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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...

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Securing Skilled Jobs for the Present and the Future

As the world recovers from the pandemic, and many across the country are trying to find their feet with gainful employme...

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India’s Plastic Ban: A triumph for the fossil fuel industry?

Effective July 1, 2022, the Union government has banned identified single use plastics (SUPs) as mandated by the Plastic...

Coverage Energy General Oil and gas Plastics

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How India’s Private Infrastructure Projects Risk Economic Stability, Environment, and Public Welfare

To become a $5 trillion economy by 2025, India is heavily relying on private infrastructure investment across sectors. T...

Coverage General Infrastructure Finance

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कोराड़ी थर्मल पावर : कोयले से बिजली, बिजली से राखड़ और राखड से तबाही

हमारे यहां बिजली के लिए कोयले का सर्वाधिक उपयोग किया जाता है, लेकिन उससे पैदा होने वाली राख पर्यावरण, पानी, खेती और हवा...

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A NITI Aayog-Commissioned Report Unveils the Hypocrisy of Modi Govt’s ‘Climate Concerns’

The report seems to only focus on guilt tripping the judiciary by mechanistically enumerating immediate economic losse...

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[Webinar] What does India need to meet its 2030 renewable energy targets?

As our understanding about the clean energy sector grows, it becomes clear that unlike in the fossil-fuel-based energ...

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Banks must adopt ESS safeguards in lending

As we observed environment day during one of the hottest Indian summers, the near absence of climate change as a c...

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Despite Increased Spending, Health Outcomes Remain Poor in Backward States

The 15th Finance Commission maintained states’ higher share of central taxes while recommending an overall increas...

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The Hidden Environmental Costs of India’s Data Centre Push

Data centres are giant industrial collections of servers that store and process data underlying the modern information ...

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October 25, 2023

Dhwani Shah & Deepmala Patel

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 which have their ash dykes in the vicinity. On July 10, 2022 at 3 am, the ash dyke of the Kh...

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August 1, 2022

Bhargavi S. Rao

Securing Skilled Jobs for the Present and the Future

As the world recovers from the pandemic, and many across the country are trying to find their feet with gainful employment, a study released early this year by CMIE reveals that agriculture absorbed an additional 11 million workers over the last 3 years. The study also indicates a loss of ...

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October 27, 2023

Swathi Seshadri

India’s Plastic Ban: A triumph for the fossil fuel industry?

Effective July 1, 2022, the Union government has banned identified single use plastics (SUPs) as mandated by the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2021. The stated aim of this ban is to arrest plastic pollution by targeting low-utility high-littering SUPs. Going by industry estimates this ban would t...

Coverage Energy General Oil and gas Plastics

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July 26, 2022

Gaurav Dwivedi

How India’s Private Infrastructure Projects Risk Economic Stability, Environment, and Public Welfare

To become a $5 trillion economy by 2025, India is heavily relying on private infrastructure investment across sectors. The government has been rolling out several policies, regulations and tenders to encourage private investments. In recent times, these projects have overlooked citizen inputs and th...

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October 25, 2023

Deepmala Patel

कोराड़ी थर्मल पावर : कोयले से बिजली, बिजली से राखड़ और राखड से तबाही

हमारे यहां बिजली के लिए कोयले का सर्वाधिक उपयोग किया जाता है, लेकिन उससे पैदा होने वाली राख पर्यावरण, पानी, खेती और हवा तक को खतरे में डालती है। पिछले महीने महाराष्ट्र के नागपुर में राखड के तालाब टूटने के दो हादसे हुए हैं। प्रस्तुत है, उन दुर्घटनाओं के प्रभावों पर आधारित दीपमाला पटेल और ध्वनि शाह क...

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July 14, 2022

Anirban Bhattacharya

A NITI Aayog-Commissioned Report Unveils the Hypocrisy of Modi Govt’s ‘Climate Concerns’

The report seems to only focus on guilt tripping the judiciary by mechanistically enumerating immediate economic losses owing to the stalling and closures effected by rulings. It is symptomatic of the urge of the government to put profit over people. “Connecting with nature means to connect with ...

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July 14, 2022

Mongabay

[Webinar] What does India need to meet its 2030 renewable energy targets?

