In May 2020, while the economy was facing a slowdown due to Covid-19, the government of India announced a special package worth Rs. 20 trillion for AtmaNirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India),…
As the debate around the new farm laws rages on, the Indian government has gone ahead and cleared changes in the country's mining laws, to push mineral extraction and production.…
The national government has unveiled a ‘single-window clearance system’ to speed up the operationalisation of coal mines and address the coal mining sector’s woes. But despite a plethora of complaints…
The Indian government has identified about 10,800 square kilometres of land across seven states to develop wind parks or wind-solar hybrid parks totalling about 54,000 MW. But the proposed policy…
A study of Jharkhand’s major coal mining district, Ramgarh, shows that mining activities are shrinking and about 50 percent of mines in the region are either “closed down” or temporarily…
While there’s been a push for shifting to electric vehicles (EVs) in India, so far there are no mandatory targets and the impact of a large-scale shift to electric vehicles…
Chhendipada area in Angul district of Odisha is marked by large patches of green cover comprising forests of large tree species like Sal and others. The forest department has also…
Earlier this year, on April 9, when a ship full of fly ash collapsed in river Hooghly near Kulpi in West Bengal’s South 24-Parganas area, a cloud of grey dust…
Enforcing air pollution controls can prevent premature deaths from air pollution exposure, even in scenarios dominated by continued coal-fired power generation, a study has said. The study quantified the importance…
India has set itself an ambitious target of installing 450-gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy capacity by 2030. It has already achieved an installed capacity of 88.7 GW of renewable energy…
