India’s new energy policy draft projects coal-fired capacity will double by 2040. Is that feasible?

National Energy Policy projects that coal-based generation capacity will rise from almost 195 GW (as on June 2017) to anywhere between 330 to 441 GW by 2040.

Mukta Patil, Indiaspend.com

· Jul 17, 2017 · 09:30 pm

Gujarat’s solar irrigation cooperative has a solution for India’s groundwater crisis

By 2012, it uses an estimated 230 cubic kilometers of groundwater per year – over a quarter of the global total.

Mukta Patil, Indiaspend.com

· Jun 06, 2017 · 09:30 pm

India’s first air pollution warning system in Ahmedabad hopes to reduce deaths, health hazards

Apart from displaying the pollution levels in various parts of the city, people will be forewarned of excessive pollution days.

Mukta Patil, Indiaspend.com

· Jun 02, 2017 · 09:30 pm

Three years of BJP: Of the 13,523 villages electrified, only 8% have power in all homes

About 25% (45 million) rural households across the country still have no electricity.

Mukta Patil, Indiaspend.com

· May 27, 2017 · 07:30 pm

Facing fire: India’s poorest regions are the most vulnerable to heat waves

The ‘very high-risk areas’ are concentrated in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.

Mukta Patil, Indiaspend.com

· May 23, 2017 · 07:30 am

Public opposition leaves loss-making electricity distribution firms powerless to raise tariffs

People as well as political parties strongly resist hikes in electricity rates.

Mukta Patil, Indiaspend.com

· Apr 17, 2017 · 09:30 pm

Why much of power-rich Uttar Pradesh remains in the heart of darkness

More than half the rural households in the state are not electrified and power cuts were a leading issue in these polls.

Mukta Patil, Indiaspend.com

· Mar 22, 2017 · 11:30 pm

In Goa, Parrikar will inherit challenges of illegal mining, crime against tourists and unemployment

A look at what the manifesto has promised with regard to these challenges.

Alison Saldanha, IndiaSpend.com

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Mukta Patil, Indiaspend.com

· Mar 21, 2017 · 07:30 pm

How India’s canals could help fast-forward its solar energy plans

The critical issue around solar installations in India is space. That is where the nation’s canals come in.

Mukta Patil, Indiaspend.com

· Jan 31, 2017 · 10:30 pm

Four things India can look forward to in 2017

This year could bring increased focus on renewables, more reliable power supply to villages and greater internet reach.

Mukta Patil, Indiaspend.com

· Jan 03, 2017 · 10:30 pm

In Goa’s fishing industry, sales fall and anger rises as going cashless remains a distant dream

Less than 23% of fishing villages have internet access.

Mukta Patil, Indiaspend.com

· Dec 21, 2016 · 07:30 pm