NITI AAYOG’S STATE ENERGY AND CLIMATE INDEX

• Recently, the NITI Aayog launched the State Energy and Climate Index (SECI). It is the first index that aims to track the efforts made by states and UTs in the climate and energy sector.
• The parameters of the index have been devised keeping in mind India’s goals for climate change and clean energy transition.
• Ranking the States based on their efforts towards improving energy access, energy consumption, energy efficiency, and safeguarding the environment.
• Helping drive the agenda of the affordable, accessible, efficient and clean energy transition at the State level,
• Encouraging healthy competition among the states on different dimensions of energy and climate.

Parameters: 

1. Discoms’ (Power distribution companies) Performance,
2. Access Affordability And Reliability Of Energy,
3. Clean Energy Initiatives,
4. Energy Efficiency,
5. Environmental Sustainability, 

India’s Climate Change Commitments:

• The Prime Minister of India at the COP-26 Glasgow summit presented five nectar elements, Panchamrit, to deal with climate change:
• India will reach its non-fossil installed electricity capacity to 500 GW by 2030.
• India will meet 50% of its electricity requirements from renewable energy by 2030.
• India will reduce the total projected carbon emissions by one billion tonnes from now onwards till 2030.
• By 2030, India will reduce the carbon intensity of its economy by less than 45%.
• By the year 2070, India will achieve the target of Net-zero.

SOURCE: THE HINDU,THE ECONOMIC TIMES,MINT