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India bans black mass exports to retain critical minerals. Can domestic industry capture their value?

India bans black mass exports to retain critical minerals. Can domestic industry capture their value?

Moushumi Mohanty

4 hours ago

6 min read

Sanjit “Bunker” Roy

Rural development pioneer Bunker Roy dies at 81

Nandita Banerji

11 Nov 2026

2 min read

Affordability = inclusive growth = sustainability

Affordability = inclusive growth = sustainability

10 Nov 2026

4 min read

India rises five places to 45th in green transition ranking as emissions fall despite economic growth

India rises five places to 45th in green transition ranking as emissions fall despite economic growth

06 Nov 2026

3 min read

India’s first hydrogen-powered train, Namo Green Rail, signals the country’s clean energy ambitions, but scaling up green hydrogen will depend on costs, infrastructure and domestic demand.

Green hydrogen: India’s big ambitions, costly realities

Sanchit S Agarwal

06 Nov 2026

4 min read

The 35-by-35 electrification pledge at COP31 is a leapfrog opportunity for Global South

The 35-by-35 electrification pledge at COP31 is a leapfrog opportunity for Global South

Anumita Roychowdhury

06 Nov 2026

3 min read

Stubble burning is a seasonal contributor to Delhi's air pollution

From stubble to power: How India can tap the potential of its surplus biomass residue

05 Nov 2026

4 min read

Australia’s fossil fuel exports generated more emissions than 44 least developed countries combined over a decade

Australia’s fossil fuel exports generated more emissions than 44 least developed countries combined over a decade

30 Oct 2026

4 min read

Peak power demand in 2026 touched 269 GW on September 10, just 1 GW below the year’s 270 GW peak recorded in May

Unusual peak: India's September power demand surges, nearing summer levels

30 Oct 2026

2 min read

Solar and wind investment in emerging markets could reach $356 billion by 2040, but high financing costs pose risks

Solar and wind investment in emerging markets could reach $356 billion by 2040, but high financing costs pose risks

29 Oct 2026

5 min read

Parong and Riew villages, situated on opposite banks of the Siang river in Arunachal Pradesh, have been at the forefront of protests against large dam projects. The residents cultivate on steep, terraced slopes, growing paddy and oranges, which form the backbone of their livelihoods

Siang dam protest takes a sharper turn

28 Oct 2026

2 min read

PM-KUSUM launched in 2019, aims to promote solar energy solutions in agriculture

PM-KUSUM 2.0: Energy experts urge for revamped focus on farmers, financing and agrivoltaics

Dakshiani Palicha

28 Oct 2026

3 min read

Interviews

Ashish Verma, professor and head of the Sustainable Transportation Lab at the Indian Institute of Science

India on e-wheels: ‘Personal EVs alone cannot solve India’s urban transport problems’

Akshit Sangomla

04 Sep 2026

3 min read

Professors Karthik Atmanathan and CS Shankar Ram

‘To achieve the EV target, purchase and production of combustion-engine vehicles will have to stop’

Anil Ashwani Sharma

20 Aug 2026

7 min read

Donald Trump watches as Operation Absolute Resolve unfolds

The entire US intervention in Venezuela boils down to ideology, oil and international relations: Aprajita Kashyap

04 Jan 2026

7 min read

Gloria Magombo, Zimbabwe’s Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Power Development during the Accelerated Partnership for Renewables in Africa forum held in Freetown, Sierra Leone, from October 22-23, 2025.

‘Renewable energy presents an opportunity to Africa to limit the issues of climate change’

Mekonnen Teshome

31 Oct 2025

5 min read

OIL lines up Rs 2,000 crore SAF plant and bets on bamboo ethanol to fuel its green transition

OIL lines up Rs 2,000 crore SAF plant and bets on bamboo ethanol to fuel its green transition

08 Oct 2025

6 min read

‘Multiple displacement was beyond imagination, yet it became Singrauli’s reality’

‘Multiple displacement was beyond imagination, yet it became Singrauli’s reality’

Anil Ashwani Sharma

07 Oct 2025

7 min read

Gyan Prakash Upadhyaya

‘Build lines before green projects are awarded’

06 Oct 2025

5 min read

'Biggest problem with India's rooftop solar industry is lack of quality guaranteed by local installer'

‘Biggest problem with India’s rooftop solar industry is lack of quality guarantee on end-to-end product by local installer’

Rohini Krishnamurthy

23 Jul 2025

10 min read

Blog (Energy)

India’s first hydrogen-powered train, Namo Green Rail, signals the country’s clean energy ambitions, but scaling up green hydrogen will depend on costs, infrastructure and domestic demand.

Green hydrogen: India’s big ambitions, costly realities

Sanchit S Agarwal

06 Nov 2026

4 min read

The 35-by-35 electrification pledge at COP31 is a leapfrog opportunity for Global South

The 35-by-35 electrification pledge at COP31 is a leapfrog opportunity for Global South

Anumita Roychowdhury

06 Nov 2026

3 min read

Stubble burning is a seasonal contributor to Delhi's air pollution

From stubble to power: How India can tap the potential of its surplus biomass residue

05 Nov 2026

4 min read

As public concern over worsening climate change grows, Australia’s fossil fuel industry has been asserting that coal and gas are central to technological innovation and economic security.

How the fossil fuel industry ‘captured’ Australia and maintains its political dominance

Christopher Wright

22 Oct 2026

5 min read

Videos (Energy)

The Sunita Narain Show: How did Hamburg pave the way for an integrated public transport system?

The Sunita Narain Show: How did Hamburg pave the way for an integrated public transport system?

25 Aug 2026

1 min read

Why are electric vehicle sales rising?

Why are electric vehicle sales rising?

22 Aug 2026

1 min read

Food vs Energy: Can agrivoltaics solve India’s solar conflict?

Food vs Energy: Can agrivoltaics solve India’s solar conflict?

08 Aug 2026

1 min read

The Sunita Narain Show: Why do we need an energy and economic sense for survival?

The Sunita Narain Show: Why do we need an energy and economic sense for survival?

05 Aug 2026

1 min read

Books (Energy)

Taming the Sun – Innovations to Harness Solar Energy and Power the Planet

Taming the Sun – Innovations to Harness Solar Energy and Power the Planet

29 Nov -1

1 min read

The Clean Power Revolution: How to Boost the Economy by $1 Trillion per year with clean energy

The Clean Power Revolution: How to Boost the Economy by $1 Trillion per year with clean energy

29 Nov -1

1 min read

Seeing the Light: The Case for Nuclear Power in the 21st Century

Seeing the Light: The Case for Nuclear Power in the 21st Century

Scott L.Montgomery

29 Nov -1

1 min read

Explore More (Energy)

Affordability = inclusive growth = sustainability

Affordability = inclusive growth = sustainability

10 Nov 2026

4 min read

India on e-wheels: National capital’s march towards e-transition

India on e-wheels: National capital’s march towards e-transition

Vikas Choudhary

07 Sep 2026

2 min read

Of Hormuz and Hamirpur

Of Hormuz and Hamirpur

Vikas Choudhary

24 Jun 2026

1 min read

SOE in Figures 2026: Energy

SOE in Figures 2026: Energy

04 Jun 2026