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The country's densely populated coasts and dotted with islands, make adaptation urgent in the face of threats like high tide flooding, storms and a rise in sea levels
It stated that coal has an important role to play in India’s sustainable development as relying primarily on renewable energy will make electricity unaffordable for the masses.
As India’s energy demand is expected to double by 2032, the Union minister highlighted the need of even higher RE financing to meet 50 percent of the expected rise in demand through renewable energy.
Beyond the psychological impact, the US withdrawal from the Paris accord may not make a substantive difference to global climate action
India’s ethanol blending program rollout has outpaced targets. The National Policy on Biofuels is a stellar example of policy-driven success based on a smart mix of incentives. This example should be extended to biofuels other than ethanol to limit forex outflows and carbon emissions
The RE capacity addition progress is encouraging, but not enough to meet the 2030 target
India and other developing countries can use the UN observations to calibrate their critical mineral strategies
The hype surrounding nuclear energy in the aftermath of the COP29 would only translate into growth of the nuclear industry if the theoretical solution to highly-radioactive nuclear waste — deep geological repositories — translates into reality. A safe answer which has been adequately tested is not yet available
The Union government's move is a step toward India’s plan of increasing its nuclear power capacity from the current 8,180 MW to 22,480 MW by 2031-32 and eventually 100 GW by 2047.
India continues to rely on coal fired power to meet its energy demand because renewable power is mired with intermittency in the absence of energy storage facilities
Between January and November this year, the country added at least 24 GW of renewable capacity, double that of 2023, crossing the 200 GW mark. However, industry estimates show that nearly 40 GW of green projects have no takers.
The government also will release a Green Hydrogen Certification Scheme in the coming year, the minister for new and renewable energy said.
The report stated that among mega cities, Delhi has the largest forest cover (194.15 sq km) followed by Mumbai (110.84 sq km) and Bengaluru (89.61 sq km).
It’s not just Trump — elections around the world may produce a new crop of net zero critics in 2025
The growing e-waste crisis is fuelled by impulsive buying and rapid technological upgrades. Consumers, businesses, and policymakers must prioritise sustainability, repair over replacement, and responsible recycling to mitigate environmental harm and ensure longer product lifespans
For India to achieve 500 GW of non-fossil fuel power by 2030, significant and timely financial investments are needed to upgrade infrastructure and build new transmission lines, a CII and EY report has said
By middle of next year, the government would throw a challenge similar to iDEX in the defence sector, wherein global specifications would be suggested. If the startups, MSMEs and industry can match it through their pilot innovations, then the government would guarantee the off-take for a specified number of years, MNRE secretary Prashant Kumar Singh said.
So far, 96 coal mines have been auctioned for commercial operations by the government. Out of these allocated 96 blocks, 12 blocks have got 'mine opening permission' and nine have started actual coal production, while the rest are under construction.
Under the National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change, projects worth more than Rs 847 crore have been sanctioned in 27 states and union territories, the minister has said
This year was the warmest on record, yet humanity shows little wherewithal to reverse course Mark Gongloff
For 2024-25, the discoms had to purchase 29.92 percent renewable power from its total power purchased to supply to end consumers. In 2025-26, this target is set at 33.01 percent
Tata Power has set an ambitious target of achieving revenue of at least Rs 1 lakh crore and a profit after tax of Rs 10,000 crore by 2030
Pulling up the Global North for emissions is a normative approach, but getting them to spend is an economic one
The previous hottest year on record was 2023
Gujarat alone has 46 percent (2.9 lakh) of the total (6.34 lakh) rooftop solar installations across the country under the scheme.
