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Spineless cactus farm at the IGFRI campus in Jhansi. Image by Shuchita Jha/Mongabay

Uttar Pradesh to fast-track biofuel production with the right blend of ethanol and biogas

Shuchita Jha 24 Jul 2024
Solar dehydrators from S4S Technologies which helps increase the shelf life of agricultural produce. Photo by Saumya Khandelwal/S4s Technologies.

Technologies to decrease food loss and increase farmer incomes

Priyanka Shankar 26 Apr 2024

Wheeling towards sustainable pottery making in Khurja

Kundan Pandey 11 Apr 2024

Kachchh potters fired up for change with improved kilns

Azera Parveen Rahman 22 Mar 2024

Tapping traditional watermills for sustainable energy solutions

Barasha Das 29 Feb 2024
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

Investments in renewables need to triple to meet demand sustainably: report

Simrin Sirur 27 Oct 2023

Rooftop solar extends deadline for target which is not a promising sign say experts

Kundan Pandey 1 Nov 2022

Mega investments in compressed biogas plants hint at a shift in the energy sector

Manish Kumar 9 Sep 2022
Transmission lines near a windfarm in Tamil Nadu. Photo by Priyanka Shankar/Mongabay.

[Podcast] GigaWhat: Upgrading the backbone of India’s power sector

Mayank Aggarwal and Kartik Chandramouli 6 Sep 2022

Norms, awareness and reducing delays needed to boost adoption of solar net metering in Odisha

Manish Kumar 2 Sep 2022
A wind turbine in Tamil Nadu's Kanyakumari district.

Lagging wind energy needs attention, says standing committee report

Kundan Pandey 22 Aug 2022

[Podcast] GigaWhat: Transforming lives with decentralised clean energy

Mayank Aggarwal and Kartik Chandramouli 22 Aug 2022

[Interview] Just representation in climate policies empowers women, says Saudamini Das

Sahana Ghosh 18 Aug 2022
Image shows a bus

[Explainer] Are biofuels finally coming of age?

Anusha Krishnan 13 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
Boy in Bihar, using solar pump to bath. Solar pumps can save upto 20 percent of input cost. Image by Ayush Manik/Flickr

Decentralised solar setups give power access to small farmers, facilitate innovations

Manish Chandra Mishra 10 Jun 2022

[Podcast] GigaWhat: Renewable energy, limited land

Mayank Aggarwal and Kartik Chandramouli 11 Mar 2022
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