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As India Chases Energy Growth, Korba’s Residents Are Left to Bear the Cost

In January 2026, Lakhan Patel, a rural labourer from Raki village in Korba District of Chhattisgarh, was walk...

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The first conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels marks a move from process to implementation

Global meet in Colombia aims to turn fossil fuel phase-out pledges into concrete, country-led action Summary ...

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Mining without limits: Why removing mining lease ‘area limits’ is a bad idea

The removal of area limits risks further entrenching a model of extraction that prioritises profits over people and acc...

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Energy Matters | June 2025

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on climate change and human rights, Elisa Morgera, in her latest report, has warne...

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Disinvestment from dam challenged in court in fragile Himalayan state

A writ petition contests the Sikkim government’s decision to disinvest its stake in the public sector company that wa...

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सौर से सस्ती होगी बिजली

भले ही दो दिन बाद सर्वशक्तिमान माने जाने वाले अमरीका का राजपाट एक ऐसे व्यक्ति के हाथों में आ जाए जिसमें जलवायु परिवर्तन ...

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Renewable energy lending up by 60% last year

Companies engaged in coal power expansion received US$ 2 billion in underwriting services from US based financial instit...

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Renewable energy lending up by 60% last year

Lending to renewable energy projects in India in 2023 increased 63% year-on-year to INR 30,255 crore ($3,663 million). O...

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With the Earth’s Life Support Systems in Peril :Fossil fuel financing continues unabated.

Photo Credits: Freepik The news was flashed all across world’s media – the year 2023 was not only the warmest year on in...

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Statement to the multilateral development banks: Criteria for public investments in 100% renewable energy for climate, for people, for the planet.

In response to the urgent need for global climate action, the COP28 climate negotiations set a target to triple globa...

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September 16, 2026

Hari Raghunath

As India Chases Energy Growth, Korba’s Residents Are Left to Bear the Cost

In January 2026, Lakhan Patel, a rural labourer from Raki village in Korba District of Chhattisgarh, was walking along the Hardi Bazaar–Raki road when a stone fragment from blasting inside the Dipka mine struck him on the head. He did not survive. Two months later, heavy blasting at the s...

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September 16, 2026

Rohit Patwardhan

The first conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels marks a move from process to implementation

Global meet in Colombia aims to turn fossil fuel phase-out pledges into concrete, country-led action Summary A new international conference puts fossil fuel phase-out at the centre of climate action Focus shifts from global commitments to the practical challenges of implementation Co...

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September 16, 2026

Rohit Patwardhan

Mining without limits: Why removing mining lease ‘area limits’ is a bad idea

The removal of area limits risks further entrenching a model of extraction that prioritises profits over people and accelerated extraction over ecological sustainability. A revision in India’s mining law is on the cards, with potential implications for vast tracts of land, forests, and the lives of...

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July 11, 2025

CFA Admin

Energy Matters | June 2025

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on climate change and human rights, Elisa Morgera, in her latest report, has warned that fossil fuels are at the core of the triple planetary crises of biodiversity loss, toxic pollution and climate change, apart from exacerbating economic inequalities and human...

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March 11, 2025

SIMRIN SIRUR

Disinvestment from dam challenged in court in fragile Himalayan state

A writ petition contests the Sikkim government’s decision to disinvest its stake in the public sector company that was operating the Teesta III dam. The petition raises allegations of wrongful financial gain by the sitting government. The Teesta III dam was destroyed by a glacial lake outburst fl...

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January 25, 2025

Raj Kumar Sinha

सौर से सस्ती होगी बिजली

भले ही दो दिन बाद सर्वशक्तिमान माने जाने वाले अमरीका का राजपाट एक ऐसे व्यक्ति के हाथों में आ जाए जिसमें जलवायु परिवर्तन पर हुआ ‘पेरिस समझौता’ जरा भी नहीं सुहाता, लेकिन लगातार बढ़ता तापक्रम ऊर्जा के वैकल्पिक स्रोतों की जरूरत रेखांकित करता ही है। जीवाश्म ईंधन की जगह अब वायु और सौर ऊर्जा ने ले ली है। प...

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January 1, 2025

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Renewable energy lending up by 60% last year

Companies engaged in coal power expansion received US$ 2 billion in underwriting services from US based financial institute New Delhi, December 19, 2024: The Centre for Financial Accountability released its seventh annual Coal vs Renewables Investment report today. The report, which traditionally lo...

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December 20, 2024

Uma Gupta

Renewable energy lending up by 60% last year

Lending to renewable energy projects in India in 2023 increased 63% year-on-year to INR 30,255 crore ($3,663 million). Out of the total, 49% went to solar projects. Adani Green’s hybrid wind-solar energy plant in Jaisalmer, RajasthanImage: AGEL Lending to renewable energy projects in India in ...

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November 14, 2024

Soumya Dutta

With the Earth’s Life Support Systems in Peril :Fossil fuel financing continues unabated.

Photo Credits: Freepik The news was flashed all across world’s media – the year 2023 was not only the warmest year on instrumented records (available for about the past 170 years), but was calculated to be the hottest in the past 100,000 years – from ice core and other data proxies. As the World Met...

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October 16, 2024

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Statement to the multilateral development banks: Criteria for public investments in 100% renewable energy for climate, for people, for the planet.

In response to the urgent need for global climate action, the COP28 climate negotiations set a target to triple global renewable energy capacity by 2030, demanding a significant transfer of public finance towards the expansion of clean energy systems. The Banking on Renewables campaign, supported...

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As India Chases Energy Growth, Korba’s Residents Are Left to Bear the Cost

The first conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels marks a move from process to implementation

Mining without limits: Why removing mining lease ‘area limits’ is a bad idea

Energy Matters | June 2025

Disinvestment from dam challenged in court in fragile Himalayan state

सौर से सस्ती होगी बिजली

Renewable energy lending up by 60% last year

Renewable energy lending up by 60% last year

With the Earth’s Life Support Systems in Peril :Fossil fuel financing continues unabated.

Statement to the multilateral development banks: Criteria for public investments in 100% renewable energy for climate, for people, for the planet.

As India Chases Energy Growth, Korba’s Residents Are Left to Bear the Cost

The first conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels marks a move from process to implementation

Mining without limits: Why removing mining lease ‘area limits’ is a bad idea

Energy Matters | June 2025

Disinvestment from dam challenged in court in fragile Himalayan state

सौर से सस्ती होगी बिजली

Renewable energy lending up by 60% last year

Renewable energy lending up by 60% last year

With the Earth’s Life Support Systems in Peril :Fossil fuel financing continues unabated.

Statement to the multilateral development banks: Criteria for public investments in 100% renewable energy for climate, for people, for the planet.