdown pulls down power consumption by 22.75 pc to 85.05 BU in Apr
The government had imposed lockdown from April 25 to fight the deadly coronavirus in the country. This resulted in lower commercial and industrial demand in April New Delhi: Power consumption in April dipped 22.75 per cent to 85.05 billion units (BU) compared to 110.11 BU in the same month a year ago, mainly due to […]
US Democrats unveil carbon-neutral ‘Green New Deal’
Washington: Congressional Democrats have unveiled an unprecedented plan to reverse climate change and eliminate all US carbon emissions within 10 years, by taking drastic steps that would require transformational action across the economy. The “Green New Deal” introduced by liberal congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a rising Democratic star in the House, and Senator Ed Markey on […]
