“There is a pressing need for using renewable energy sources in India.” Justify the statement.

1. Energy, the basic requirement of our everyday lives as well as the national economy constitutes the necessity of this input in every aspect.

2. The developmental plans since Independence required high amounts of energy to build the foundations of the operations of various sectors which has eventually resulted in rising consumption of energy and dependence on fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas.

3. The rise in prices of oil and gas and their potential shortages have raised uncertainties about the security of energy supply in future.

4. The rapid depletion of these energy resources further would have serious consequences affecting the growth of the national economy in future.

5. Additionally, the ever-increasing use of fossil fuels has further caused serious environmental problems which strongly points towards the need to use renewable sources of energy.

NOTE – Classification of sources of energy –

Non-Renewable sources of energy – Coal, petroleum, natural gas etc.

Renewable sources of energy – biomass, wind energy, tidal energy, geo thermal energy, solar energy, energy from waste material etc.

The need to use non – conventional sources is increasing because unlike the conventional sources, they do not require many years for formation under the earth’s crust, therefore are renewable in nature. Also, they are an alternative to the conventional sources which are increasingly being used up.