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A dress by Doodlage made from deadstock fabric. Typically, deadstock textiles languish in warehouses or are incinerated or landfilled, causing negative environmental impacts. Image courtesy of Doodlage.

Innovating with deadstock: From dump yards to designer racks

Shweta Thakur Nanda 20 Aug 2024

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

Simrin Sirur 16 Aug 2024

Transforming Assam’s brick industry from red to green

Barasha Das 31 May 2024

Unlocking sustainable ways to manufacture locks

Zoya Ada Hussain 8 Apr 2024

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

Simrin Sirur 11 Jan 2024
A spinning mill in Tamil Nadu. Spinning mills that manufacture yarn/thread for weaving the fabric, constitute one of the most power-intensive stages in textile manufacturing. Photo by Gowthami Subramaniam.

Harnessing clean energy for Tamil Nadu’s spinning mills is not as easy as it seems

Gowthami Subramaniam 16 Nov 2023
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

India’s clean energy goals may widen regional disparities, predicts working paper

Kundan Pandey 20 Oct 2023

India needs to face challenge of funding thermal power plant closure, says new report

Simrin Sirur 5 Oct 2023

Study reveals G20 nations increased fossil fuel investments in 2022, defying climate goals

Kundan Pandey 1 Sep 2023

The potential of mini-grids as a sustainable and economical alternative for global electrification

Kundan Pandey 23 Aug 2023
Image shows a line of trucks on a railway train

On a bumpy road to net zero, trucks shift gear to reduce emissions

Kundan Pandey 14 Aug 2023

Promised rehabilitation eludes residents living near one of India’s earliest coal mines

Geetika Mishra 4 Aug 2023

NTPC should acquire stranded coal power plants rather than build new ones, recommends report

Kundan Pandey 22 Jun 2023

[Interview] Money invested in the solar sector skewed towards China and OECD countries: ISA chief Ajay Mathur

Kundan Pandey 16 Jun 2023
Image shows a yellow petrol truck on a road bordered by coconut trees in India

Storing or reusing captured carbon is emerging as tool in energy transition

Kundan Pandey 22 May 2023
Chennai cityscape. Photo by VtTN/ Wikimedia Commons.

A centralised power market will help in savings, support green energy producers, hints study

Manish Kumar 16 Mar 2023

Decentralised solar is transforming rural India, needs an extra push

Manish Kumar 27 Feb 2023

[Interview] Ajay Kumar Rastogi on leading India’s first just transition task force

Manish Kumar 22 Feb 2023

Odisha’s solar potential seven times more than MNRE estimates, says study

Manish Kumar 17 Feb 2023