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In India’s ambitious ethanol plan, sugarcane farmers feel they’ve got the short end of the stick

Manish Kumar 22 Dec 2022
A solar tree at the roadside of Konark city. Photo by Manish Kumar/Mongabay.

With a new policy, Odisha aims at 10 GW of renewable energy by 2030

Manish Kumar 16 Dec 2022

From paddy to palm oil: Telangana focuses on water intensive crops

Manish Kumar 6 Dec 2022
Villages cross across a 10-acre aged palm oil garden at Medapally village in Mudigonda mandal of Khammam district. Photo by Manish Kumar

Despite challenges, Telangana plans to expand oil palm plantation area by 22 times

Manish Kumar 2 Dec 2022

Staff crunch ailing state pollution control boards in India, finds think tank analysis

Manish Kumar 4 Nov 2022

After little success in past, India revisits plan to repower its ageing wind turbines

Manish Kumar 28 Oct 2022

In the EV era, Bengaluru startups innovate for a more sustainable battery ecosystem

Manish Kumar 25 Oct 2022
An artist working on a Ganesha idol in Goa. Representative image. Photo by Nijgoykar/ Wikimedia Commons.

Pune citizens recycle clay from Ganesha idols to minimise impacts of clay mining

Manish Kumar 7 Oct 2022

Decentralised renewable energy set to see increased jobs in rural India, may aid in reverse migration

Manish Kumar 30 Sep 2022

As Bengaluru loses lakes, green cover, impact of urban floods takes a toll

Manish Kumar 23 Sep 2022
An electric bus run by the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) near Mayur Vihar. Photo by Manish Kumar

Increased e-buses in Delhi could reduce pollution-related mortality, morbidity: study

Manish Kumar 16 Sep 2022

Mega investments in compressed biogas plants hint at a shift in the energy sector

Manish Kumar 9 Sep 2022

Decarbonising Odisha’s largest coalfield reserve in Angul is a herculean task

Manish Kumar 8 Sep 2022

Norms, awareness and reducing delays needed to boost adoption of solar net metering in Odisha

Manish Kumar 2 Sep 2022
One of the many thermal power plants in Korba. Photo by Mayank Aggarwa;/Mongabay-India.

Why is there opposition to the proposed Electricity Amendment Bill?

Manish Kumar 30 Aug 2022
A destructed belt of mangrove plants in the erosion prone coast of Pentha in the Kendrapara district of Odisha. Photo by Manish Kumar/Mongabay

Climate change could impact India’s renewable energy potential over the next 50 years

Manish Kumar 19 Aug 2022

India set to build its own carbon credit market, change building bylaws for energy efficiency

Manish Kumar 18 Aug 2022

Amid challenges, India announces new climate goals with updated NDCs

Manish Kumar 12 Aug 2022

Green fuel startups powering a cleaner future for India

Manish Kumar 2 Aug 2022

Will an affordable public charging ecosystem boost electric mobility in Delhi?

Manish Kumar 21 Jul 2022

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