The month of August marks a renewable energy milestone for India as an industrial park in Neemrana is supplied electricity entirely from a captive solar power plant
An industrial hub of precision tools manufacturers in Rajasthan is now being powered solely through a dedicated solar park that uses the latest technology and a smart grid…Read More
The wind farm auctions in India has raised issues of grid connectivity and priority power distribution that the industry hopes will be resolved before other project auctions are announced
Many states are opting for competitive bidding to award projects but they require guidelines from the central government. The absence of guidelines is a challenge for capacity addition…Read More
The unprecedented floods in Agartala city in northeast India due to intense rainfall over just two days point to an immediate attention required towards building urban climate resilience
A deluge on August 11-12 caught Agartala, the capital of Tripura in northeast India, unawares. Almost the entire city went under water, and there were lives lost and property damaged…Read More
Climate change is making it tougher, especially for women, to live in the Miyar valley in the high Himalayas
Located in the northwestern tip of Himachal Pradesh, the Miyar valley is part of the Tibetan plateau. It’s an oasis in the cold desert, thanks to the Menthosa glacier. But it’s an oasis under threat, as the glacier melt is disturbed by climate change…Read More
Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, droughts, floods and storms will not only reduce yields of staple foods in India but also diminish their nutritional value, putting millions at risk of hunger and malnutrition
As climate change pushes heat and humidity to new extremes, vast swathes of South Asia will become too hot for outdoor work. That’s bad news for a region where farming is a major occupation…Read More
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