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Sennheiser Momentum 3 review: Fine music is back

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Xiaomi 12 Pro 5G: Premium is as premium does

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New keys to unlock secrets of traditional medicine

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Cooling cities amidst the scorching heat

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Can flow batteries support India’s renewable energy pivot?

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Tata Motors, M&M in top gear as MNC rivals stall

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Corona won’t trip green energy

Although the Covid-19 pandemic could tilt the scales temporarily, the strong foundation laid in recent times will stand renewables in good stead, says

A 200-year-old technology returns to aid EV adoption

How ‘switched reluctance motors’ are being brought back, mainly to advance electric mobility

Return of the redox battery

Large storage capability, especially in maintaining grid stability, makes it ideal for the renewable energy sector

cop26 agenda Green miles to go and promises to keep

The world gathers for yet another pow-wow at the climate conference in Glasgow. What can we expect to gain from this round?

Carbon credited for EKI’s dramatic stock rise

If countries finalise rules for carbon markets, this company is all set to be deeper in the black

Auctions to turn the spotlight on Coal vs Renewables

Even as energy markets seem to be elbowing out coal, the privatisation of the industry is happening, says M Ramesh

NIWE has done a lot...

...some, however, say it can do a lot more

Emerging desalination techprovides scope for solar play

light and shade The goofed-up story of rooftop solar

The segment is seeing big growth during the pandemic, but a host of reasons — including governmental missteps — threaten to dim it

Battery swap for cost slash: The buzz stops here

Raising the density of e-buses wherever possible will reduce the cost of operations

A green listing to break renewables’ dry spell

Gensol Engineering to tap the market

data power Can smart meters turn around discoms?

They can help electricity suppliers manage operations better, but the target of installing 250 million meters by 2022 may not be easy

This is a booming market, we are seeing a lot of investment opportunities: CleanMax Solar co-founder

Andrew Hines says the company’s business is capital-intensive

Time to step up carbon trading

Now is the opportunity for Indian companies to start looking to benefit from carbon offsets keenly, say experts. M Ramesh reports

Gearing up for the winds of change

The wind energy industry is once again buoyant with expectations rising on the back of fresh auctions, says M Ramesh

India Inc still not up to speed with climate action

Companies need to look far beyond renewable energy and water conservation, says M Ramesh

Two, three....Go!

What is the best way to rapidly roll out electric vehicles in India? Start with the low-hanging fruit — two-wheelers and three-wheelers, says M Rame

The microgrid revolution in Bihar

How electrification lit up some 44,000 households spread across 240 villages. M Ramesh reports

The ‘WTF’ factor in climate negotiations

“Where's the finance,” was the right question asked at the climate meet in Poland, as there is widespread dissatisfaction over both what the ruleb

The ‘solar moment’ in carbon

If the 2010-2020 decade was one in which solar got mainstreamed, 2020-2030 will be the decade of CO2-to-fuels, says M Ramesh

A green role for dirty coal

In the last couple of years, a quiet revolution called ‘flexibilisation of coal’ has been gaining ground, whereby coal plants supply power only w

Why aren’t Indian companies warming to green bonds?

Besides lack of price advantage, there are other factors at play, says M Ramesh

Life Sciences Data, AI and babies

With renewable energy down, jobs are out

Be it wind or solar, low tariffs are affecting capacity addition and employment generation

The good, the bad and the iffy — for the renewable industry

If all goes well, the new financial year could be better than the last for the sector as a whole

The sun, the wind and the Chinese dragon

Be it falling renewable energy tariffs, or a likely rise from now on, China is a key factor. M Ramesh provides the big picture

Offshore wind is no more at sea

This source of energy is getting mainstreamed faster than expected globally and could add substantially to installed capacity in India as well, writes

ABRACADABRA Carbon dioxide to methane: TIFR develops a simple solution

Besides cutting the greenhouse gas, the method’s use of magnesium makes it ideal for producing rocket fuel on Mars

ROOFTOP SOLAR Why gross metering is a problem for sellers

Infrastructure costs will balloon panel outlay, particularly in multi-storey buildings that require longer cabling than individual units

WATER RESEARCH New technologies for the elixir of life

From different types of osmoses to new membranes, researchers have come up with ways of drawing water

Desalination is here to stay — you don’t have to take it with a pinch of salt

Water-stressed regions now have a viable solution at hand

‘I’m sorry, I have very bad news for you’

Thus spoke IEA chief Fatih Birol in October, referring to rising CO2 emissions. Will we get any better news from the climate talks under way in Poland

LIFE SCIENCES Powering proteins in cyanobacteria

Research from IIT-Bombay can help in industrial production of biochemicals

Renewable energy sector looks at storage for succour

Only way out for the industry is to sell power directly to customers

IIT-Madras professor CARES to save energy so it is not squandered

Has developed compressed air storage for wind and solar farms

One problem, many solutions

A look at the options to tackle Chennai’s — and the world’s — drinking water shortage

Tourism marketing: A new pitch from God’s Own Country

Kerala’s tourism revival package has new products and a unique positioning with an eye on the post-pandemic domestic traveller

‘Arbitrability’ in times of fast emerging techno-centric businesses in India

The Supreme Court has presented what is called a “four-fold” test to determine the question of arbitrability of the subject matter

India spotlights green shipping

Guidelines for incorporation of green initiatives across ports are in the works

Four biases to avoid in today’s market conditions

Being aware of your biases will help you become a better investor. Here’s how.

Index Outlook: How far can Sensex and Nifty 50 fall?

The sell-off intensifies in the indices outlook is bearish and any bounce from current levels will be short-lived

Bullion Cues: Is gold and silver losing sheen?

Further decline in futures likely

Auroville: An utopian search for a better world

Akash Kapur’s ‘Better to Have Gone’ traces what happens when we believe deeply in a quest and give up everything in its pursuit

Lady doctors and the rocky path to healing

A handbook on India’s first women doctors holds up a mirror to the social and political realities of the 19th and early 20th century

Conquering Everest: A compelling account of how an impossible dream was achieved

Jim Davidson dwells in detail on the failure to make it in the first attempt and the harrowing return to physically and emotionally draining climb up