Infrastructure
Syllabus: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.
Current affairs on this topic 12
- Cabinet clears ₹1.86 lakh crore Green Energy Corridor Phase-III with 50 GWh of batteries 1 October 2026
India can build solar parks fast. Can State grids carry their power, and store it for the evening?
- Centre notifies CAFE-III fuel-efficiency norms for cars from April 2027 1 October 2026
Each electric car will count as three in a carmaker's fleet average. Will that speed up India's shift away from petrol?
- Centre orders 112 captive coal plants to run at full capacity till December 27 September 2026
When can the government tell a factory's own power plant how much electricity to make?
- India's first port-based e-methanol plant to come up at Kandla 27 September 2026
Can an Indian port make green fuel for the ships that call at it?
- Expert panel backs green clearance for the Subansiri Upper hydro project 26 September 2026
Can Arunachal's big dams be built without paying too high a price in forests?
- Green clearances for ports now valid for 20 years 23 September 2026
Faster port building, or weaker oversight of coasts?
- Nearly 40% of coal power plants are critically low on fuel 22 September 2026
India has vast coal reserves. Why do plants still run short?
- Trump signs Russia sanctions law that allows up to 100% tariffs on buyers like India 20 September 2026
A U.S. law now lets Washington tax India's exports for buying Russian oil. How much room does India have?
- India's Russian oil purchases fall after new U.S. curbs 19 September 2026
Discounted oil or access to America. Can India keep both?
- Op-ed: E20 petrol's mileage loss may have cost consumers ₹88,234 crore in three years 17 September 2026
Blending ethanol was meant to save money, crude and carbon. What if lower mileage eats into all three?
- Saudi Arabia shuts its East-West oil pipeline after attacks: why it matters for India 13 September 2026
The pipeline built to bypass Hormuz has itself been shut. What does that do to an importer like India?
- Editorial: India's road deaths need a Safe System approach, not just fines 12 September 2026
India has 1% of the world's vehicles but 11% of its road deaths. Why have tougher fines not closed the gap?
Background from the reference shelf
Previous-year questions 11
- 2026 · GS3 · 15 marks Explain the key challenges for India's energy security. What measures do you suggest for ensuring energy security along with economic growth and sustainability?
- 2025 · GS3 · 10 marks How can India achieve energy independence through clean technology by 2047? How can biotechnology play a crucial role in this endeavour?
- 2024 · GS3 · 10 marks What role do environmental NGOs and activists play in influencing Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) outcomes for major projects in India? Cite four examples with all important details.
- 2023 · GS3 · 10 marks Dam failures are always catastrophic, especially on the downstream side, resulting in a colossal loss of life and property. Analyze the various causes of dam failures. Give two examples of large dam…
- 2022 · GS3 · 15 marks Do you think India will meet 50 percent of its energy needs from renewable energy by 2030? Justify your answer. How will the shift of subsidies from fossil fuels to renewables help achieve the above…
- 2021 · GS3 · 10 marks Explain the purpose of the Green Grid Initiative launched at World Leaders Summit of the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow in November, 2021. When was this idea first floated in the…
- 2020 · GS3 · 10 marks How does the draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2020 differ from the existing EIA Notification, 2006?
- 2020 · GS3 · 10 marks What are the salient features of the Jal Shakti Abhiyan launched by the Government of India for water conservation and water security?
- 2018 · GS3 · 10 marks "Access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy is the sine qua non to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)". Comment on the progress made in India in this regard.
- 2015 · GS3 · 12.5 marks To what factors can the recent dramatic fall in equipment cost and tariff of solar energy be attributed? What implications does the trend have for thermal power producers and related industry?
- 2014 · GS3 · 12.5 marks Environmental Impact Assessment studies are increasingly undertaken before a project is cleared by the Government. Discuss the environmental impacts of coal-fired thermal plants located at coal…