NGHM receives Rs 535 crore allocation in Budget

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed an allocation of Rs 535 crore for the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM) in the Union Budget for 2025-26. The allocation is part of the government’s ongoing commitment to developing alternative and renewable energy sources in India. Launched on January 4, 2023, the National Green Hydrogen Mission aims to

Global warming won’t end if net zero is redefined

In a recent study published in Nature, an international team of authors who created the science behind net zero, led by the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford, show that relying on ‘natural carbon sinks’ like forests and oceans to offset ongoing CO2 emissions from the use of fossil fuels will not truly

Can fossil fuels be regulated like nuclear weapons? 

Should fossil fuels be regulated the way nuclear weapons are? A group of governments and civil society organisations believe so, and are pushing the idea of a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty (FF-NPT). “Just like 50 years ago, when the world used international treaties to defuse the threats posed by nuclear weapons, today, the world needs

India to rely on fossil fuels until 2040: Puri

India, the world’s No.3 oil importer and consumer, is expected to rely on fossil fuels until at least 2040 and is positioning itself as a refining hub, Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said. While global refining centers are downsizing as energy transition progresses at an unpredictable pace, India’s rising daily crude utilization means it will rely on fossil fuels

Energy Security through India’s Ethanol Push

The adoption of sustainable techniques like ethanol blending is helping India secure its energy future. The world’s third-largest energy user has long relied on oil imports to meet its expanding energy needs. This reliance threatens energy security and drains foreign cash. Ethanol blending could help India reduce its oil imports and meet environmental concerns. Sugarcane

IEA predicts that fossil fuels may become more affordable and plentiful.

According to the International Energy Agency, the transition to clean energy is expected to be expedited by governments, which could result in fossil fuels becoming substantially more cheap and abundant by the end of the decade. The global energy watchdog has announced the dawn of a new energy era, in which countries have access to

India studying $2 bn plan for greener boats

India is finalizing plans to offer almost $2 billion in incentives to replace fossil-fuel powered passenger vessels on inland waterways, like barges and ferries, with a cleaner fleet. The initiative, proposed by the shipping ministry earlier this year, will be backed by 149.2 billion rupees ($1.8 billion) in subsidies over ten years and is currently

Nitin Gadkari urges automobile industry to promote ethanol, flex fuels

Minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari has asked automobile manufacturers to look into ways of making ethanol and flex fuels more acceptable to the public, citing Brazil’s successful integration of biofuels in its transportation systems. The minister also discussed how a shift to biofuels from fossil fuels would help India become #AtmaNirbhar (self-reliant),

G7 leaders issue statement to accelerate transition away from fossil fuels

Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) developed democracies will commit to accelerating their transition away from fossil fuels during this decade, according to a draft of a statement to be issued at the end of their ongoing summit in Italy. Other commitments on climate policy in the draft include a pledge “to phase out

Researchers find liquid lithium more efficient than hydrogen

There is a chemical element that some consider better than hydrogen and produces more energy: liquid lithium. It may be key to fusion energy. New experiments have revealed that it may be easier to use fusion as an energy source if liquid lithium is attached to the inner walls of the device containing the fusion