Articles by Mayank Aggarwal

Any construction within an eco-sensitive zone of a protected area, whether a national park or bird sanctuary, is always a contentious issue but what is the way forward when a…

Human-Animal Conflict (HAC) is a complex issue that needs legislative backing for effective management, a parliamentary panel has noted. Indicating that it is as serious an issue as hunting, the…

India is a country under construction. Over 250 million people are estimated to be added to the country’s urban population over the next two decades. This translates into a massive…

More than a decade ago, India embarked on a journey to establish a world-class scientific project, the India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO), a particle physics research project, in Tamil Nadu. But…

The government of India has been trying to change how India’s forests are governed, especially the national forest policy, for at least six years now but has been unable to…

India is yet to fully explore over 80 percent of its reserves of bauxite (an aluminium ore), notes a committee of India’s parliament, while emphasising that issues related to land…

India’s energy transition is underway, but is India’s banking sector ready to address related challenges and tackle the financial impacts of climate change? A new report says major Indian banks…

If India can reduce its air pollution problem, it will not only improve the performance of its solar power projects and accelerate India’s clean energy transition but would also result…

The government of India is planning an ambitious programme for the rejuvenation of 13 major Indian rivers through forestry interventions at a cost of nearly Rs. 19,300 crores (Rs. 193…

India needs at least twice the amount of its current investment in clean energy, to meet its targets by 2030. Considering this, a parliamentary committee has recommended tools to facilitate…

The 2022-2030 period is significant for India’s energy transition and the rapid adoption of clean energy. Particularly crucial is India’s energy behemoths in the public sector – Coal India Limited…

The Indian government has released a framework for decentralised renewable energy livelihood applications, to promote the use of these local systems that are powered by renewables and used to earn…

Land is unarguably at the heart of India’s energy transition, but a clear policy for scientific closure and repurposing of land involved in coal mining and power projects can be…

The government of India recently notified its national green hydrogen policy announcing a series of measures to promote the use of hydrogen produced through lower emission techniques, including a waiver…

Batteries are a crucial requirement for electric vehicles (EVs) and minerals such as cobalt and lithium are crucial for making these batteries. Even as India is aggressively pushing for the…

Over the past few months, India's Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has proposed amendments to two key legislations – the Wild Life Protection Act 1972 and the…

The Indian government recently came out with the India State of Forest Report (ISFR 2021), the biennial national forest cover report, claiming a marginal increase of 2,261 square kilometres in…

At least 123 coal mines have been closed in India since 2008 but there is “very little evidence of environment remediation and land rehabilitation in these areas” says a latest…

The Indian government’s pollution watchdog has proposed new guidelines to steer decommissioning of coal-based power plants in the country, suggesting a range of measures including an Environmental Management Plan (EMP)…

India is planning to seek the assistance of nearly one billion U.S. dollars (about Rs. 75 billion or Rs. 7,500 crores) from the World Bank to develop a comprehensive framework…