1Professor,
2Assistant Professor,
Energy is the most fundamental requirement of every society or nation as it progresses through the ladder of development. Energy is critical, directly or indirectly, in the entire process of evolution, growth and survival of all living beings. Achieving the goals of poverty eradication, improved living standard and increased economic output imply increasing energy. Energy has come to be known as strategic commodity and any uncertainty about its supply can threaten the functioning of the economy, particularly the developing countries like India. So the paper makes an attempt to analyze the issues and energy situation in India. The paper comprises of the following sections-section 1-Introduction, section 2-energy scenario in India, section 3-energy history, section 4-current energy scenario, section 5-energy planning exercise, section 6-energy efficiency and section 7-references.
