Discuss the role of renewable energy technologies in shaping sustainable lifestyles. Examine it’s technological and behavioural challenges.

Question Understanding – Finding Information

Precise Syllabus Mapping: Science and Technology developments and their applications and effects in everyday life. (GS Paper – III)

Marks and words limit:

• The marks-oriented approach to answering (10-mark, 150-word) questions in the question is to use Bullet Points (one idea per bullet point), Brainstorming, or a combination of both.
• The way to score good marks in questions worth (15 marks. 250 words) is to use the Heading and Subheading method while writing your answers.

Directive words:

• Discuss → Explain role with breadth and examples
• Examine → Analyse challenges with causes and implications

Focal points of the questions:

• Role of renewable energy technologies in promoting sustainable lifestyles
• Technological challenges
• Behavioural challenges

Dos & Don’ts

Do for Maximum Marks

• Use Key terms: Sustainable lifestyles, Energy transition, Decentralised energy
• You can use Brainstorming idea: Technology → Behaviour → Sustainability
• Link renewable energy to lifestyle change, not just capacity
• Address both technological and behavioural challenges
• Maintain analytical, forward-looking tone
• Show interlinkages between technology and behaviour

Don’t do these Common Mistakes

• Do not focus only on national agencies
• Avoid listing disasters without analysis
• Do not ignore capacity-building aspect
• Avoid turning it into GS-II decentralisation essay
• Don’t overuse case studies or data