Renewable Shift
- Renewable Energy Shift India has committed to sourcing nearly 500 GW of electricity from renewable energy by 2030, aiming for nearly half its projected installed capacity.
- Coal remains a mainstay of power generation, as nearly half of India’s installed power generation capacity (about 205 GW).
- However, RE accounted for 71.5% of the record 13.6 GW power generation capacity added in the January-March quarter this year.
- Prolonged exposure to coal mining pollutants has caused widespread respiratory and skin diseases among workers and residents in six Indian districts, according to a survey of 1,200 households by the National Foundation for India.
- The affected districts are Koriya and Raigarh (Chhattisgarh), Dhanbad and Ramgarh (Jharkhand), and Angul and Jajpur (Odisha).
- Key findings include:
- 65% of participants reported health issues like chronic bronchitis, asthma, eczema, dermatitis, and fungal infections.
- Dhanbad has the highest annual hospitalization expenses at ₹28,461 per household.
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