Mayank Aggarwal

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[Interview] Renewable energy goals can’t be met by excluding people or making them hostile, say founders of LIFE

Mayank Aggarwal 25 Oct 2021
Cooling towers of a thermal power plant based in Haryana. Over the past two weeks, India witnessed an intense debate over the shortage of coal which many cautioned could lead to power cuts or blackout. Photo by Vikramdeep Sidhu/Wikimedia commons

India’s ‘coal shortage’ could set stage for overhaul of laws

Mayank Aggarwal 20 Oct 2021

From barren land to a popular heritage park

Archana Singh 14 Oct 2021

When salt is an essential commodity and salt makers are not

Ravleen Kaur 12 Oct 2021

Konark pursues clean energy dream but there are challenges

Manish Kumar 7 Oct 2021
Women-led group take care solar pumps after receiving them from the government. Photo by Srikant Chaudhary

Jharkhand’s solar pump scheme aims to improve lives of farmers by increasing irrigation potential

Srikant Chaudhary 4 Oct 2021

Odisha has an ambitious electric vehicle plan but faces challenges

Manish Kumar 30 Sep 2021

Stone mining in Brahmagiri mountains chips away at the Godavari River ecosystem

Vinaya Kurtkoti 29 Sep 2021

[Photos] In the dark world of white clay

Snigdhendu Bhattacharya, Subhrajit Sen 24 Sep 2021

Yes, No or Maybe: Fate of Hasdeo Arand forest back in limbo

Mayank Aggarwal 23 Sep 2021

Will Odisha notify 14 proposed elephant corridors?

Manish Kumar 16 Sep 2021

[Commentary] Building the future of renewable energy procurement in India

Apoorva Santhosh and Varun Aggarwal 16 Sep 2021

Odisha’s decision to auction virgin mines raises environmental concerns

Tazeen Qureshy 15 Sep 2021
A woman returning from a market crosses a palm oil plantation in Damparengpui village, Mamit district, Mizoram. Photo by Gaurab Talukdar.

Mizoram’s balancing act with palm oil’s ecological impact and economic benefits

Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya, Gaurab Talukdar, Nabarun Guha 13 Sep 2021

For net-zero by 2050, India needs 2.5 percent of its land for clean energy installation

Mayank Aggarwal 10 Sep 2021
Road construction in progress in tea plantations in Annamalai hills, southern Western Ghats. Photo by P. Jeganathan/Wikimedia Commons.

Lower species richness in deforested landscapes tied to high Kyasanur forest disease risk: study

Sahana Ghosh 10 Sep 2021

Bhubaneswar’s periphery is losing its hills to stone mining

Manish Kumar 8 Sep 2021

Himachal Pradesh and its recurring face-off with disasters

Kapil Kajal 3 Sep 2021

[Commentary] Forests, ecosystem services and humans

Urbashi Pradhan 2 Sep 2021

Iron ore mining in Chhattisgarh drives deforestation

Deepanwita Gita Niyogi 1 Sep 2021

India’s biomass power sector meets target but stares at a stagnant future

Mayank Aggarwal 26 Aug 2021

India’s energy security could be at risk due to underutilisation of coal, delays, says panel

Mayank Aggarwal 25 Aug 2021

Is India’s rooftop solar sector being ignored for large-scale projects?

Aathira Perinchery 24 Aug 2021

India’s tidal power potential hampered by high costs and environmental risks

Mayank Aggarwal 20 Aug 2021

India proposes new green energy rules to promote renewable power

Mayank Aggarwal 19 Aug 2021

Mining-affected communities seek refuge in art to express rage, reason and reflection

Aritra Bhattacharya 13 Aug 2021

Goa forms mineral development corporation, hopes to revive mining

Supriya Vohra 9 Aug 2021

India’s renewable energy industry is up against financial challenges

Mayank Aggarwal 6 Aug 2021

India’s struggling wind power sector needs fresh air to regain growth

Mayank Aggarwal 5 Aug 2021

[Commentary] The role of hydropower projects in development and disasters in Uttarakhand

Jeet Singh 2 Aug 2021

[Explainer] IPCC AR6 and its relevance to India

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 30 Jul 2021

Chhattisgarh plans biofuel production from paddy

Deepanwita Gita Niyogi 28 Jul 2021

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