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It’s been 5 years of the National Clean Air Programme. This is why it hasn’t worked.

Simrin Sirur 2 Sep 2024
A laborer at Shivam Bricks in Gaya, where zigzag technology was installed in 2018 to reduce pollution. Image by Manish Chandra Mishra/Mongabay

Brick kilns embrace zigzag design to cut pollution and boost efficiency

Manish Chandra Mishra 27 Aug 2024

Coal mining degraded 35% of native land cover in India’s central coal belt

Simrin Sirur 16 Aug 2024
Visitors examine green capsicum at the fully elevated Section 1 of the agrivoltaics plant near Parbhani. Image courtesy of NSEFI & GIZ

Agrivoltaics in India get a fresh boost from tech and design innovations

Pallavi Ghosh 5 Aug 2024
Solar street light installed at Alipore village of Kurkuri gram panchayat, Patna district. Image by Mohd Imran Khan.

Slow progress hinders Bihar’s solar street light initiative

Mohd Imran Khan 1 Aug 2024

Just transition policy should focus on social infrastructure, apart from alternative jobs: report

Simrin Sirur 23 Jul 2024

[Commentary] Magnifying the rural lens to accelerate clean energy transition

Jeevan Kumar Jethani and Akanksha Golchha 8 Jul 2024
Banner image: Kochi LNG Terminal. Natural gas availability could be a major challenge for enhancing consumption. India’s domestic natural gas production in FY 2023-24 was around 99.5 MMSCMD while LNG imports were 85.6 MMSCMD. Image by Augustus Binu/www.dreamsparrow.net/facebook via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA-3.0).

[Commentary] Is India’s 2030 gas consumption target feasible?

Purva Jain 1 Jul 2024

Assam has more renewable potential than the government estimates, says study

Barasha Das 14 Jun 2024

In forested villages powered by solar, kitchen gardens aid in nutrition

Aishwarya Mohanty 23 May 2024

[Video] Maize takes centre stage as Bihar ramps up biofuel production

Pranav Kumar 12 Apr 2024

Wheeling towards sustainable pottery making in Khurja

Kundan Pandey 11 Apr 2024

From sun to plate: India yet to embrace solar cooking benefits

Laasya Shekhar 20 Mar 2024
A local highlighting tree felling in forest area of Kalahandi in Odisha. Photo by Ishan Kukreti/Mongabay India

Conflict over critical mineral prospecting in Odisha signals need for better community involvement

Ishan Kukreti 14 Mar 2024
Locals along with forces gathered to observe the remnants.Photo by Robinson Wahengbam

Fuel leak in Manipur raises concerns over water contamination

Donald Takhell 6 Feb 2024

[Commentary] Charting policy reforms for building a hydrogen economy in India

Amit Garg, Udayan Singh 26 Jan 2024

Has solar energy been deployed to the point of no return? Some researchers think so

Simrin Sirur 11 Jan 2024

India’s existing policies may achieve 2030 emission targets but emissions will rebound post-2030: IMF

Kundan Pandey 5 Jan 2024
Noorsarai in Bihar's Nalanda district has emerged as a thriving hub for engineering works. In this town, a mini-grid operated by Husk Power ensures a consistent and uninterrupted energy supply to numerous workshops and businesses. Photo by Manish Chandra Mishra/Mongabay

[Video] Rooftop solar, an emerging solution to Bihar’s land shortage that’s stalling renewable progress

Manish Chandra Mishra 8 Nov 2023
A used lithium battery, if showing potential for a second life, is refurbished to be used as a stationary storage unit. This potential is determined by the battery’s residual capacity, which has to be around 70-80% once it reaches the end of its previous life cycle as an EV battery. Photo by RudolfSimon/Wikimedia Commons.

[Explainer] Can India sustainably manufacture and recycle EV batteries?

Zoya Ada Hussain 6 Nov 2023