Context: NITI Aayog has launched the India Climate Energy Dashboard (ICED) 3.0, a comprehensive platform providing near real-time data on the energy sector, climate, and related economic datasets sourced from government publications.

• This user-friendly platform allows free access and analysis of datasets using an analytical engine, enabling users to gain insights and better understand the energy and climate sectors.

India Climate Energy Dashboard(ICED)

• Launched by: NITI Aayog in association with Vasudha Foundation

• Purpose: It is a one-stop platform for near real-time data on the energy sector, climate and related economic datasets based on government published sources.

• The portal enables users to freely access and analyze datasets using an analytical engine. 

Significance 

• It will facilitate insights and enhance understanding about the energy and climate sectors while identifying the key challenges. 

• The portal will also be immensely useful in monitoring the progress of India’s clean energy transition journey.

Features

• Developed as a user-friendly platform, ICED 3.0 enables users to freely access and analyses datasets using an analytical engine.

• It will facilitate insights and enhance understanding about the energy and climate sectors while identifying the key challenges.

• The Portal will draw insights from the available data parameters and hence immensely useful in monitoring the progress of India's clean energy transition journey.

• This dashboard offers more than 500 parameters, over 2000 infographics, and a number of interactive visualizations, allowing users to gain a holistic understanding of India's energy sector.

• Besides energy and climate, the dashboard also offers information on economy and demography for comparative study and its combined analysis along with the energy and climate issues.