India’s Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) is expected to be operational by the end of 2025. With the recent addition of Kakrapar units and Rajasthan Atomic Power Project achieving criticality,
Continue readingPrototype Fast Breeder Reactor to be operational by end of 2025: Govt
India plans to invest Rs 15 lakh crore in power generation by 2027. The nation targets 500 GW of non-fossil fuel energy by 2030. This will require significant storage capacity
Continue readingAbout Rs 15 lakh cr required for adding power generation capacity in 2022-27
The Rajya Sabha passes a bill amending the Oilfields Act of 1948, offering policy stability, international arbitration, and extended leases to oil and gas explorers. This aims to attract foreign
Continue readingRajya Sabha passes bill to amend oilfields Act
The government has implemented an advanced monitoring system for retail fuel outlets nationwide, leveraging technologies like OTP-based calibration and digital payment systems. This initiative, developed under the Legal Metrology Act,
Continue readingGovt deploys advanced tech to monitor fuel stations nationwide: Parliamentary Report
Gujarat Gas has increased CNG prices by Rs 1.5 per kg, making it Rs 77.76 per kg starting December 1. This is the third hike in recent months, affecting over
Continue readingGujarat Gas hikes CNG prices by Rs 1.5 per kg
In recent years it has become well known that cryptocurrency networks such as the Bitcoin network are energy intensive systems. As of 2024, Bitcoin mining operates on more than 16
Continue readingA deep dive into cryptocurrency decentralization
It has been nine years since Digiconomist was first launched with the objective of “exposing the unintended consequences of digital trends.” For a big part of these nine years, the
Continue readingPowering AI could use as much electricity as a small country
It wasn’t long ago non-fungible tokens (NFTs) were making headlines for their excessive environmental impact. Most of these NFTs were making use of the Ethereum blockchain or a related platform,
Continue readingThe Latest Hype in NFTs is a Climate Disaster: On-Chain Bitcoin NFTs
A new article published in the peer-reviewed journal “Patterns” has caught the attention of various mainstream media such as the BBC and Bloomberg. The article by Digiconomist-founder Alex de Vries,
Continue readingNew research highlights success of Ethereum’s merge
Digiconomist has launched a new API for developers to retrieve energy consumption and carbon footprint data on the Bitcoin, Ethereum and Dogecoin networks. The respective energy index pages already provide downloadable
Continue readingLaunching public API for energy and carbon footprint data