The Glasgow climate deal has put India and China in the spotlight after they opposed a commitment to "phase out" coal while negotiating the final agreement.
Instead, countries agreed to "phase down…
Leapfrogging over major investment in gas imports
India has made considerable progress in the transition to clean cooking. But close to 35% of the population continues to depend on firewood, wood…
Modi is among 40 leaders to sign up to the UK's Glasgow Breakthroughs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is among 40 leaders to back and sign up to the UK's Glasgow Breakthroughs, an international plan to…
Developing nations often say they are unfairly targeted by wealthy countries to curb economic growth to protect the planet.
This debate is playing out in India where a forest which is home to…
India and the UK will launch a transnational and transcontinental grid project, the Green Grids Initiative-One Sun One World One Grid (GGI-OSOWOG or OSOWOG), at COP26 tomorrow.
The project aims to…
India has promised to cut its emissions to net zero by 2070 - missing a key goal of the COP26 summit for countries to commit to reach that target by 2050.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the…
Ironing vendors are common across India. The irons are heated using charcoal, a fuel that contributes to air pollution. But Vinisha Umashankar, a 14-year-old girl from Tamil Nadu, has found a clean…
Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) could be the next drivers of growth.
29 September (IEEFA India): Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) could be the key to accelerating…
Vital fiscal and environmental queries in optimising role of gas in transition to clean energy for cooking and mobility
India’s strategy to cover unmet energy requirements by creating dual…
India added 521MW of rooftop solar in Q2 2021, an increase of 517% compared to the 85MW added in the same quarter last year despite a slight increase in costs, according to a Mercom India report. The…
People in India are having their life expectancy cut by as much as nine years because of increasing air pollution, according to a new report by a US research group.
At least 480 million people in…
State power minister Satyendar Jain on Sunday said that Delhi government is planning to create a 600 MW network of ‘power banks’ around the national capital on the lines of the 10 MW ‘Battery Energy…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced that India has already installed 100 GW of renewable energy, adding that India is the only country among G20 nations that is progressing rapidly to…
China is the country with the world’s highest emissions, while India is third
China and India have missed a UN deadline to submit fresh plans for cutting their greenhouse gas emissions in time for…
Reliance Industries’ entry into clean energy could be a game changer for India
In late June this year, Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries, announced a Rs75,000 crore (US$10bn) investment…
Older turbines could be replaced to boost wind power generation and reach renewable energy targets
India’s wind power sector is ailing.
Wind capacity commissioning has been moving at a snail’s…
Coal power producers face lower credit ratings under Paris-aligned energy transition
Climate change has created financial risks for business. These can be broadly categorised as physical and…
In India, poor and marginalized communities face the dual challenges of low socioeconomic development and extreme vulnerability to climate change. Although there have been significant improvements in…
Minister says rich nations should aim for ‘net-negative’, not net zero emissions, to allow developing countries to focus on growth. But could India itself still do more? Stuti Mishra reports
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