The Coal Trail
India’s installed capacity for power generation has also seen a tremendous rise, standing at 405.77 GW. What is also readily observable is the dominant share of coal in the installed capacity equalling 204 GW,...
Financiers now back renewable energy projects more: Study
For the first time, 100% of the value of the project finance loans identified last year went to renewable energy projects. This is a considerable increase compared to 2020, where renewable energy loans accounted...
Coal vs renewables investment report, India 2022
In early August, the Union Cabinet approved India’s updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) that have hence been formally communicated to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). These include goals like reducing the emission intensity...
चकाचौंध की कीमत
क्या आपने कभी सोचा है कि जो बिजली आपके जीवन को रोशन और सुविधाजनक बनाती है वही हज़ारों लोगों और वन्य जीव जंतुओं की बदहाली का कारण भी बन सकती है ?
India’s Climate Action Pledges at Paris COP21 (NDC) and Glasgow COP26: What are these, how far have we come and what needs to improve?
A Briefing Paper IPCC report: ‘now or never’ if the world is to stave off climate disaster. “Greenhouse gas emissions must peak by 2025 (and reduce by over 45% by 2030), say climate scientists in...
4th Energy Finance Conference India 2022 – Concept Note
The growing energy distress in India has become a matter of debate in recent times. Over the years, the overarching coal and DISCOM distress has deepened the energy crisis in India and one cannot help...
The many shades of Hydrogen
Part 4 of 4-part series on understanding Hydrogen. We have discussed, the narrative of hydrogen and its application in both transport and the industry, so naturally, the next step is the technical classification of...
Use of Hydrogen in the Industry
Looking at the use of hydrogen in steel-making and other industries would help complete the picture of hydrogen as a source of energy for propelling economic activities; after discussing the history of hydrogen and...
Use of hydrogen in modern transport
Introduction There have been some serious talks about hydrogen being green and environment; a climate-friendly alternative to fossil fuels. But one huge question arises: is it viable? There are many aspects to take into...
History of hydrogen as a fuel
There is much buzz around hydrogen and its viability as a potential clean fuel of the future. But like all things, we need to dig into the past to think about the future. So,...
Three Months On, India’s Single-Use Plastic Ban A Dud
Banned plastic including straws, cutlery found in circulation in Mumbai and Delhi. Experts call the ban weak and ask that big players, that produce more plastic, and more plastic items be brought under the...
Solar parks – casting shadow over already ignored open natural ecosystems
In December 2020, when my friend, a forest department staff- Keshava and I were on a bird walk, around one of Asia's largest solar parks in Pavagada, we saw a dog-like creature with a...
Coal Fly ash – a threat to our food and water security
Between 2010 and 2020, India has witnessed more than 76 fly ash related incidents with eight major fly ash dyke breach incidents happening only between 2019 and 2021. Even as the country went into the...
The Story of India’s Plastics – Part 2
In Part 2 of this series, we dive into the industry landscape, trends in our consumption, and some unanswered questions about India’s plastics.
A countdown to disaster: Breach in fly-ash bunds of Nagpur’s thermal power plants
Last month the residents of several villages of Nagpur district woke up to the nightmare of being inundated with fly-ash. Located in the north of Nagpur city are Koradi and Khaparkheda thermal power stations...
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