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Solar power station at Bihar’s ‘first solar village’ is now a makeshift cattle shed

Manish Kumar 17 Dec 2021
Members of a women-led group, most involved in farming, in front of solar panels powering irrigation in Jharkhand. Photo by Srikant Chaudhary/Mongabay.

Small steps are making energy sector more inclusive for women

Sahana Ghosh 23 Nov 2021

Rooftop solar prepares prosumers in Odisha for power cuts during disasters

Manish Kumar 19 Nov 2021
Grid-connected rooftop solar plant at Ramakrishna Mission Ashram in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. Photo by Muskaan Kapoor.

Solar power could emerge as a dependable energy alternative for Uttarakhand

Muskaan Kapoor 18 Nov 2021

Solar power helps farmers irrigate fields in water-scarce Bastar

Deepanwita Gita Niyogi 15 Nov 2021

Green grid initiative must overcome technical and political challenges to become a reality

Soumya Sarkar 4 Nov 2021

India to seek billion-dollar assistance from the World Bank for just transition programme

Mayank Aggarwal 3 Nov 2021

[Webinar] Financing India’s clean energy dream

Team Mongabay-India 1 Nov 2021

[Interview] Renewable energy goals can’t be met by excluding people or making them hostile, say founders of LIFE

Mayank Aggarwal 25 Oct 2021
Cooling towers of a thermal power plant based in Haryana. Over the past two weeks, India witnessed an intense debate over the shortage of coal which many cautioned could lead to power cuts or blackout. Photo by Vikramdeep Sidhu/Wikimedia commons

India’s ‘coal shortage’ could set stage for overhaul of laws

Mayank Aggarwal 20 Oct 2021
Solar panels in Uttarakhand. State government has launched a solar self-employment scheme to distribute small solar plants upto 25 kilowatt (kW) to 10,000 individuals by the end of March 2022.. Photo by Varsha Singh

Delays and glitches mar Uttarakhand’s solar self-employment scheme

Varsha Singh 22 Sep 2021

[Commentary] Building the future of renewable energy procurement in India

Apoorva Santhosh, Varun Aggarwal 16 Sep 2021

For net-zero by 2050, India needs 2.5 percent of its land for clean energy installation

Mayank Aggarwal 10 Sep 2021

India’s energy security could be at risk due to underutilisation of coal, delays, says panel

Mayank Aggarwal 25 Aug 2021

Is India’s rooftop solar sector being ignored for large-scale projects?

Aathira Perinchery 24 Aug 2021

India’s tidal power potential hampered by high costs and environmental risks

Mayank Aggarwal 20 Aug 2021

India proposes new green energy rules to promote renewable power

Mayank Aggarwal 19 Aug 2021

India’s renewable energy industry is up against financial challenges

Mayank Aggarwal 6 Aug 2021

India’s struggling wind power sector needs fresh air to regain growth

Mayank Aggarwal 5 Aug 2021

Bigwigs of India’s fossil-fuel industry could drive the country’s green energy sector

Mayank Aggarwal 23 Jul 2021