Renewable Energy
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The dam-building spree in Arunachal Pradesh is taking a toll on its biodiversity
India is currently building as many as six large hydropower plants in the North Eastern state. Experts question the rationale behind the big push.
Sushmita
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Climate change is making India’s hydropower projects more vulnerable
Studies point to the impact of extreme weather events on these projects.
Manish Kumar
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In Assam, a solar power scheme has failed to keep the lights on in rural areas
Substandard equipment and a lack of accountability has dimmed the promise of renewable energy schemes.
Aatreyee Dhar & Chandrani Sinha
Trending
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This holiday season, who’s ‘Uninvited’ from Goa?
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‘Finding a long-term solution’: More farmers turn to ‘natural farming’ amid climate change challenge
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A new book re-examines Bill Gates and Melinda Gates’s philanthropic work
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Supreme Court upholds abrogation of Article 370 that gave Jammu and Kashmir special status
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Jawad Memorial Prize for Urdu-English Translation: Read the two winning poems
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Why India’s first round-the-clock solar village has angered neighbouring pastoralists
Despite vocal opposition, a significant area designated as grazing land has been acquired by the government for the solar project.
Tanvi Deshpande, IndiaSpend.com
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With its new energy policy, Odisha is hoping for a frictionless transition to renewable power
The state plans to increase its renewable energy capacity from 627 megawatt to 10,000 megawatt by 2030.
Manish Kumar
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India has extended the deadline for its rooftop solar programme without increasing the budget outlay
The deadline extension is not a good sign, say experts.
Kundan Pandey
Video
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Watch: Boulders rolling down hillside halt traffic movement on Jammu and Kashmir National Highway
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Watch: Iranian guests at Nobel Prize ceremony sing to celebrate Narges Mohammadi’s Peace Prize
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Watch: Actor Bradley Cooper makes sandwiches and serves them from a food truck in New York
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Watch: Meet Captain Fatima Wasim, the first woman medical officer to be deployed at Siachen Glacier
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Watch: British PM Rishi Sunak, Dutch PM Mark Rutte get locked out of Sunak’s residence briefly
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How Tamil Nadu is failing to capitalise on its renewable energy goldmine
A hybrid structure of solar-wind power is cost effective and efficient but the model is underutilised due to the lack of a focused state policy.
Vasudevan Sridharan
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In the Indian Sundarbans, lack of maintenance has eclipsed the dream of solar energy
About two dozen solar assets lie abandoned on these islands.
Snigdhendu Bhattacharya & Subhrajit Sen
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Electricity from the cold ocean depths could be a gamechanger for island states reliant on diesel
Ocean thermal energy conversion plants could one day provide constant power – if technical issues can be overcome.
Rosalind Archer, The Conversation
The Reel
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The Yemenese film about abortion that grabbing attention – and its Indian connections
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Start the week with a film: ‘Somewhere’ is a sensitive look at an actor’s empty life
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Mining town-set film ‘Whispers of Fire and Water’ is an immersive experience
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In Ken Loach’s ‘The Old Oak’, a solidarity that transcends differences
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In animated film ‘The Siren’, a reminder that ‘democracy and peace are never eternal’
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Repowering Tamil Nadu’s old wind turbines can help India inch closer to its clean energy targets
Thousands of old turbines, which have a below one-megawatt capacity and are past their lifecycle, should be replaced.
Priyanka Shankar
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In Kachchh district, locals are resisting wind farms to save a unique thorn forest and wildlife
It is not just windmills but the ancillary infrastructure that comes with it that is impacting wildlife in the area, especially peacocks.
Ravleen Kaur
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Sri Lanka’s renewable energy plans suffer as fuel shortages force people to switch to firewood
Lakhs of people in the debt-burdened island nation have been grappling with long queues to buy petrol and cooking gas.
Shihar Aneez, Thomson Reuters Foundation
The Field
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WPL 2024: Vrinda Dinesh – Once a benchwarmer, now one of the most expensive players from the auction
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FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup: Netherlands beat Argentina on penalties to win fifth title
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Pro Kabaddi League: Bengal Warriors pick up comprehensive win; Haryana Steelers pip Dabang Delhi
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IWL 2023-24: East Bengal open campaign with win over Sports Odisha
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England tour of India: Saika Ishaque, Shreyanka Patil spur hosts to consolation win in final T20I