Green Energy
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India’s green energy ambitions will cost crores. To get funds, it must expand its finance market
The country will require cumulative investments of $10 trillion to achieve its net zero target by 2070.
Kundan Pandey
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India’s green energy paradox: With ambitious goals, why is the country still holding on to coal?
With the rapidly falling cost of renewable energy technology, it no longer makes financial or environmental sense to invest in polluting sources.
Sugandha Srivastav
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How coal hangs over India’s ambitious energy transition
The sector supports nearly three lakh direct jobs and millions more indirectly, especially in the country’s poorer states.
Omair Ahmad
Trending
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‘I’m a small man but my music is huge’: Wasifuddin Dagar on the AR Rahman plagiarism row
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Three Doordarshan-era anchors recall what a dignified era of television news looked like
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Why Assam’s farmers are furious at Himanta Biswa Sarma’s ‘fertiliser jihad’ jibe
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Watch: Beyoncé was joined by her daughter Blue Ivy on stage for a dance routine during UK concert
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Bring out the earplugs – ‘Gadar: Ek Prem Katha’ is back
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Where things stand one year after China promised to stop building coal-powered projects overseas
Beijing’s push for renewable energy in other developing countries requires changes in its investment and financing models.
Han Chen & Shen Wei
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As the green energy sector grows, so could job opportunities in rural India
Decentralised renewable energy can offer job possibilities and even help in reverse migration.
Manish Kumar
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In rural India, the slow switch to solar energy is helping bring lakhs into the banking system
Frequent power cuts would earlier disrupt internet connectivity and halt operations, delaying pensions, scholarships and access to crucial government schemes.
Moushumi Basu, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Video
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Timelapse videos show extent of air-pollution as New York turns orange from Canadian wildfires
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Caught on CCTV: Escalator abruptly changes direction at busy metro station, leaves 14 injured
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‘Call got cut’: BJP spokesperson moments after anchor corrects him on budget for new train tracks
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Watch: Coldplay’s Chris Martin arrives by train for concert, joins railway worker’s video
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Watch: Advertisement gives popular nursery rhymes a grim twist to amplify message of climate change
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Explainer: What is green hydrogen and how can it help India mitigate climate change?
The fuel that is produced by splitting water using renewable energy can decarbonise sectors such as the steel industry.
Flavia Lopes, IndiaSpend.com
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Can clean energy hurt the environment? A proposed Indian offshore wind power project poses a paradox
A proposed wind farm in the Gulf of Khambhat raises concerns for the ecologically sensitive area that supports hundreds plant and animal species.
Mayank Aggarwal
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Wind power is now cheaper than coal-based electricity in India – but the industry is worried
This tariff crash comes at a time when India’s wind energy sector is already in the doldrums.
Sushma UN, qz.com
The Reel
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‘Dhoomam’ trailer: Fahadh Faasil headlines Pawan Kumar’s crime thriller
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Bring out the earplugs – ‘Gadar: Ek Prem Katha’ is back
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Pastel shades, tableau shots: Recreating the Wes Anderson aesthetic
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Watch: Trailer of ‘The Night Manager’ part two is out
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‘Satyaprem Ki Katha’ trailer: Romantic film stars Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani
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Starting November, Tata Motors will supply e-cars to all government departments
The firm quoted the lowest price for the vehicles, each costing Rs 11.2 lakh inclusive of GST and a five-year warranty.
Scroll Staff
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The gleam of solar power is blinding India to the challenges of switching to renewable energy
In a country where power-for-all is still a distant dream, a rapid transformation to green energy is unfeasible.
Aniruddh Mohan
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China, California sign climate deal after US backs out of Paris agreement
The California governor held meetings, including with Chinese President Xi Jinping, where the two pledged to expand trade with emphasis on green technologies.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Hockey, FIH Pro League, India vs Argentina Live: Match goalless at the end of Q1
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Intercontinental Cup 2023: Sunil Chhetri and Co hope to win title as India’s packed schedule begins
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Singapore Open Super 750: Srikanth, Priyanshu, Dhruv-Arjun lose as India’s campaign ends
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Boxing: IOC’s board recommends expulsion of IBA but sport likely to remain at Paris Olympics
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Hockey, Women’s Junior Asia Cup: India finish group stage unbeaten to qualify for semis