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Hydrogen Fuel can be a game changer in ensuring energy security as well as our battle against climate change. Discuss the steps taken by India with respect to adoption of hydrogen fuel technology.

Topic: Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life. 5. Hydrogen Fuel can be a game changer in ensuring energy security as well as our battle against climate change. Discuss the steps taken by India with respect to adoption of hydrogen fuel technology. (250 words) Difficulty level: Easy Reference: Live Mint …

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National Hydrogen Mission

GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Conservation related issues.    National Hydrogen Mission:  Context:  The launch of the National Hydrogen Mission was announced by PM Modi. The aim is to make India a global hub for the production and export of green hydrogen.    Background:  The proposal for the National Hydrogen Mission was made in the Budget …

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What is Hydrogen Fuel?

GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Infrastructure- Energy.   Context: Under ‘Mission Net Zero Carbon Emission Railway’ by 2030, Indian Railways are set to run trains on hydrogen fuel-based technology. For this, it is considering retrofitting of existing trains.   What is Hydrogen fuel? Hydrogen is the lightest and first element on the periodic table. Since the …

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RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- INDIA’S RENEWABLE ENERGY PLAN

    Introduction: Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that there are huge renewable energy deployment plans for India for the next decade which are likely to generate business prospects of around $20 billion per year. In his address after inaugurating the 3rd Global Renewable Energy Investment Meeting and Expo (RE-Invest 2020), through video conferencing, he …

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, BIODIVERSITY

Question 1 “The present global health crisis is not primarily one of disease, but of Governance”. Comment. (300 words) http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/policy-and-issues/restrictive-global-governance-system-affects-public-health/article5681521.ece Question 2 “The lithium- ion batteries are having high potential but recent findings have defamed its viability”. Highlight the controversy associated with it and suggest measures to overcome the same. (200 words) http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/lithium_ion_safety_concerns http://www.pddnet.com/news/2014/02/researchers-build-nonflammable-lithium-ion-battery http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/promise-of-lithium-batteries/article4555245.ece http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sci-tech-and-agri/keeping-lithium-batteries-from-burning/article5683063.ece