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A woman prepares a meal using coal. Representative image. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Coal for cooking during LPG crisis raises questions over health risks

Umesh Kumar Ray 22 May 2026
People queue up to refill cylinders during the LPG shortage in March 2026. Image by Nizil Shah via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0).

LPG supply shock exposes fragility of India’s clean cooking strategy

Simrin Sirur 19 Mar 2026
A view of the Tarapur MIDC in Boisar. Image by Meena Menon.

Oleum leak puts spotlight on safety and pollution in a chemical hub

Meena Menon 16 Mar 2026
A medical camp held at a school in Rudrasagar, Assam. Image by District Commissioner, Sivasagar.

Gas leak in Assam oil rig under control but has affected hundreds

Nabarun Guha 3 Jul 2025
A container washed ashore in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala from the ELSA-3 shipwreck. Some containers that washed to the coast were even seen catching fire in Kollam district. Image by John Bennet.

Shipwreck spills oil, plastic and legal loopholes

Max Martin 12 Jun 2025
Banner image: Kochi LNG Terminal. Natural gas availability could be a major challenge for enhancing consumption. India’s domestic natural gas production in FY 2023-24 was around 99.5 MMSCMD while LNG imports were 85.6 MMSCMD. Image by Augustus Binu/www.dreamsparrow.net/facebook via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA-3.0).

[Commentary] Is India’s 2030 gas consumption target feasible?

Purva Jain 1 Jul 2024

Storing carbon in the form of gas hydrates deep under water

T. V. Padma 19 Jun 2024
Tourists gather near the coast at Kaniyakumari.

Plans to explore oil and gas in biodiversity-rich Wadge Bank raises concerns

K.A. Shaji 29 May 2024

LPG subsidy can increase uptake, but interventions needed to counter myths and improve access

Simrin Sirur 6 Sep 2023

Many nations join India’s call to phase down all fossil fuels

Soumya Sarkar 16 Nov 2022