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India adds record 29 GW solar, wind in first half of 2026

India adds record 29 GW solar, wind in first half of 2026

17 hours ago

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United States President Donald Trump

US-Israel war on Iran could trigger debt, inflation and remittance shocks across Global South, warns report

14 Jul 2026

3 min read

Simply Put: Food or fuel?

Simply Put: Food or fuel?

13 Jul 2026

1 min read

Most sulphur dioxide around Delhi comes from coal plants exempted from pollution rules: CREA

Most sulphur dioxide around Delhi comes from coal plants exempted from pollution rules: CREA

13 Jul 2026

3 min read

Heavy industries ministry plans wider policy support for battery recycling, advanced chemistry cells

Government plans wider policy support for battery recycling, advanced chemistry cells

09 Jul 2026

3 min read

India’s battery storage requirement to surge 888-fold by 2035-36, but financing remains the biggest hurdle

India’s battery storage requirement to jump to 888 GWh by 2035; power demand likely to reach 300 GW next year

08 Jul 2026

8 min read

Asian hydropower output fell in June 2026, raising reliance on coal and LNG

Asian hydropower output fell in June 2026, raising reliance on coal and LNG

08 Jul 2026

4 min read

Simply Put: Experiments with petrol

Simply Put: Experiments with petrol

07 Jul 2026

1 min read

Bihar could host up to 12 data centres on existing power surplus: Report

Bihar could host up to 12 data centres on existing power surplus: Report

07 Jul 2026

4 min read

Food crops to remain backbone of global biofuel production through 2035, OECD-FAO report finds

Food crops to remain backbone of global biofuel production through 2035, OECD-FAO report finds

06 Jul 2026

3 min read

Two markets, one cost curve: What BESS demand means for India’s EV prices

Two markets, one cost curve: What BESS demand means for India’s EV prices

Moushumi Mohanty

06 Jul 2026

7 min read

Green bet: Can India and Japan help make biogas work in rural India?

Green bet: Can India-Japan partnership help make biogas work in rural India?

06 Jul 2026

4 min read

News

India adds record 29 GW solar, wind in first half of 2026

India adds record 29 GW solar, wind in first half of 2026

17 hours ago

2 min read

United States President Donald Trump

US-Israel war on Iran could trigger debt, inflation and remittance shocks across Global South, warns report

14 Jul 2026

3 min read

Most sulphur dioxide around Delhi comes from coal plants exempted from pollution rules: CREA

Most sulphur dioxide around Delhi comes from coal plants exempted from pollution rules: CREA

13 Jul 2026

3 min read

Heavy industries ministry plans wider policy support for battery recycling, advanced chemistry cells

Government plans wider policy support for battery recycling, advanced chemistry cells

09 Jul 2026

3 min read

India’s battery storage requirement to surge 888-fold by 2035-36, but financing remains the biggest hurdle

India’s battery storage requirement to jump to 888 GWh by 2035; power demand likely to reach 300 GW next year

08 Jul 2026

8 min read

Asian hydropower output fell in June 2026, raising reliance on coal and LNG

Asian hydropower output fell in June 2026, raising reliance on coal and LNG

08 Jul 2026

4 min read

Interviews

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

Nuclear weapons cannot be relied on to keep peace: M V Ramana

Nuclear weapons cannot be relied on to keep peace: M V Ramana

Papri Sri Raman

16 Jun 2025

7 min read

Alice plane requires very little maintenance, mainly regular battery replacements. Photo Aviation Aircraft.

This electronic aircraft pioneer has crossed orders worth $3 billion, claims CEO

21 Apr 2023

4 min read

Blog (Energy)

Bihar could host up to 12 data centres on existing power surplus: Report

Bihar could host up to 12 data centres on existing power surplus: Report

07 Jul 2026

4 min read

Two markets, one cost curve: What BESS demand means for India’s EV prices

Two markets, one cost curve: What BESS demand means for India’s EV prices

Moushumi Mohanty

06 Jul 2026

7 min read

Green bet: Can India and Japan help make biogas work in rural India?

Green bet: Can India-Japan partnership help make biogas work in rural India?

06 Jul 2026

4 min read

The hidden cost of Chennai’s data centre boom: Can the city afford AI’s water and power hunger?

Science & Technology

The hidden cost of Chennai’s data centre boom: Can the city afford AI’s water and power hunger?

Anusreeta Dutta

04 Jul 2026

5 min read

Videos (Energy)

The Sunita Narain Show: India’s clean energy transition and the new oil shock with rising heat

The Sunita Narain Show: India’s clean energy transition and the new oil shock with rising heat

30 May 2026

1 min read

What does fuel price hike mean for farmers and how does it influence inflation?

What does fuel price hike mean for farmers and how does it influence inflation?

21 May 2026

1 min read

Solar Villages: No electricity for decades until solar mini-grid reached Simdega villages

Solar Villages: No electricity for decades until solar mini-grid reached Simdega villages

12 May 2026

1 min read

UAE leaves OPEC: What UAE’s exit means for oil prices and India

UAE leaves OPEC: What UAE’s exit means for oil prices and India

04 May 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)

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

Between coal, chaos and green power

Between coal, chaos and green power

19 May 2026

4 min read

Energy in times of war

Energy in times of war

08 Apr 2026

4 min read

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