East and west: The parallel worlds of India’s coal and renewable sectors
The rapid adoption of renewable power has been the top agenda of the Indian government over the last few years but it has not been at the cost of fossil…
[Commentary] Why the plane could, yet the country can’t, run on biofuel?
In August 2018, SpiceJet airline made history in the Indian transportation sector. A journey of about 285 kilometres from Dehradun (in Uttarakhand) to New Delhi was completed with a fuel…
[Video] Is mining in India ‘just’ for the environment and communities?
India has a huge mining sector, worth trillions of rupees, involving both public and private sector units across India employing millions directly and indirectly. However, in the absence of any…
Ganga’s wait for a cleaner tomorrow continues …
This June marked six years since the government of India launched a Rs. 200 billion (Rs. 20,000 crore) programme, ‘Namami Gange’, for cleaning the severely polluted river Ganga, considered sacred…
Your Environment This Week: Yak exchange, flowers climbing up Himalayas, noise pollution fines
This week’s environment and conservation news stories rolled into one. To receive a weekly email with a roundup of our stories, please sign-up for our newsletter. Hope for healthy yak…
Shhh! CPCB proposes stringent fines for noise pollution
Incessant honking, loud construction activity, loudspeakers at odd hours – all contributors to noise pollution – could soon fall heavy on the pockets of those violating norms. The country’s pollution…
Fire at oil well after gas leak threatens life, livelihood and biodiversity in Assam
The blowout at an oil well near Baghjan village in Assam took a turn yesterday (June 9) with a major fire outbreak at the well. For almost two weeks, the…
Fly ash slurry in Singrauli contaminates water reservoir after taking lives and homes
On April 10, when 26-year-old Ramajor was working in his fields, less than 100 metres from village Siddhi Khurd in Madhya Pradesh’s Singrauli area, he received a call on his…
India’s power consumption falls by 19 percent during COVID-19 lockdown
As India completes almost a month of a government-mandated lockdown to control the spread of the coronavirus, cities with poor air quality have been reporting cleaner air and lower pollution…
[Commentary] Degrowth and COVID-19: Are we drawing a simplistic connection?
In the midst of COVID-19 lockdown, a tweet highlights that the economy is about to collapse because we are now consuming only what we ‘need’. This post does not surprise…
