Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman

Exploring India's nuclear energy ambitions through Kindrai & Chutka villages, amidst policy, corporate & grassroots tensions in contemporary India slowly.

Budget 2025 offers states extra borrowing for power reforms. Focus on improving Discom health and infrastructure. This targets DISCOM losses, tariff issues, with incentives tied to improvements in electricity distribution and capacity.

In a pivotal move during the Union Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced customs duty exemptions on key lithium-ion battery components, aiming to boost India's electric vehicle industry and reduce production costs.

Union Budget 2024-2025 allocates ₹3,330.37 crore to the Ministry of Environment. Key highlights include a climate finance taxonomy, expanded solar exemptions, nuclear energy collaboration, and new policies for pumped storage and emission reductions.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman recently stated that India has fulfilled its COP21 commitments given in Paris, largely out of its funds.