Taru Mehta & Neetika Walia

The scale of development in India has become fast-paced in the past two decades. India’s urban centres are increasing in size and modernisation involving vast construction, factories and transportation networks is taking place, including new electricity connections. As a result, India has become the world’s third-largest energy-consuming nation. A significant part of India’s energy requirement is met through fossil fuels, which are meagre and may last only for a few years. In addition, conventional sources of energy lead to higher carbon emissions and associated risks of climate change. Application of renewable sources has though started but enough has to be done in terms of…read more on NOPR