Rechargeable batteries: UNCTAD report warns of raw material uncertainties

A few countries control reserves of key inputs like cobalt, manganese, lithium, graphite

EV industry can reshape Indian employment landscape with green jobs, but building a skilled workforce is key

Industry could generate 10 million direct jobs, 50 million indirect ones by 2030; Can take examples from China and Germany

Race to save the world

‘Racing Green’ shows how motorsport acts as a proving ground to experiment with sustainable innovations that can be adopted for …

World Environment Day 2021: Greenwashing will not help anybody

The political-industrial complex has been slowly hijacking the new global narrative of transformation and building back better

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 9, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Why electric rickshaws need better regulation in India

Enabling rickshaw drivers to switch from pedal to electric will increase their income and reduce carbon emissions from the transport sector

World EV Day 2023: To fast track change, India needs Zero Emission Vehicle mandate

An ambitious vehicle electrification roadmap needs regulatory targets and ZEV supply mandate to bring more certainty in investments and markets

This is not the time to obscure the e-car pathway

As the car industry has to prepare for firmer regulatory targets for electrification and upscaled market by 2030, only incremental steps within …

Meghalaya joins the electric race

Meghalaya’s new electric vehicle policy is a good step forward. The next challenge is to set clear milestones and a timeline for ensuring …

Lanka President talks green agriculture, renewable energy, electric vehicles in Parliament address

Sri Lanka’s ultimate goal to promote use of bio-fertilisers in order to create an international market for non-toxic agricultural produce, …

Clean vehicles: Study reinforces need to quickly move to EVs

Widespread adoption of electric vehicles with robust power plant emission controls,power sector decarbonisation policies will yield net air …

Compete, cooperate and learn — Indian EV component manufacturers’ underlying strategy with China?

Adopting protectionist policies may not work well with Chinese strategy of aggressive manufacturing and export

Is eVTOL a boon or bane? It depends on how we put it to use

The electric aircraft has low maintenance and operating costs and can be extremely beneficial for emergency situations

Green bond issuance by automakers reflects global energy conundrum

India’s first sovereign green bonds framework was formulated in 2022

India is ripe for the sodium-ion battery revolution; here is why

The diversification of battery technology is necessary for the rapidly growing Indian energy storage market; SIBs can lead to this diversification

Electric two-wheeler subsidy cut to hurt mass adoption of EVs

Lower subsidy will reduce consumer interest and adoption, and will hurt the entire industry for a considerable time

New material may hold promise for more efficient lithium-ion batteries 

Researchers from IIT Gandhinagar and Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology discovered a new anode material that could …

World is rushing to Africa to mine critical minerals like lithium — how the continent should deal with the demand

Africa needs stronger resources governance: regulations, accountability and transparency

Dirt cheap backup: Why Finland’s installation of the world’s 1st sand battery may be a game-changer

Sand batteries can ensure round-the-year availability of clean energy

Decongesting roads just as vital as introducing EVs to transform India’s transport sector. But who’s listening?

Traffic congestions lead to energy wastage & are a mental health hazard

Battery recycling rules need to be revamped to make process more efficient and economic

Battery Waste Rules, 2022, only ensure that retired batteries reach recyclers

Simply Put: Pillars of Destruction

Maharashtra expands EV subsidies — but with a deadline

The revised EV policy aims to realise the state’s ambition to have 10% EVs among new vehicle registrations by 2025

Electric vehicles in India: Can we protect the environment & also help the economy

Double dividend hypothesis claims environmental taxation can improve both environmental & economic conditions

How realistic are India’s 2030 fleet electrification targets?

Focus should be on converting the existing fleet to electric vehicles and not just adding more EVs to the roads