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A new study from Karnataka evidences the impact of windfarms on biodiversity

Sneha Mahale 18 Jul 2022

Multiple hydropower projects on the Chenab river ring alarm bells

Anzer Ayoob, Mubashir Naik 7 Jul 2022
A wind farm in Tamil Nadu. Open access for green energy could help minimise fossil fuel usage and promote country-wide trade of clean energy.

Discoms and states pivotal to making renewable energy via open access a success

Manish Kumar 4 Jul 2022

Living in the shadows of a waste mountain

Shaz Syed 30 Jun 2022
Visitors examine green capsicum at the fully elevated Section 1 of the agrivoltaics plant near Parbhani. Image courtesy of NSEFI & GIZ

Climate Innovations

Mongabay.com 5 Jun 2022

How the Sundarbans missed an opportunity to harness solar energy

Snigdhendu Bhattacharya, Subhrajit Sen 2 Jun 2022
A Great Indian Bustard which allegedly died due to collision with power lines. Photo by Devesh Gadahvi.

Are power lines turning Kutch into a bird graveyard from a bird paradise?

Ronak Gajjar 19 May 2022

The canaries in the coal mine

Saiyam Khosla 11 May 2022
A cement plant in Himachal Pradesh. India is the world’s second-largest cement producer and consumer. Photo by Biswarup Ganguly/Wikimedia Commons.

RBI recommends technology for India’s cement industry to reduce carbon emissions

Mayank Aggarwal 22 Apr 2022

The wind farm paradox in southern Tamil Nadu

Priyanka Shankar 15 Apr 2022
Sangnara depends mainly on agriculture and pastoralism for livelihood. Photo by Ravleen Kaur/ Mongabay.

Expansion of windmills in Kachchh impact unique thorn forest and wildlife

Ravleen Kaur 8 Apr 2022

Manipur’s push for dams threatens local ecology and communities

Snigdhendu Bhattacharya 1 Apr 2022

Increase in ethanol derived from feedstock could burden farms, groundwater

Manish Kumar 29 Mar 2022
A wind farm near Nashik, Maharashtra. Photo by SuyogJoshiPhotography/Wikimedia Commons.

Indian banks found wanting on the climate change challenge and green transition

Mayank Aggarwal 25 Mar 2022

Potential offshore wind project in the Gulf of Mannar leaves fishers anxious

Priyanka Shankar 23 Mar 2022
Improving the efficiency of large solar parks is crucial to avoiding the requirement of installing more projects. Photo by Thomas Lloyd Group/Wikimedia Commons.

Reduce air pollution to avoid land conflicts due to solar projects, recommends study

Mayank Aggarwal 23 Mar 2022
Maldhari going to Banaskantha. Photo by Ravleen Kaur.

A decade on, India’s first solar park has many promises left to fulfil

Ravleen Kaur 18 Mar 2022
The steel sector in India is highly emissions-intensive and contributes almost a third of direct industrial CO2 emissions, a report says. Photo by Jean Beaufort

Energy-intensive steel industry looks to push consumption, reduce emissions

Kundan Pandey 16 Mar 2022
India is bullish about solar power projects but factors such as easy finance are hampering the growth. Photo by Jaipursharma/Wikimedia Commons.

Will making banks obligated to invest in renewables help India’s energy transition?

Mayank Aggarwal 16 Mar 2022
By 2030, India plans to install 280 gigawatts of solar power. Photo by Prashanthns/Wikimedia Commons.

How India’s public sector units can impact the clean energy transition

Mayank Aggarwal 11 Mar 2022