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India’s coal sector revival: A transitional strategy or entrenchment of fossil fuels?

Last week, the Financial Times reported that Coal India Limited (CIL), the world’s largest coal-producing company, will ...

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The recently concluded COP29 left many people disappointed due to a lack of progress on critical issues. The Western w...

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At what cost? Maharashtra’s plan to expand Koradi power plant carries several risks

On September 19, 2024, the EAC granted environmental clearance to the proposed two units of coal-based supercritical ...

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कोयले की शक्ति : अक्षय ऊर्जा के महत्वाकांक्षी लक्ष्यों के बावजूद उत्तर प्रदेश में कोयला आधारित 1600 मेगावाट पावर प्लांट को मंजूरी

Deepmala Patel भारत का लक्ष्य 2022 तक अक्षय ऊर्जा यानी रिन्यूएबल एनर्जी (अक्षय ऊर्जा या नवीकरणीय ऊर्जा के उदाहरण...

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ऊर्जा और शहरी विस्तार के नए विकल्पों की जरुरत

कोयला सम्बंधित मुद्दों और ऊर्जा परिदृश्य पर दो दिवसीय कार्यशाला नागपुर, 12.09.2023: थर्मल पावर प्लांट, कोयला सम्बंधित ...

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New Alternatives for energy and urban expansion are needed

A two-day workshop on coal issues and energy scenarios organised in Nagpur Nagpur, 12.09.2023: Community Level Capacity ...

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Coal vs renewables investment report, India 2022

In early August, the Union Cabinet approved India’s updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) that have hen...

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Lithium Generated Energy: A Renewable Boon or a ‘Green’ Hoax

Introduction Electric vehicles (EVs) have recently become the buzz word for all the wrong reasons. Almost half a dozen i...

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Remembering the Challakere case: The National Green Tribunal on the environmental impacts of solar power

India is aggressively promoting the growth of renewable energy in its quest to be a global leader on climate action, but...

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Indian lenders reduce funding for coal projects, clean energy gets more loans for 3rd straight year

Clean energy projects got 74% of the total funds from financial institutions last year, or ₹24380 crore, according ...

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July 15, 2025

Anitha Sampath

India’s coal sector revival: A transitional strategy or entrenchment of fossil fuels?

Last week, the Financial Times reported that Coal India Limited (CIL), the world’s largest coal-producing company, will be reopening defunct coal mines to meet India’s growing energy demand. These mines, previously shut down for being uneconomical, will be brought back on line to increase domestic c...

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September 26, 2026

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Coal vs RE InvestmentReport 2024

The recently concluded COP29 left many people disappointed due to a lack of progress on critical issues. The Western world offered insufficient climate finance, while major polluters sought to undermine the fossil fuel phaseout commitments made at COP28 in Dubai. The science on the devastating im...

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December 5, 2024

Deepmala Patel

At what cost? Maharashtra’s plan to expand Koradi power plant carries several risks

On September 19, 2024, the EAC granted environmental clearance to the proposed two units of coal-based supercritical thermal power plant with 660 MW capacity, in Nagpur, Maharashtra.MPCB Environmental clearance (EC) has finally been granted for two new 660 megawatt (MW) supercritical thermal powe...

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March 22, 2024

Deepmala Patel

कोयले की शक्ति : अक्षय ऊर्जा के महत्वाकांक्षी लक्ष्यों के बावजूद उत्तर प्रदेश में कोयला आधारित 1600 मेगावाट पावर प्लांट को मंजूरी

Deepmala Patel भारत का लक्ष्य 2022 तक अक्षय ऊर्जा यानी रिन्यूएबल एनर्जी (अक्षय ऊर्जा या नवीकरणीय ऊर्जा के उदाहरण हैं – बायोगैस, बायोमास, सौर ऊर्जा इत्यादि.) से 175 गीगावॉट बिजली उत्पादन करने का था। साथ ही, भारत सरकार ने 2030 तक अक्षय ऊर्जा क्षमता को 500 गीगावॉट तक बढ़ाने की प्रतिबद्धता जताई ...

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September 12, 2023

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ऊर्जा और शहरी विस्तार के नए विकल्पों की जरुरत

कोयला सम्बंधित मुद्दों और ऊर्जा परिदृश्य पर दो दिवसीय कार्यशाला नागपुर, 12.09.2023: थर्मल पावर प्लांट, कोयला सम्बंधित सामाजिक और पर्यावरणीय मुद्दों और ऊर्जा परिदृश्य पर समुदाय स्तरीय क्षमता निर्माण कार्यशाला का आयोजन नागपुर के सिविल लाइन स्थित एमएलए हाउस (हॉस्टल), कॉन्फ्रेंस हॉल, में दिनांक 11-12 ...

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September 12, 2023

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New Alternatives for energy and urban expansion are needed

A two-day workshop on coal issues and energy scenarios organised in Nagpur Nagpur, 12.09.2023: Community Level Capacity Building Workshop on Thermal Power Plant, Coal Issues and Energy Landscape was organized at MLA House (Hostel), Conference Hall, Civil Line, Nagpur on 11-12 September 2023. Around ...

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December 12, 2022

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Coal vs renewables investment report, India 2022

In early August, the Union Cabinet approved India’s updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) that have hence been formally communicated to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). These include goals like reducing the emission intensity of India’s G...

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June 1, 2022

Shreshta Chowdhury

Lithium Generated Energy: A Renewable Boon or a ‘Green’ Hoax

Introduction Electric vehicles (EVs) have recently become the buzz word for all the wrong reasons. Almost half a dozen incidents of EVs catching fire have been reported in India since late March of this year. The benefits of lower running costs, zero tailpipe emissions, environment friendly etc. wen...

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April 28, 2022

Malvika Kaushik

Remembering the Challakere case: The National Green Tribunal on the environmental impacts of solar power

India is aggressively promoting the growth of renewable energy in its quest to be a global leader on climate action, but it continues to ignore concerns about the social and environmental impacts of promoting renewable energy megaprojects. The impacts on community livelihoods and societies is being ...

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December 24, 2021

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Indian lenders reduce funding for coal projects, clean energy gets more loans for 3rd straight year

Clean energy projects got 74% of the total funds from financial institutions last year, or ₹24380 crore, according to a report by Climate Trends and Centre for Financial Accountability. Indian lenders channeled more funds to clean energy projects compared to coal-based ones for a third straight...

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India’s coal sector revival: A transitional strategy or entrenchment of fossil fuels?

Coal vs RE InvestmentReport 2024

At what cost? Maharashtra’s plan to expand Koradi power plant carries several risks

ऊर्जा और शहरी विस्तार के नए विकल्पों की जरुरत

New Alternatives for energy and urban expansion are needed

Coal vs renewables investment report, India 2022

Lithium Generated Energy: A Renewable Boon or a ‘Green’ Hoax

Remembering the Challakere case: The National Green Tribunal on the environmental impacts of solar power

Indian lenders reduce funding for coal projects, clean energy gets more loans for 3rd straight year

India’s coal sector revival: A transitional strategy or entrenchment of fossil fuels?

Coal vs RE InvestmentReport 2024

At what cost? Maharashtra’s plan to expand Koradi power plant carries several risks

ऊर्जा और शहरी विस्तार के नए विकल्पों की जरुरत

New Alternatives for energy and urban expansion are needed

Coal vs renewables investment report, India 2022

Lithium Generated Energy: A Renewable Boon or a ‘Green’ Hoax

Remembering the Challakere case: The National Green Tribunal on the environmental impacts of solar power

Indian lenders reduce funding for coal projects, clean energy gets more loans for 3rd straight year