India announces plan to privatise power distribution in UTs; experts express doubts
As part of the ₹20 lakh-crore economic package, India’s finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the…
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Urban professionals bat for sustainability in India’s post-lockdown reopening: Survey
The national lockdown saw air quality indices across Indian cities soar as pollution dropped to…
Power plants allowed to use dirty coal, with high ash content
In a major setback to laws that regulate PM 2.5 levels in ambient air, new…
ACME cancels record ₹2.44 tariff Rajasthan contract citing COVID-19 uncertainties
Project delays and uncertainty over COVID-19 are why India’s ACME Solar cancelled its record ₹2.44…
New study backs used EV batteries for grid energy storage
An important new study published in the journal Applied Energy has backed the use of…
India approves ‘no eligibility’ commercial coal mining, PFC & REC funded 8.8GW of new capacity in 2019
The Indian government has approved a new mechanism for commercial coal mining under which any…
Cyclone Amphan’s rapid escalation linked to climate change
India and Bangladesh, two countries that haven’t even reached their COVID-19 peak yet, will be…
For India’s energy sector, a long road divides stimulation from transformation
The economic argument for increasing investments in clean energy and sustainable technologies received a massive…
Ultra Mega Power Plants brought down solar power tariffs, kick-started clean energy transition in India: IEEFA Report
A new report prepared by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis shows that…
Incessant rain, massive flooding kill hundreds in East Africa
Heavy rainfall across eastern Africa – Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and Somalia – has caused massive…