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CCU testbeds in cement

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: CCU testbeds in cement (GS3 · Climate, 14 May 2025)

What happened

  • DST unveiled five Carbon Capture and Utilisation testbeds in the cement sector [PIB].

Background

  • Cement is hard to abate [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Net zero 2070 needs CCU.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, EIA

  1. As per PIB (2025-05-14): DST unveiled five Carbon Capture and Utilisation testbeds in the cement sector.
  2. Net zero 2070 needs CCU.
Quotable data point

DST unveiled five Carbon Capture and Utilisation testbeds in the cement sector.

PIB: CCU testbeds, 14 May 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: CCU.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

CCU testbeds sector

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Go deeper

ExplainerParis Agreement (2015): Goals, NDCs, Article 6 Carbon Markets, Global Stocktake, Climate Finance and India’s Commitments (UPSC Notes + PYQs)ExplainerMontreal Protocol: Ozone Depletion, Vienna Convention, Kigali Amendment on HFCs and India’s Commitments (UPSC Notes + PYQs)

Official source: PIB: CCU testbeds, 14 May 2025

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