Innovative funding for initiatives and applications of decentralised renewable energy will boost demand in India while generating livelihood options for a large number of people.
Analysis: Better financing can boost livelihoods around renewables
Solar PV in India is quickly gaining ground
Solar powers rapid explosion in India.
Indian glacier collapse carries the footprint of climate change
Climate change a contributing factor in the Indian glacier collapse.
Analysis: Water levels in Himalayan river basins drop as the world warms
Rising temperatures are changing the water cycle, with less water is being replenished in crucial river basins in the Himalayas, which has serious implications for water security in India.
Analysis: Climate crisis lies at the heart of farmer protests in India
Protests by Indian farmers against three new farm laws have deep roots in income insecurity, which is driven by changing rainfall patterns and incentives that promote the overuse of water.
More people will die of extreme heat than of infectious diseases
Increasing heat-related deaths due to climate change reveal an unequal world, with people in poorer countries at much higher risk.
Analysis: Reboot Indian economy in clean mode after COVID-19 crisis
India can turn the crisis precipitated by the coronavirus pandemic into an opportunity by resetting its energy spending to favour renewable power in all spheres of economic activity.
Coronavirus pandemic dims India’s solar prospects
The faltering addition of solar power capacity in India is likely to be further hammered by the coronavirus disruption, making it more difficult to meet energy transition targets.
Kerala breaks new ground with electric food vans
Electric auto-rickshaws repurposed to hold a kitchen are providing an innovative and eco-friendly way for women in Kerala to earn a livelihood.
India: States step up policy action on renewables
As renewables continue to be the cheapest source of electricity in India, many states are framing policies to further boost the use of clean energy.
