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India's Power Sector in 2030: Shift to Renewables and Coal's Decline

For Prelims: Central Electricity Authority (CEA), Paris Agreement, Targets of Renewable Energy, climate commitments For Mains: India's energy...

12 May 2023 Mineral & Energy Resources

Revisiting the Need of Nuclear Energy

This editorial is based on Should India consider phasing out nuclear power? which was published in The Hindu on 28/04/2023. It talks about the key...

28 Apr 2023 Mineral & Energy Resources

Protests in Chhattisgarh Over Coal Mining

For Prelims: Coal Mines, Coal Reserves, Classification of coal For Mains: Coal Mining and its Impacts on Environment and local Communities. Why...

22 Apr 2023 Mineral & Energy Resources

Issues Related to Illegal Mining of Ores

For Prelims: Illegal mining, IBM, Coal, Petroleum, Atomic Minerals, Human rights violations, National Mineral Policy, PMKKY. For Mains: Issues of...

19 Apr 2023 Mineral & Energy Resources

Tackling India’s Energy Crisis

This editorial is based on “Energy imports must be slashed” which was published in the Hindu Business Line on 30/03/2023. It discusses...

01 Apr 2023 Mineral & Energy Resources

Power Generating from Defunct Gold Mines

Why in News? Recently, an Australian renewable-energy company Green Gravity has proposed a scheme to generate electricity from the defunct Kolar...

31 Mar 2023 Mineral & Energy Resources

Tapping into Helium Reserves

For Prelims: Helium, Carbon footprint, Radioactive elements, Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) For Mains: Significance of Helium Gas, Uses of...

03 Mar 2023 Mineral & Energy Resources

GSI Discovers Lithium Resources in J&K

Prelims: Geological Survey of India, Lithium reserves and its importance Mains: Mineral & Energy Resources Why in News? The Geological...

11 Feb 2023 Mineral & Energy Resources

India’s Nuclear Power Capacity

For Prelims: Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC), Indian Oil Corporation Limited...

10 Feb 2023 Mineral & Energy Resources

Rare Earth Elements Discovered in Sweden

For Prelims: Rare Earth Elements, Green Transition, Clean Energy, NASA’s Space Shuttle Programme, Electric Vehicles, QUAD, Thorium. For...

17 Jan 2023 Mineral & Energy Resources

Cancellation of Bauxite Lease

Prelims: Environment Impact Assessment, Environment Protection Act, 1986, Metalurgical process and related concerns. Mains: Bauxite and its...

06 Jan 2023 Mineral & Energy Resources

Japan’s New Policy on Nuclear Energy

Prelims: Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Power Plants, Uranium-235, India-U.S. civil nuclear deal. Mains: Prospect of India’s Nuclear Energy. Why...

24 Dec 2022 Mineral & Energy Resources

Samudrayaan Mission

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22 Dec 2022 Mineral & Energy Resources

Rare Earth Metals

For Prelims: Confederation of Indian Industry, India Rare Earths Mission, Deep Ocean Mission For Mains: Rare Earth Metals and the need to develop...

28 Nov 2022 Mineral & Energy Resources

Russia's Advanced Fuel Option for KKNPP

For Prelims: Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Plants of India For Mains: Nuclear Energy, Significance of Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Plants of India Why in...

26 Nov 2022 Mineral & Energy Resources

Rooftop Solar Installations

For Prelims: Schemes and Programmes for Achieving Renewable Energy Target For Mains: India's achievements in renewable energy sector, India's...

26 Nov 2022 Mineral & Energy Resources

Increasing Demand of Coal

For Prelims: Fossil fuel, Coal. For Mains: Reasons for surging Coal Demand in India and related concerns. Why in News? Despite the country's...

22 Nov 2022 Mineral & Energy Resources

Coal Mines in India Under-Utilised: GEM Report

For Prelims: Coal Mines, Coal Crisis, Types of coal, Net Zero Emissions, Clean Energy For Mains: Findings of GEM Report on Coal Utilization and...

18 Oct 2022 Mineral & Energy Resources

Minerals

For Prelims: Metallic Minerals, Non-Metallic Mineral, Non-ferrous metals, Ferrous metals For Mains: Minerals and their different types, Economical...

15 Oct 2022 Mineral & Energy Resources

Self-reliance in Energy Sector

For Prelims: Renewable Energy, Gas Based Economy, Blending of ethanol in petrol For Mains: India’s Energy sector, Renewable Energy...

20 Sep 2022 Mineral & Energy Resources