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.
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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.
Opinion: Climate change is a silent driver in India’s election
India’s political leadership is failing to explicitly make the connection between security, development and climate change in this election campaign, even though many issues hinge on it.
India: Farmers push back desertification in Odisha
Community interventions to dig wells and ponds has enabled farmers to fight drought and halt the trend of desertification in Odisha’s Balangir district.
Narendra Modi: Gandhi showed us how we can fight climate and terrorism
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that we can learn from Gandhi’s values when it comes to tackling climate change.
Sun empowers Maharashtra farmers
Electricity for farm work is now solar-powered by the state power distribution company. The success of this initiative can be a model for other states
Analysis: India sees an encouraging rise of green finance
A growing and persistent need to reduce carbon emissions have led to an increase in funding for innovative green projects in India.
Migrant workers turn climate refugees twice over
It has been a double whammy for migrant workers fleeing the unprecedented Kerala floods back home to the Sundarbans in West Bengal, a region that is anyway facing the brunt of climate change.
Summer 2018: Extreme weather strikes again, this time in Kerala
India’s Kerala has been hit by extreme monsoon rainfall and floods.
