Low-cost finance for the energy transition report

GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Infrastructure (Energy), Environment, Indigenisation of Technology and Developing New Technology   Source: IRENA   Context: The IRENA released the ‘Low-cost finance for the energy transition’ report.   The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA): It is an intergovernmental organization (an official UN observer, founded in 2009, HQ – Masdar City, Abu Dhabi) …

Groundwater conservation in India

GS Paper 3  Syllabus: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation   Source: TH   Context: Since groundwater consumption and the variability of monsoon rainfall are the two main factors influencing groundwater storage, climate change might pose new challenges for groundwater sustainability in India.   Groundwater: Groundwater is the water that seeps through rocks and soil and …