A recent study by RMI, an international clean energy think tank, analysed the potential of India’s proposed centralised electricity market in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu and found increased prospects of…
The Ministry of Power (MoP) on February 27 released a resolution to introduce a new concept of 'Renewable Generation Obligation (RGO)' for power producers. Now, any upcoming coal or lignite-based…
Recent focus on green building infrastructure could provide an impetus to green or sustainable data centers in India, say experts. Some of the sustainable actions would include reduction in energy…
The eastern state of Odisha has solar energy potential around seven times more than the estimates of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), claims a recent study published…
Union Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman reiterated 'green' 23 times and 'sustainable' nine times in her budget speech on February 1. She pegged 'green growth' as one among four opportunities…
As the host of the G20 presidency, India makes a strong case for green finance for developing countries through its Economic Survey tabled in the Parliament on January 31. It…
To find solutions to energy security challenges, by diversifying the energy basket, scientists are turning to natural materials. The International Energy Agency (IEA) defines energy security as the ‘uninterrupted availability…
Sanjeev Nagpal owns one of the oldest biogas plants in Chandigarh, where his company converts paddy straw to biogas. He uses this gas to produce power that he sells to…
Sugar mills in the sugarcane-growing state of Maharashtra are experimenting with using press mud, a by-product of sugarcane, in producing bio-CNG, a renewable source of transport fuel. One of the…
After two years of fear, illness, deaths and economic loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2022 was a year that brought rays of sunshine. When India, like the rest of…
India is home to the third-largest startup ecosystem, with about 57,000 startups. A fraction of this number is working in the sustainability space, by providing solutions to climate change issues.…
A clutch of recent modeling efforts suggests pathways that India could take to move to a fully renewable energy-driven electricity system by 2050, but concerns about cost and storage remain.…
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy of the Indian government has now come forward with its latest draft policy, aimed at repowering old and low-performing wind turbines to maximise…
India, at the climate conference COP26 last year, announced that it aims to stop adding greenhouse gases to the atmosphere by 2070. An energy transition in the transportation sector is…
While the concentration of sulphur dioxide (SO2), an atmospheric pollutant with health and climate impacts, shows a decreasing trend in India in the recent decade (2010-2020), compared to previous decades,…
In rural India, decentralised renewable energy options – primarily solar power – are creating livelihood and business opportunities. Decentralised renewable energy systems are primarily independent of the central power grid,…
In a bid to make India’s financial system resilient to climate-related risks, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is mulling over possible regulations. As a start, the central bank has…
Can liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) continue to be the most popular cooking fuel in India in the face of a steady price increase in recent months? The widely popular Pradhan…
Hydropower is an integral part of India's energy mix. India has 5,334 completed large dams and 411 under-construction large dams. By 2029-30, India aims to develop 70 large hydropower projects…
Despite the increasing expansion of wind energy in India, research on the impact of windfarms on terrestrial mammals is limited. A recent study, published earlier this year, addresses this knowledge…
