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Concept of a SMR small modular nuclear reactor power plant.

What are small modular reactors, a new type of nuclear power plant sought to feed AI’s energy demand?

23 hours ago

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Extreme heat to more than double power-plant exposure to 40°C days; cooling demand to triple by 2050, UN report warns

Extreme heat to more than double power-plant exposure to 40°C days; cooling demand to triple by 2050, UN report warns

27 Nov 2025

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Cracking the green fuel code: Why India and Japan must act now

Cracking the green fuel code: Why India and Japan must act now

27 Nov 2025

4 min read

News

Industry consultations drew “very enthusiastic response” from electronics, electric vehicle, steel, medical equipment and defence manufacturers, according to Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw.

Centre approves Rs 7,280-crore scheme to cut rare-earth magnet imports, secure supply chains

26 Nov 2025

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Renewables drive 3.6% rise in India’s power output in July-September 2025

Renewables drive 3.6% rise in India’s power output in July-September 2025

26 Nov 2025

3 min read

Kerala High Court puts a stay order on the implementation of KSERC’s new draft regulations on renewable energy

Kerala HC stays implementation of electricity commission’s new renewable energy rules

21 Nov 2025

3 min read

Renewables gain ground as coal feels the squeeze in India’s power sector, finds Ember report

Renewables gain ground as coal feels the squeeze in India’s power sector, finds Ember report

17 Nov 2025

3 min read

Can the world quit coal?

Can the world quit coal?

Stacy D VanDeveer

17 Nov 2025

4 min read

How Pacific nations plan to go from spending up to 25% of GDP on fossil fuels to running on 100% renewables

How Pacific nations plan to go from spending up to 25% of GDP on fossil fuels to running on 100% renewables

13 Nov 2025

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How the US cut climate-changing emissions while its economy more than doubled

How the US cut climate-changing emissions while its economy more than doubled

07 Nov 2025

5 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

China pauses rare earth export controls after Trump-Xi trade truce

China pauses rare earth export controls after Trump-Xi trade truce

Nandita Banerji

31 Oct 2025

2 min read

Global offshore wind expansion projected to triple globally by 2030, even as US projects falter

Global offshore wind expansion projected to triple globally by 2030, even as US projects falter

30 Oct 2025

4 min read

India’s coal expansion beyond 2032 targets ‘uneconomical’, says Ember

India’s coal expansion beyond 2032 targets ‘uneconomical’, says Ember

29 Oct 2025

3 min read

China, India, and Indonesia could peak coal power by 2030: CREA

China, India, and Indonesia could peak coal power by 2030: CREA

28 Oct 2025

3 min read

Blogs

Vehicles queuing at a gas station during the 2022 crisis in Sri Lanka

Renewables have now passed coal globally — and growth is fastest in countries like Bhutan and Nepal

Reihana Mohideen

09 Oct 2025

4 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

Chinese President Xi Jinping has repeatedly emphasised his commitment to multilateralism.

China’s new NDC sidesteps climate stardom: What explains this reluctance?

Avantika Goswami

25 Sep 2025

5 min read

Formamidinium lead iodide has promising properties for future solar cell technologies. The latest research can now shed light on its structure.

Swedish scientists pave the way for next-gen solar cells, crack perovskite puzzle with AI simulations

24 Sep 2025

2 min read

Prime minister Anthony Albanese unveiled the emissions target on September 18, 2025

Australia pledges 62-70% cut in emissions by 2035

19 Sep 2025

2 min read

The container ship Ever Given stuck in the Suez Canal in Egypt, viewed from the International Space Station

India must build energy resilience amid global volatility, industry leaders warn

17 Sep 2025

3 min read

Nuclear capacity is expected to jump tenfold by 2047

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

16 Sep 2025

3 min read

Videos

Ethanol success can power India’s green skies, claims new report

Ethanol success can power India’s green skies, claims new report

Industry-backed study says India’s ethanol programme could offer a blueprint for scaling sustainable aviation fuel, but high costs and policy gaps remain

15 Sep 2025

3 min read

In contrast to electricity, access to clean cooking fuels and technologies remains inadequate.

Asia-Pacific on track for universal electricity access by 2030, but clean cooking and renewables lag, says UN report

03 Sep 2025

4 min read

Kerala’s draft solar regulations may impede rooftop adoption, raise consumer costs

Kerala’s draft solar regulations may impede rooftop adoption, raise consumer costs

03 Sep 2025

6 min read

Trump administration cancels $679 million for offshore wind projects in latest attack on renewable energy

Trump administration cancels $679 million for offshore wind projects in latest attack on renewable energy

Nandita Banerji

02 Sep 2025

2 min read

Rethinking India’s solar strategy: Why solar thermal deserves a second look

Rethinking India’s solar strategy: Why solar thermal deserves a second look

02 Sep 2025

5 min read

India and China drive 87% of new coal power proposals in 2025, report finds

India and China drive 87% of new coal power proposals in 2025, report finds

30 Aug 2025

3 min read

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