Akshay Urja diwas is an awareness campaign about the developments of renewable energy in India, celebrated on August 20 every year since 2004.
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy initiated Akshay Urja Day (Diwas) in 2004. The first function was organised at
New Delhi
New Delhi (; ) is the Capital city, capital of India and a part of the Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Parliament ...
in 2004 and 2005 followed by
Nagpur in 2006,
Hyderabad
Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...
in 2007 and
Panchkula in 2008.
The day commemorates the birthday of former Indian prime minister
Rajiv Gandhi. The day is also known as Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Diwas.
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy promotes innovation to adopt
renewable energy sources to produce power for the electricity grid and for several standalone applications and decentralised power production. The energy such as
Biogas,
Solar Energy,
Wind energy,
hydroelectrical power are few example of Akshay Urja.
The main motive of Akshya urja Diwas is to make people aware that they have to think about the renewable energy (Akshya Urja) apart from traditional energy.
Inaugural event
At the first Akshay Urja Diwas in 2004 a commemorative stamp was released by the Prime Minister. A human chain of nearly 12,000 school children was formed in the national capital to promote a renewable future.
Supporting organizations
* Indian Biogas Association
References
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Awareness days
Renewable energy in India
August observances