As our understanding about the clean energy sector grows, it becomes clear that unlike in the fossil-fuel-based energy projects, in the renewable energy sector, there is a better synergy between policymakers and the industry. Mongabay-India’s 10th Clean Energy Talks webinar examined what India ne...

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June 7, 2022

Priya Dharshini

Banks must adopt ESS safeguards in lending

As we observed environment day during one of the hottest Indian summers, the near absence of climate change as a civic discourse is alarming. At a time when the world finds itself in the swirl of destructive effects of climate change there is an urgent need to act. Accountability towards the e...

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May 26, 2022

Prachi Salve

Despite Increased Spending, Health Outcomes Remain Poor in Backward States

The 15th Finance Commission maintained states’ higher share of central taxes while recommending an overall increase in government health spending to prepare better for the next pandemic, but the increase is inadequate considering low health spending per capita, say public health experts. The ...

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May 18, 2022

Gunjan Jena

The Hidden Environmental Costs of India’s Data Centre Push

Data centres are giant industrial collections of servers that store and process data underlying the modern information economy. Most policies concerning the installation, use and maintenance of data centres ignore an important aspect: their environmental impact. They are online 24/7 and require pow...

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A countdown to disaster: Breach in fly-ash bunds of Nagpur’s thermal power plants

Securing Skilled Jobs for the Present and the Future

India’s Plastic Ban: A triumph for the fossil fuel industry?

How India’s Private Infrastructure Projects Risk Economic Stability, Environment, and Public Welfare

कोराड़ी थर्मल पावर : कोयले से बिजली, बिजली से राखड़ और राखड से तबाही

A NITI Aayog-Commissioned Report Unveils the Hypocrisy of Modi Govt’s ‘Climate Concerns’

[Webinar] What does India need to meet its 2030 renewable energy targets?

Banks must adopt ESS safeguards in lending

Despite Increased Spending, Health Outcomes Remain Poor in Backward States

The Hidden Environmental Costs of India’s Data Centre Push

A countdown to disaster: Breach in fly-ash bunds of Nagpur’s thermal power plants

Securing Skilled Jobs for the Present and the Future

India’s Plastic Ban: A triumph for the fossil fuel industry?

How India’s Private Infrastructure Projects Risk Economic Stability, Environment, and Public Welfare

कोराड़ी थर्मल पावर : कोयले से बिजली, बिजली से राखड़ और राखड से तबाही

A NITI Aayog-Commissioned Report Unveils the Hypocrisy of Modi Govt’s ‘Climate Concerns’

[Webinar] What does India need to meet its 2030 renewable energy targets?

Banks must adopt ESS safeguards in lending

Despite Increased Spending, Health Outcomes Remain Poor in Backward States

The Hidden Environmental Costs of India’s Data Centre Push

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A countdown to disaster: Breach in fly-ash bunds of Nagpur’s thermal power plants

Securing Skilled Jobs for the Present and the Future

India’s Plastic Ban: A triumph for the fossil fuel industry?

How India’s Private Infrastructure Projects Risk Economic Stability, Environment, and Public Welfare

कोराड़ी थर्मल पावर : कोयले से बिजली, बिजली से राखड़ और राखड से तबाही

A NITI Aayog-Commissioned Report Unveils the Hypocrisy of Modi Govt’s ‘Climate Concerns’

[Webinar] What does India need to meet its 2030 renewable energy targets?

Banks must adopt ESS safeguards in lending

Despite Increased Spending, Health Outcomes Remain Poor in Backward States

The Hidden Environmental Costs of India’s Data Centre Push

A countdown to disaster: Breach in fly-ash bunds of Nagpur’s thermal power plants

Securing Skilled Jobs for the Present and the Future

India’s Plastic Ban: A triumph for the fossil fuel industry?

How India’s Private Infrastructure Projects Risk Economic Stability, Environment, and Public Welfare

कोराड़ी थर्मल पावर : कोयले से बिजली, बिजली से राखड़ और राखड से तबाही

A NITI Aayog-Commissioned Report Unveils the Hypocrisy of Modi Govt’s ‘Climate Concerns’

[Webinar] What does India need to meet its 2030 renewable energy targets?

Banks must adopt ESS safeguards in lending

Despite Increased Spending, Health Outcomes Remain Poor in Backward States

The Hidden Environmental Costs of India’s Data Centre Push

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