India
Solar has not beaten coal in the race to electrify India
India’s future is still tied to coal and fixing woeful inefficiency of plants will create huge new generation at a price solar cannot match
India diverts $25 billion away from clean energy fund
Revenue raised by a tax on coal was originally intended to support renewables, but a Scroll.in investigation revealed it is being spent on an unrelated policy
Indian farmers mourn dead after debt crisis turns violent
Six protesters were killed in the Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh in June. Meet the bereaved families driven to despair by erratic weather and a tough market
Indian solar sector wary of China as protectionist policy nears an end
Indian solar manufacturers are likely to go bust when a World Trade Organization ruling kicks in later this year, experts say, increasing the dominance of Chinese imports
Modi and Adani: the old friends laying waste to India’s environment
India’s environment has been subjugated to the whims of the prime minister’s industrial cronies. How can the world believe him on climate change?
Modi and Trump avoid climate change tension on state visit
Trade and migration are dominated the Indian prime minister’s visit to the White House, with differences on the Paris Agreement side-stepped
Indians want ‘jugaad’ not ‘climate justice’, study shows
The language of self-sufficiency chimes better with Indian citizens than blaming the rich world for global warming, workshops by Climate Outreach find
Indian manufacturers eye cleaner coolants to meet air con demand
Following a global deal in Kigali to phasedown HFCs, a class of potent warming gases used in refrigeration, Indian industry is developing cleaner alternatives
India’s tumbling solar prices ‘a race to extinction’
India’s record-breaking solar prices are driven by a distorted market, in thrall to cheap Chinese imports, say analysts
The Indian coal plant getting paid $150m to sit idle
Consumers are footing the bill for Rattan India’s Amravati power station, a “shocking” example of a dysfunctional sector
India and China ‘on track to exceed Paris climate pledges’
Coal plant cancellations mean the world’s two largest countries are cutting emissions faster than predicted a year ago, outweighing the effect of US policy rollbacks
India reaffirms Paris climate commitments
Piyush Goyal told a UN energy forum in Vienna India would pursue clean energy “irrespective of what others do”, in a nod to the US debate
Solar power brings light to dark corners of Indian train stations
A push to green India’s vast railway network with solar panels and LEDs also helps passengers and homeless migrants feel safe
Groundwater recharge offers hope to drought-hit Indian farmers
In Odisha, where late monsoons mean crop failures, poverty and even suicide, a novel scheme aims to boost water access
Supreme Court loss creates new problem for Adani’s Australian mine
Indian ruling means Adani will be unable to manipulate price of coal overseas then seek escalations in cost of power back home
Indian power minister celebrates record low solar price
French company breaks new ground in affordable solar, but Piyush Goyal tells parliament coal will “remain our mainstay”
Mumbai highway project threatens new air pollution crisis
Sea breezes have protected Mumbai from air pollution, but a new coastal road will send exhaust fumes from 200,000 cars each day drifting across the city
Indian court awards legal rights of a person to entire ecosystem
An Indian state has awarded full legal status to an entire ecosystem. But can such a right be protected?
Indian oil majors prepare for electric vehicle boom
As India aims to go to 100% EVs by 2030, oil producers are considering investment in lithium-ion battery production
Saudis make Maldives land grab to secure oil routes to China
Proposed multi-billion dollar deal sparks protests in the tiny atoll nation, which has found itself at the centre of a great game over oil, power and religion