National Energy Conservation Day 2024 observed; NEC Awards presented
National Energy Conservation Day was observed on 14 December 2024, with Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar felicitating National Painting Competition winners and the National Energy Conservation Awards presented at Vigyan Bhawan.
Summary
National Energy Conservation Day, observed every year on 14 December, was marked on 14 December 2024 at a function in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, where Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar honoured the winners of the National Painting Competition on Energy Conservation 2024. Minister of State for Power Shripad Yesso Naik presented the National Energy Conservation Awards (NECA) to industries, transport, buildings, institutions and appliances, and said the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2022 mandates integrating renewable energy in large residential buildings. The day was introduced in 1991 and is championed by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) under the Ministry of Power, which also instituted the NECA that year. BEE received 752 applications for NECA 2024.
Key facts
- Observed
- 14 December every year; introduced in 1991
- Nodal body
- Bureau of Energy Efficiency (Ministry of Power)
- 2024 event
- Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
- Painting competition
- Winners honoured by Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar
- NECA 2024
- Presented by MoS Shripad Yesso Naik; 752 applications
- Law cited
- Energy Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2022
Practice MCQs 3 questions
National Energy Conservation Day is observed in India every year on:
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Correct answer: A — 14 December
PIB (Power): National Energy Conservation Day is commemorated in India on December 14 every year.
Which body confers the National Energy Conservation Awards presented on National Energy Conservation Day?
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Correct answer: D — Bureau of Energy Efficiency
PIB (Power): the National Energy Conservation Awards (NECA) are an initiative of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) under the Ministry of Power.
In which year was National Energy Conservation Day introduced in India?
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Correct answer: B — 1991
PIB (Power): introduced in 1991, the day is championed by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency; the NECA were instituted the same year.