Several farmers in Bihar still waiting for PM-Kisan payments

State government accepts many claims are still pending

Is the COVID-19 vaccine story over?

India claims vaccines are no longer an issue in the battle against COVID-19, but a host of developing nations would disagree

Sowing report: Lowest area under paddy in a decade

Till July 8, rainfall had been deficient in at least eight states

Interim Budget 2019: ASHA, Anganwadi workers not enthused by Piyush Goyal’s ‘sop’

What we really want is a fixed salary, even if it means less than Rs 10,000 a month, they say

Power for all—can it be achieved?

Round-the-clock assured power supply programme to kick off with Andhra Pradesh, Delhi and Rajasthan; finances and logistics pose a huge challenge

Are tax incentives enough to promote solar cell manufacturing in India?

China and the US have already built several state of the art manufacturing base for solar PV which can cater to most of the world’s demands

Interim Budget 2019: All that it had for the environment

Although not at all promising, here is a list of announcements Piyush Goyal made towards bettering people’s health and the living world

Why solar power rates touching a historic low could be bad news

Though power rates have fallen substantially, capacity of projects that are bid for has not increased

IREDA to provide low interest loans for rooftop solar projects

High interest rate is one of the major impediments in the development of solar sector in India

A possible Indo-US trade agreement would be an imperialist attack on India’s farmers

Such a deal will have repercussions on our agricultural production and economy

100 days of Modi government: clean energy seems to be low priority for energy minister

Piyush Goyal’s video conference with journalists stresses on coal energy

Are we moving towards a renewable energy economy?

Developers, bankers and equipment manufacturers commit themselves to developing 270 GW renewable energy capacity by 2022 at a recent renewable …

India finally gives in on TRIPS waiver

The WTO agreement on a limited patents waiver merely restates exemptions already available under existing rules

Is India set for big shift in its energy mix?

Announcements made by energy minister Piyush Goyal at Davos indicate drastic reduction in capacity addition in thermal power

Is Mumbai in for more power cuts?

Closure of a number of units of Tata and Adani power plants in Mundra to be discussed by Centre on Wednesday

A dull year for renewable energy

While the increase in solar capacity has been stated clearly, it is unclear what direction the currently faltering renewable industry will take …

Rajya Sabha passes coal mining bill

Amendments suggested by members of Parliament rejected

India to get 25 solar parks

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to spend Rs 4,046.25 crore on developing the parks

Getting Amazon to pay its taxes could be Jeff Bezos’ biggest climate action

Climate justice demands democratic oversight over efforts to overcome mankind’s biggest challenge

Centre won't impose anti-dumping duties on imported solar cells and modules

Finance ministry allows deadline for issuing notification for imposing duties to lapse

Should India impose anti-dumping duty on solar cells?

There has been no increase in installed capacity of solar power for past two months

Target $100 billion investment in solar energy, says Prime Minister Modi

Challenges to investment and use of solar energy remain unresolved