Tag: Renewable Energy
How India’s Private Infrastructure Projects Risk Economic Stability, Environment, and Public...
This article is the first of #FinancingDevelopment, a series analysing the finances behind India's development journey, in collaboration with the Centre for Financial Accountability.
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Another ‘Just Transition’ We Need to Talk About—India’s Transport Sector
While the push for EVs is an encouraging and necessary step, how is India preparing to move employment opportunities towards electric vehicles, especially for those who lose their jobs in the conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) automobiles? Where does the electricity for these vehicles come from?
Does the Budget’s Push for Clean Energy Account for the 21.3...
As the 2022 Budget pushes for renewable energy to replace polluting sources, long-term jobs must be generated at scale for a just transition.
“Yearly Investment in Solar Energy Needs to Double this Decade”: ISA’s...
"We need to mobilize solar investment at unprecedented rates to ensure that our installed capacities can balance an ever-increasing demand," added Sareen.
As India Announces Carbon Neutrality by 2070, Let’s Talk About the...
This article is produced under the aegis of Climate Tracker’s Online COP26 Climate Justice Journalism Fellowship, awarded to The Bastion's Environment Lead Vaishnavi Rathore....
Green Bonds: The Next Big Thing in Green Finance
‘Green finance’ is the new buzzword in the finance world: these are loans, debts, or investments available to be raised solely for those projects considered green.
One Act, Three Proposed Amendments, and an Overhaul of India’s Coal...
How do amendments to the Coal Bearing Areas Act affect the forest-dependent communities whose lands and forests would be acquired for mining in India?
Meet Hydrogen, the New Fuel in Town
Imagine owning a car that has zero emissions — except, this one isn’t by a battery-powered electric vehicle. Feels like an unlikely possibility? It’s...
Budget 2021: What Does the Wind Sector Need to Meet its...
The Union Budget 2021 is here. Unsurprisingly, the shadow of COVID-19 loomed large over the budget as Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman presented it...
Sunny Side Up? Why India’s Solar Foreign Policies May Not Help...
When inaugurating the 750MW solar plant in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa last month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reinstated his commitment to the vision of “One...
