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What happened to Tamil Nadu’s model renewable energy village?

Gowthami Subramaniam 21 Jul 2023
Image shows a man walking in a rice field with a windmill in the background

New report estimates district-wise crop residue potential for bioenergy production

Pranav Sinha 17 Jul 2023
The first wind power project was planned to be developed at the site in the Bidda village of Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. Photo arranged by Tauseef Ahmed.

A wind project has been waiting to power up for a decade in Jammu and Kashmir

Tauseef Ahmad 12 Jul 2023

Green credit scheme encourages ‘environment-friendly’ behaviour, but needs strong regulation to work

Simrin Sirur 11 Jul 2023

Inside Goa and Karnataka’s conflict on Mhadei river water

Meera Mohanty 7 Jul 2023
An assembled three-cell stack alkaline seawater electrolyser. Hydrogen and oxygen evolution from the outlet can be seen in the inverted cylinders. Photo from IIT Madras.

IIT Madras scientists develop prototype to use seawater for green hydrogen production

Pranav Sinha 6 Jul 2023

Solar canals prove to be good for the environment but not for business

Ravleen Kaur 4 Jul 2023

Solar pumps offer financial relief to West Bengal farmers, but growth is slow

Snigdhendu Bhattacharya, Subhrajit Sen 30 Jun 2023
Nordsee One is an offshore wind farm in the German part of the North Sea. India is also planning to bid out 37 gigawatts (GW) equivalent of offshore wind projects by 2029-30. Photo by Capmat007/Wikimedia commons

Miles to sail to harness offshore wind

Pranav Sinha 29 Jun 2023

[Commentary] Living off the grid in India’s southernmost district

Geetha Iyer 21 Jun 2023
Image shows the view of an electricity grid tower in India from below

India’s renewable capacity estimated to increase, while reliance on coal to continue, indicates National Electricity Plan

Pranav Sinha 19 Jun 2023
Rupa, the rescued elephant. Photo from the Rajasthan Forest Department.

An elephant rescued in 2021 still awaits a suitable shelter, even as its condition deteriorates

Parul Kulshrestha 16 Jun 2023
Image shows a clump of saplings in muddy soil

Coastal communities in Gujarat build mangrove barriers with benefits for environment and livelihoods

Ravleen Kaur 12 Jun 2023

Ballari’s former mine workers look for space in emerging renewable sector

Manish Kumar 9 Jun 2023

[Commentary] RBI’s report envisions India’s low-carbon economy of the future

Suranjali Tandon 7 Jun 2023

Electricity rules amendment could improve green energy access for small consumers

Pranav Sinha 5 Jun 2023

[Commentary] Timely municipal elections enable local leaders to act locally and mitigate climate impacts

Srikanth Viswanathan and Kesava Balaji 2 Jun 2023
Waste-collectors working in Ambikapur's Nawa Para locality. Photo by Vivek Gupta/Mongabay.

Ambikapur’s women-led waste management system also generates revenue for the city

Vivek Gupta 30 May 2023
Bajra harvested at Madgyal, Jath taluka. Photo from Samata Farmers Group.

How a drought-prone village in Maharashtra attained agricultural success with millets

Hiren Kumar Bose 26 May 2023

Assam’s North Lakhimpur treats 40 years of legacy waste in just nine months

Barasha Das 22 May 2023

Documenting India’s water bodies is a good start, but their condition is concerning, say experts

Vivek Gupta 19 May 2023

Funds remain underutilised by regulators in one of the most polluted regions of India

Vivek Gupta 2 May 2023
A view of damaged wheat field in Punjab's Moga district. Photo by special arrangement

After being hit by heat last year, wheat crop suffers from excessive, untimely rains this year

Vivek Gupta 11 Apr 2023

Hydropower projects vulnerable to warming climate and increased precipitation

Manish Kumar 29 Mar 2023

Frequent earthquakes a reminder of the vulnerabilities of the Himalayan region

Mudassir Kuloo 22 Mar 2023
Women of Rupaheli Kala village trying to show the impact of pollution due to the factory nearby. Photo by Parul Kulshrestha.

A Rajasthan village claims factory emissions are impacting health; factory has clean chit from pollution board

Parul Kulshrestha 17 Mar 2023

New thermal power plants mandated to use renewable sources to generate part of their energy

Manish Kumar 15 Mar 2023
Electrically-powered automobile in Tamil Nadu. Photo by த*உழவன்/Wikimedia Commons.

Incentives to boost demand, increase in e-buses in Tamil Nadu’s latest EV policy

Manish Kumar 9 Mar 2023

Electricity transition in India’s renewable-rich states needs to accelerate, says study

Manish Kumar and Manish Mishra 8 Mar 2023
Baobab tree in Mandu district of Madhya Pradesh.

Madhya Pradesh seeks GI tag for the fruit of the endangered baobab in Mandu

Shahroz Afridi 6 Mar 2023

Water is needed for green hydrogen production, but concerns remain about its availability

Manish Kumar 3 Mar 2023

Organic agriculture critical for generating indigenous, clean fuel

Ravleen Kaur 1 Mar 2023

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