Growing awareness and increasing concerns about protection of
the environment is leading towards the requirement of a shift from
the dependence on the non-renewable energy sources to energy
efficient and cleaner alternatives. The Government has been
striving to involve participation of the people of the country to
opt for environment conducive sources.
Ill effects of non-renewable sources of energy
The over-exploitation of non-renewable resources for energy and
improper disposal of their remnants has resulted in high levels of
pollution contaminating the air, water, soil and the overall
environment around us. With the objective of the protection and
improvement of environment, the Government has come up with
numerous legislative frameworks and policies. Recourse to multiple
forms of renewable energies include solar, wind, Hydro, Biomass and
Geothermal energies.