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Formal segregation of e-waste being done at the Karo Sambhav facility in Gurugram. Image courtesy of Karo Sambhav.

How NGOs are bringing India’s informal waste collectors into the system

Shoma Abhyankar 22 May 2026
A marble mine in the Aravallis located adjacent to Sariska Tiger Reserve in Alwar district, Rajasthan. Image by Ghazala Shahabuddin.

Shrinking Aravallis, rising dust pollution

Lekha Bandopadhyay 21 Jan 2026
An aerial view of the coast of Kollam, Kerala, whose three mineral blocks are estimated to hold 302 million tonnes of construction sand in reserves, according to tender documents. Image by Arunvrparavur via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Auction for offshore mineral blocks met with resistance and delays

Simrin Sirur 20 Mar 2025
An electric vehicle charging station in Begumpet, Hyderabad. Image by iMahesh via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Budget boosts EV battery manufacturing plans, but a big leap needed for success [Commentary]

Suresh Seshadri 19 Mar 2025
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India approves mission to bridge critical mineral gap in energy transition

Esha Lohia 7 Feb 2025

Ruling on mining taxation empowers states, worries industry

Vishal Kumar Jain 21 Aug 2024
India doesn’t have any national target for the adoption of electric vehicles. Photo by Navaneeth Krishnan S./Wikimedia Commons.

India should focus on procuring minerals crucial for powering EVs: study

Mayank Aggarwal 23 Feb 2022