Clean Energy
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A centralised electricity market in India will be of immense help to green energy producers
The new model promises savings and benefits for renewable generators but faces transition challenges.
Manish Kumar
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This village in Manipur has become a green energy model
The pumped hydro storage project in Hengbung, the first project in India to integrate hydro with solar, has been consistently providing lighting to 350 people.
Moushumi Basu, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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India wants its new coal plants to generate at least some energy from renewable sources
The Renewable Generation Obligation mandate will help India ensure that 50% of its energy comes from non-fossil fuel sources by the end of 2030, claim experts.
Manish Kumar
Trending
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Mumbai school principal told to resign after being targeted by Hindutva website
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Why are concerns being raised about the Election Commission’s voter turnout data?
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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In India, the future of water-intensive green hydrogen ironically lies in water-scarce regions
Green hydrogen production requires renewable energy and water, but in India renewable energy-rich states suffer from water stress.
Manish Kumar
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Which Indian states are leading the transition to clean energy? A new report has the answer
The report by the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis contains some surprises.
Manish Kumar & Manish Mishra
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A new tech can reduce India’s pollution levels as well as fuel imports. What is standing in its way?
Bio-CNG converts agricultural residue into highly concentrated methane that can replace compressed natural gas mined from the Earth.
Ravleen Kaur
Video
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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India wants a clean energy transition deal – and its coal too
The mixed signals indicate the country will phase out coal only when it is sure the transition won’t cause power disruptions.
Roli Srivastava, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Decentralised solar power is scripting scores of success stories in rural India
Beneficiaries say renewable energy solutions have helped them reduce trade-related drudgeries and increase their income.
Manish Kumar
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India needs regulations and guidelines to encourage construction of net-zero buildings
In real estate parlance, net-zero buildings are the ones that produce the same amount of non-fossil fuel energy that they consume from the grid annually.
Manish Kumar
The Reel
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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Lithium reserves were first mapped in Jammu and Kashmir in 1999. So why is everyone excited now?
It took India two decades to move from the reconnaissance to the prospecting stage. The extraction of the mineral, if feasible, may still be far off.
Manish Kumar
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In hot Rajasthan, solar-powered coolers help herders earn more from camel milk
Instant milk chillers are helping pastoralists in Thar Desert keep their dairy fresh as temperatures rise.
Moushumi Basu, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Trouble in Joshimath raises questions about hydroelectric projects in fragile mountain ecosystems
Officials regard hydropower as essential for India to meet its renewable energy goals but recent events have cast a shadow on the viability of the power source.
Roli Srivastava, Thomson Reuters Foundation & Anuradha Nagaraj, Thomson Reuters Foundation
The Field
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Fitness watch: Project launched in England to study causes of ACL injuries in women’s football
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IPL 2024: Bowlers, Marcus Stoinis help Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians
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India tour of Bangladesh: Radha Yadav, D Hemalatha propel visitors to win in rain-marred second T20I
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ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson included in Rohit Sharma-led India squad
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Badminton, Uber Cup 2024: India lose to China in group stage-decider; progress to quarter-final