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Sun shining down
Yes. The Sun can save us from a water crisis
India will continue to rely on coal to meet its rising electricity demand through 2026: IEA
Rapid economic growth and increased demand for space cooling contributed significantly to the rise in India’s electricity demand last year
Freedom fuel: This Pune entrepreneur spawned a quiet clean cooking revolution; here is how
Vishakha Chandhere experiments with cooking devices powered by solar and biomass to beat rising LPG prices
An unusual contest: Great Indian Bustards vs great Indian green energy quest
Rajasthan's state bird, the great Indian bustard, might lose its last natural habitat to wind and solar power plants
Union Budget 2022-23: Where does renewable energy fit in this year?
The government will likely put in place strategies to bring India closer to its green energy target and equitable energy access
How scientists found rare fireball meteorite pieces on a driveway — and what they could teach us
It was probably a complex meteorite, possibly one that has come from the surface of an asteroid where several different bits of asteroid have got …
Making solar cells efficient, cheaper, recyclable: IIT-Guwahati finds a way
Perovskite-based devices are considered heavily used semiconductor materials as they are affordable and easy to manufacture
What’s derailing growth of solar energy in some US states?
Despite facing widespread opposition from people, Indiana legislators have been trying to slow the growth of solar for years
Mini-grids and off-grid investment crucial for energy access in Africa
Electrification via centralised grids is slow in the continent where 620 million people live without electricity
Report warns India against untested technology for nuclear power plants
Twelve nuclear plants have been proposed in India that will use new, untested technology
In search of mud to save San Francisco Bay
To restore the region’s salt marshes, scientists and engineers need to get their hands on huge quantities of the messy stuff
In the Parliament on March 14, 2016
Here’s a round-up of today’s debates and reports on environmental and developmental issues
Absence of free trade agreement poses hurdles for German investment in Indian renewables: German politicians
The need for skilled workers to enable this transition to clean energy technologies is one place where India and Germany can cooperate more deeply,…
‘The collapse in oil prices is not negative for India‘s renewable transition’
Down To Earth speaks to Tim Buckley from the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis on India’s move towards renewable energy
Renewable energy: Curtailment is a bane
If solutions to the problem are not found, it will add to the operational risk of renewable energy projects, discouraging investments
Karnataka’s Pavagada shows a way amid criticism for solar power at UNCCD COP14
Solar most land-hungry among green power sources, claims report released at Delhi event to fight desertification
PM-Kusum not a solution for India’s irrigation needs: CSE
The scheme might result in over-exploitation of groundwater and won't help reduce discoms’ subsidy burden
International Solar Alliance plans bank to fund energy access
Priority focus 1.2 billion with no access; next step: 2.4 billion without access to clean sources
The Earth has not one, but three moons
New research confirms a 1961 discovery of two new moons, made up of extremely tiny dust particles and located at the same distance as the Earth&…
Can developing world adapt to climate change like Germany?
Experts doubt if countries whose shorelines are being fast eroded by the sea level rise and coastal regions being battered by extreme weather …
How Machilipatnam became site of a pioneering discovery in 19th century
It was in Machilipatnam that the world caught the first glimpse of light from a new material - helium
Indian prediction on solar corona proves right
Scientists had predicted the shape of the solar corona, which was visible during the recent solar eclipse, using computer simulations and models
Is solar sector truly achieving grid parity?
Given the huge dependence on subsidy, can the trend of reducing solar tariffs be deemed as an achievement of the renewable energy or solar sector?
Solar power for nation’s growth
Increasing India’s solar generation capacity must be coupled with electricity access for all
