Fracking or food: A water-heavy way to extract shale could threaten crop growth in parts of India

A study predicts the ‘occurrence of future competition’ between water for shale resource extraction and food production in some regions.

Sahana Ghosh

· Jul 12, 2018 · 09:30 pm

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

As China and India move away from coal, whose power plans are greener?

In the years ahead, China looks set to lead on renewable energy, but India’s power sector will be greener overall.

Chinadialogue

· May 13, 2017 · 09:30 pm

Nepal finally starts tapping into its rich renewable energy resources

Trapped in the hope of harnessing its abundant hydropower potential with no investment, Nepal is now branching out into solar and alternative energy.

Ramesh Bhushal

· Nov 27, 2016 · 11:30 pm

With its continued investments in power plants, India may soon produce more coal than it consumes

Despite its proactive stance on climate action, India continues to invest in increasing electricity capacity fired by coal.

Darryl D’Monte

· Oct 22, 2016 · 08:30 pm

China is building a massive solar plant in the Gobi desert

Policymakers in Beijing want 20% of the country’s energy to from renewable sources by 2030.

Svati Kirsten Narula, qz.com

· Jul 27, 2015 · 09:30 pm

Power and peace: how nations can go nuclear without weapons

Through history, nuclear power has gone hand in hand with the nuclear arms race. But does it have to be this way? Closer international cooperation can help nations embrace nuclear power peacefully.

Saleem Ali, The Conversation

· May 19, 2015 · 09:30 pm

India is building oil reserves in underground rock caverns and concrete tanks

Taking advantage of weak global crude prices, the government is spending about Rs 4,948 crore to shore up strategic oil reserves.

Abheet Singh Sethi, IndiaSpend.com

· Apr 24, 2015 · 07:30 pm