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Nuclear capacity is expected to jump tenfold by 2047
Energy

India to add 97 GW of coal by 2035 as regulators seek to steady grid amid renewables surge

Puja Das
3 min read
Coal capacity alongside expanded nuclear and hydro pumped storage to balance clean energy growth, say CEA and CERC officials
World faces steeper oil, gas declines; import-heavy India vulnerable: IEA
Energy

World faces steeper oil, gas declines; import-heavy India vulnerable: IEA

Puja Das
3 min read
Delays in new projects could threaten India’s energy security, underscoring need for diversification, domestic exploration & cleaner alternatives, says IEA
Of loss & forgetting: The need to hold onto what we know about rains & trains in a changing climate
Climate Change

Of loss & forgetting: The need to hold on to what we know about rains & trains in a changing climate

Vanita Suneja
6 min read
Remembrance & longing for the sky full of stars that city-dwellers lost takes them to mountains & deserts, although the slow transition wasn't noticeable
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Nuclear capacity is expected to jump tenfold by 2047
Energy
India to add 97 GW of coal by 2035 as regulators seek to steady grid amid renewables surge
By
Puja Das
3 min read
World faces steeper oil, gas declines; import-heavy India vulnerable: IEA
Energy
World faces steeper oil, gas declines; import-heavy India vulnerable: IEA
By
Puja Das
3 min read
Rescue workers at Devbhoomi College in Premnagar after reports of students stranded in the floods.
Natural Disasters
Four dead, 8 missing after heavy rains lash Uttarakhand; Dehradun worst hit
By
Rajesh Dobriyal
3 min read
Approval of Maharashtra or Gujarat's leopard sterilisation proposals
Wildlife & Biodiversity
Sterile measure: Is Maharashtra and Gujarat’s plan to sterilise leopards and prevent conflict with humans feasible?
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
5 min read
Energy companies urge to make GCCs the nerve centres of transformation: KPMG
Energy
Energy companies urge to make GCCs the nerve centres of transformation: KPMG
By
Puja Das
2 min read
Indian senior woman preparing food. Bishnoi village. Rajasthan
Governance
Closing gender gaps could lift millions from poverty, UN’s latest Gender Snapshot report warns
By
Nandita Banerji
3 min read
Wrecked Futures: The MSC Elsa 3 disaster is more than an isolated maritime accident
Governance
Wrecked Futures: The MSC Elsa 3 disaster is more than an isolated maritime accident
By
K A Shaji
6 min read
Increased emissions threaten solar infrastructure in India: Study
Energy
Increased emissions threaten solar infrastructure in India: Study
By
Rohini Krishnamurthy
4 min read
Deviation of recent annual mean total ozone columns from the geographic long-term average distribution. A dobson unit (DU) represents the integrated amount of ozone in the atmospheric column; 300 DU is a typical level for mid-latitudes, but this value can be higher or lower in the polar and tropical regions, respectively.
Environment
World Ozone Day: Earth’s protective layer on track to return to 1980s levels by mid-century, says WMO
By
Nandita Banerji
2 min read
Twelve cities record above-normal maximum temperature
Climate Change
Twelve cities record above-normal maximum temperature
By
Shagun
1 min read
My Food Story: ‘Porulvilanga Urundai’ is a wholesome snack deeply rooted in village tradition
Food
My Food Story: ‘Porulvilanga Urundai’ is a wholesome snack deeply rooted in village tradition
By
Avanthika Nagalakshmi
2 min read
My Food Story: A recipe of moringa, mustard and coconut
Food
My Food Story: A recipe of moringa, mustard and coconut
By
R Ratna Madhavi
2 min read
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