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LG Polymers Plant at Vizag | Photo courtesy: Aakashwani/Twitter Introduction Big money is set to fuel the making of more plastics in India. But how and where is plastic made? The production of phenolics in India began in 1947 and the first thermoplastics (polystyrene) were made in 1957 (PlastIndia, ...

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September 26, 2026

CFA and Climate Trends

Coal Vs. Renewable | Financial Analysis, 2021

At COP26, India announced its objectives to reach net zero by 2070. In addition, the country aims to install 500 GW of non-fossil capacity by 2030, 450 GW of which would come from renewable energy sources. India has set an ambitious renewable energy capacity target. By the end of the decade, India a...

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March 11, 2026

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3rd Energy Finance Conference India 2021 | How Clean is Green Finance | December 14-17, 2021

Theme: How Clean is Green Finance Understanding the National and International Landscape, Investors & its Efficacy Date: December 14-17, 2021 On Zoom Platform Register Now: bit.ly/efci2021 Speakers & participants from the industry, banking, think tanks, executive, academia and trade unions,...

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November 5, 2021

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ADB Energy Policy: Lack of Intent; Absence of Commitment

Asian Development Bank has approved a new energy policy ostensibly to support universal access to reliable and affordable energy services, while promoting the low-carbon transition in Asia and the Pacific. However a closer look at it tells that it lacks intent and commitment. Here’s a brief cr...

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October 29, 2021

Vismay Basu

The Mirage of Clean Power

A system that thrives on an ever-increasing demand for electricity will automatically push the burden to insatiable demand for the fuels that produce it. The latest coal crisis, causing possibilities for electricity blackouts, is a bleak reminder of that fact. As the economy started recovering from ...

Coal Energy General Renewable

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October 29, 2021

Tanya Thomas

Green Hydrogen as India’s Next Clean Energy Source

“We are on the cusp of a hydrogen-driven revolution that can transform green India and energise India. This is nation-building at its best.” Billionaire Gautam Adani, who runs a ports-to-power corporate empire that rules much of India’s infrastructure landscape, said in his TiE Sus...

Energy General Renewable

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October 12, 2021

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Coal Shortage: Crisis, False Solutions & Opportunity

A Statement in the Context of the Coal Shortage October 11, 2021: India’s power ecosystem, which depends overwhelmingly on coal to meet the country’s baseline electricity demand, is suddenly faced with an acute coal shortage. Even when the Coal Ministry tried to play down the coal shorta...

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October 5, 2021

Anuradha Munshi

Are Mega Solar Projects Really the Energy Alternatives We are Looking at?

In 2014, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, launched the Scheme for Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects to meet some of the targets for building large-scale solar-power plants in India. Under this scheme, there are 34 large-scale, grid-connected solar parks of total cap...

Energy General Renewable

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October 7, 2021

Dhwani Shah

Tidal Energy in India? Are We Ready?

Renewable energy commitments of India have been in focus in the various government policies. India has seen major investments in technology, research and development of various kinds of renewable energy. Tidal energy is one of the kinds of energy being intensively researched on and developed. Tidal ...

Energy General Renewable

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September 14, 2021

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Energy Finance Conference India 2020 – Conference Report

The Energy Finance Conference –India which began in 2019 and continued its journey into 2020, emerged as a response to the ongoing dialogues on the need to judiciously maximise the security of energy supplies in India to fuel development without burdening both man and the environment. While the eve...

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Making Plastics in India: Trends in the industry

Coal Vs. Renewable | Financial Analysis, 2021

3rd Energy Finance Conference India 2021 | How Clean is Green Finance | December 14-17, 2021

ADB Energy Policy: Lack of Intent; Absence of Commitment

The Mirage of Clean Power

Green Hydrogen as India’s Next Clean Energy Source

Coal Shortage: Crisis, False Solutions & Opportunity

Are Mega Solar Projects Really the Energy Alternatives We are Looking at?

Tidal Energy in India? Are We Ready?

Energy Finance Conference India 2020 – Conference Report

Making Plastics in India: Trends in the industry

Coal Vs. Renewable | Financial Analysis, 2021

3rd Energy Finance Conference India 2021 | How Clean is Green Finance | December 14-17, 2021

ADB Energy Policy: Lack of Intent; Absence of Commitment

The Mirage of Clean Power

Green Hydrogen as India’s Next Clean Energy Source

Coal Shortage: Crisis, False Solutions & Opportunity

Are Mega Solar Projects Really the Energy Alternatives We are Looking at?

Tidal Energy in India? Are We Ready?

Energy Finance Conference India 2020 – Conference Report