Draft National Energy Policy
Context: A draft national energy policy proposing aligning energy prices with international rates will be put up for the approval […]
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Infrastructure for Mains
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Nuclear Power Industry Issues
Context: Share of nuclear energy generation stagnates globally, and several countries shut down nuclear reactors in 2017. Most nuclear reactor
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National Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Policy
ITS ITS Policy will be covering Traffic Management, Parking Management, Electronic Enforcement of Traffic Rules and Regulations, Fleet Management and Monitoring,
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Coal Production Issues
Context: The government has decided to offer 10 coal mines for auction Fact: India is the third largest coal producer
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Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors : Analysis
Background: The government has given go-ahead to build 10 indigenous PHW reactors. The fleet of pressurised heavy water reactors (PHWR),
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State entities can now directly borrow bilateral loans
The Union Cabinet has approved the policy guidelines to permit financially sound State Government entities to borrow directly from bilateral
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Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP)
What is OLAP? It is new policy for oil and gas exploration. Why is it significant? OALP is part
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Solar Energy : Capacity enhancement
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the enhancement of capacity from 20,000 MW to 40,000 MW for
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Smart Villages : We need smart villages more than smart cities
Why concentrate on villages? Almost 70% of the Indian population lives in villages. In recent times, more cases of
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Swiss Challenge method
This procurement model consists of inviting unsolicited development proposals from experts which are then evaluated by an expert committee before