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Government scientists propose injecting ice high in the upper atmosphere to reduce water vapor, a greenhouse gas, as a potential method to counteract human-caused warming. However, the idea is still in the early stages of research and not currently implementable.

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), led by Mukesh Ambani, is doubling its green energy investment target to ₹1.5 trillion, showing its commitment to sustainability. RIL is progressing on the Dhirubhai Ambani Green Energy Giga Complex in Jamnagar, with investments in solar, wind, and battery manufacturing. It's competing with Tata and Adani groups in India's new energy sector. RIL plans to establish 100 GW of solar energy by 2030, build giga factories, and has partnerships with various companies. This push aligns with global trends as companies like ExxonMobil and BP aim for net-zero emissions.

India aims to achieve 50% non-fossil fuel installed capacity by 2030, according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to G20 Energy Ministers. India has already surpassed its non-fossil installed electric capacity target, achieving milestones like connecting households with LPG and providing electricity to every village. The nation launched extensive LED distribution and agricultural pump solarization programs. It aspires to become a global hub for green hydrogen production and emphasized sustainable energy transition. Modi also highlighted the importance of low-cost finance for developing countries and proposed transnational grid interconnections for energy security. He introduced Mission Life to make individuals climate champions for a greener future.

India's domestic electric vehicle (EV) market is predicted to grow 49% between 2022 and 2030, reaching 10 million sales annually by 2030. However, the source of electricity that powers EVs must be decarbonised if they are to truly be zero-emission agents. Is that possible?

A whopping 1 trillion rupees or one lakh crores is what Oil and Natural Gas Corporation has decided to spend on its planned green initiatives. This sum of money will help ONGC cut down its emissions to zero by 2038.ONGC’s chairman and managing director Arun Kumar Singh, said on Monday that the oil explorer has set an ambitious net-zero target and aims to cut both its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions.

Huge sums of capital are needed for a transition and India has done well to create an enabling framework for green finance.

Every year, the world uses approx 35 billion barrels of oil. This massive scale of fossil fuel dependence pollutes the earth, and it won’t last forever. On the other hand, we have abundant sun, water and wind, which are all renewable energy sources. So why don’t we exchange our fossil fuel dependence for an existence based only on renewables?