Despite challenges such as the new indirect tax regime that may raise costs, the fast growth of big solar power plants in India looks unstoppable
The significance of solar parks in India’s renewable energy strategy was evident when Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced that the central government would take up the second phase of their development for an additional capacity of 20GW…Read More
The heatwave that engulfed southeastern Australia at the end of last week has seen heat records continue to tumble like Jenga blocks
On Saturday February 11, as New South Wales suffered through the heatwave’s peak, temperatures soared to 47℃ in Richmond, 50km northwest of Sydney, while 87 fires raged across the state amid catastrophic fire conditions…Read More
The proposed Goods and Services Tax is worrisome for India’s solar energy developers if exemptions are lifted and levies raised, but manufacturing may flourish as cascading taxes would be eliminated
Solar power tariffs in India, which sunk to a record low of INR 2.97 (USD 0.04) per KWh for a newly auctioned project in Madhya Pradesh, could see upward pressure of as much as 10%…Read More
India will add more than 200 million people to its cities in the next 15 years, putting a great strain on wetlands unless urban planning urgently deals with the imminent crisis
The latest annual Economic Survey by the Finance Ministry presented data that included the rapid pace of urbanisation, indicating that the wetlands in the country are headed for a crisis…Read More
At the Arctic Frontiers conference, Aslak Holmberg, a member of the Finnish Sámi Parliament, spoke about the challenges faced by the Sámi – the world’s northernmost indigenous tribe
South Asia hosts more than a hundred million people who are categorised as indigenous populations, tribals or adivasis. During the British colonial era, they were often denied rights…Read More
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