QUESTION 12
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 objective? Explain.
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11 min
250 words
What the examiner wants
Judge whether India will get 50% of its energy needs from renewables by 2030 and explain how shifting subsidies from fossil fuels to renewables would help.
JustifyGive reasons and evidence that support the statement.
Demand-wise check
- 1Clarify the target: 50% of installed electricity capacity from non-fossil sources by 2030 (Panchamrit), not 50% of total energy≈65 words
- 2Progress: non-fossil capacity crossed 50% of installed capacity in 2025; generation share lower; storage and grid gaps≈65 words
- 3Subsidy shift: fossil subsidies still large; redirect to storage, transmission (Green Energy Corridor), rooftop solar, green hydrogen; social protection for poor consumers≈65 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
Clarify targetProgress and gapsJudgementSubsidy shift benefitsConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Not distinguishing capacity, generation and total energy
- Skipping the subsidy part
Draw this
- Bar chart: installed capacity share vs generation share of non-fossil
Value addition
- DataIndia's non-fossil installed power capacity crossed 50% of total in mid-2025, five years ahead of the 2030 target.Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, 2025
- ReportIISD's tracking shows India's energy subsidies still favour fossil fuels by a large margin.International Institute for Sustainable Development, Mapping India's Energy Policy
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- Mayank Purohit · AIR 33 · Page 17 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 35 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Aniket Ranjan · AIR 48 · Page 5 ↗Same syllabus reference
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