India coal power capacity static for 6 months: Report
Average share of renewable energy in daily generation goes up to 12.9% from 12.3% in a year
Device made for the Moon may aid in carbon sequestration on Earth
A pocket-sized device intended for use on the Moon could soon play a key role in Japan’s ambitious plans to sequester carbon dioxide
Union Budget 2020-2021: Solar units to be set up on fallow, railway lands
Move may affect afforestation to meet India's international commitments
A third of non-melanoma skin cancer deaths caused by working under sun
Estimates from WHO, ILO call for protecting workers from hazardous outdoor work in the sun
As told to Parliament (August 8, 2023): Central Electricity Authority suggests not retiring coal power plants before 2030
All that was discussed in the House through the day
NGT wants underground power lines, bird diverters at Great Indian Bustard habitat
Tribunal also wants assessment of biodiversity impact of solar projects
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 10, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Betting on green hydrogen to fulfil energy needs ‘risky’, finds study
EU target to replace natural gas, coal and oil in some sectors; But global electrolyser capacity needs to grow 6,000-8,000-fold by 2050&…
Can India’s G20 Presidency tackle climate change while ensuring energy access, security & transition?
The G20 Presidency can also help India fulfill OSOWOG mandate & SDG 7 goal
The coal whack-a-mole: Getting rid of coal power will make prices fall and demand rise elsewhere
Potsdam Institute experts this week published research suggesting we have less than 5% chance of actually ending coal use by 2050
Economic Survey 2022-23: Production of coal to cross 900 million tonnes next financial year
Coal industry is expected to grow at 6-7 per cent annually to reach a production level of one billion tonnes by 2025-2026
NASA gets ready to say farewell to InSight spacecraft on Mars
Lander losing power after 4 years on the Red Planet as dust gathers over solar panels
Can painting a blade black save Great Indian Bustards from wind turbines?
A regulatory slowdown in wind power production could result from failing to address the harm caused by turbines to wildlife
Budget 2023-24: Climate goals? Renewable energy ministry gets just over 2% of total allocation
MNRE budget is equivalent to just 26% of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas’s allocation
What the Asia-Pacific needs to leap forward on climate action
To break their 'two steps forward, one step back' routine on climate action, the Asia-Pacific needs to start delivering on ambitious emissions targets
IEEFA projects exponential growth of battery storage assets in India
Grid-scale batteries would help store this excess solar and supply power to the grid during peak demand hours, which is currently being done by …
Must assess ethical, social and cultural risks of climate engineering along with climate action: UNESCO report
Urges countries in a geographic region to make agreements to avoid risks of unequal spatial distribution of effects
Physicists hunt for superconductors that can revolutionise world’s energy system
Superconductors can address the problem of unwanted heat produced from electrical energy. But there is a rider: they operate at ultra-low …
Senegal signs Just Energy Transition Partnership deal after South Africa, Indonesia & Vietnam
The deal will mobilise 2.5 billion euros for Senegal & will help increase the share of renewable energy installed capacity to 40%
A chunk of space rock may hold clues to origin of Earth
Materials like Ryugu space rock make up 5% of the planet’s mass, likely helped make planet habitable, finds study
Wind sector in India needs an overhaul — here's why
Transparent and closed bids, bundling of tarrif some ways in which wind energy sector can go up again
As told to Parliament (December 12, 2023): Rs 800 crore in subsidies sanctioned to build 7,432 EV charging stations
As told to Parliament (February 2, 2023): Tapovan-Vishnugad power project far away from Joshimath, claims minister
Experts are of the opinion that the 520 MW Tapovan-Vishnugad project is part of the reason for the soil collapse
Why geoengineering is still a dangerous, techno-utopian dream
Experts have increasingly warned against manipulating Earth’s natural systems
A mysterious ring on a dwarf planet is puzzling astronomers
Quaoar, which revolves the Sun beyond Neptune, has a ring that is too far out according to current theories