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At $1.1 trillion, renewable energy investment matches fossil fuels in 2022 for 1st time: BloombergNEF https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/energy/at-1-1-trillion-renewable-energy-investment-matches-fossil-fuels-in-2022-for-1st-time-bloombergnef-87355 The hydrogen sector received least boost at $1.1 billion but the sector grew the fastest, tripling investment every year Seema Prasad  Friday 27 January 2023

Investment towards energy transition grew by $261 billion from the previous year — a 31 per cent increase from 2021. But the investment in fossil fuels was also simultaneously up $214 billion over 2021 levels....“The growth in fossil fuel investments in 2022 occurred against the backdrop of high commodity prices, with many oil and gas majors earning record profits. Increased climate awareness has, however, made these companies more focused on share buybacks and diversifying to lower-carbon assets,” the researchers explained.

GOBAR-Dhan: Scheme announced in budget a welcome step, but challenges ahead https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/energy/gobar-dhan-scheme-announced-in-budget-a-welcome-step-but-challenges-ahead-87558 Biogas can be purified and upgraded up to 98 per cent of purity to make it suitable to be used as a green fuel for transportation or filling of cylinders
By Siddharth Ghanshyam Singh, Kaifee Jawed 08 February 2023

500 new ‘waste to wealth’ plants for promoting a circular economy with a total investment of Rs 10,000 crore under the GOBAR-Dhan scheme in her budget speech in the Parliament on February 1, 2023.

Of the 500 new plants announced, 200 will be compressed biogas plants (CBG), including 75 in cities and the remaining 300 will be community or cluster-based plants.

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The National Bioenergy Programme specifically mentions (paragraph five) that waste-to-energy plants based on thermal technologies like incineration, pyrolysis, etc., are not supported under the programme.

The National Bioenergy Programme specifically mentions (paragraph five) that waste-to-energy plants based on thermal technologies like incineration, pyrolysis, etc., are not supported under the programme.

HOW ASSAM’S MISING COMMUNITY IS COPING WITH FLOODS THROUGH ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
By Sanskrita BharadwajonFeb. 02, 2023 https://vikalpsangam.org/article/how-assams-mising-community-is-coping-with-floods-through-architectural-design/ the indigenous Mising community in Assam constructs and lives in traditional flood-resilient houses called chang ghors that are perched above the ground on bamboo stilts. Medhipamua in Dhemaji district is a typical Mising village that lies along the Brahmaputra river. “Our houses are built at an eight foot height while there are others in the interiors that are 12-13 feet high. We keep our bamboo poles stacked before the monsoons arrive,” Janmoni Doley, a resident of the village said. Many families, she said, still prefer moving a few kilometres away from their houses on country boats to a more secure raised platform like the village community space where the magnitude of the water is also usually less.