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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

How Amazon India is going green, one box at a time

The e-commerce giant's sustainabilty quotient got a boost recently, when it announced 100% elimination of single-use plastic in packaging

The green ‘firewall’ for Indian cities

About a dozen cities in the country are in the process of reclaiming their native biodiversity to mitigate climatic changes and counter pandemics. Preeti Mehra reports

Smart and contactless farming to the rescue

IoT solutions are giving a boost to agricultural productivity in these pandemic times

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

Robots on board solar stations

Solar panels will no longer need human intervention to stay dust-free

Turning the wheels of mobility clean and green

A new national roadmap envisages a de-carbonising paradigm for the transport sector. V Rishi Kumar reports

Clean water sans dirty hands

Project Neer promises to remove solid waste from waterbodies without human intervention

Let’s not miss the sodium-battery bus

India was late to semiconductor and lithium-ion battery manufacture but is well up on research here, says M Ramesh

Deliver us from Covid-19 waste

An IoT-enabled smart bin hopes to help in collection and segregation of refuse generated by the pandemic

Green thrust to economic recovery

A prescription to build a more sustainable and equitable world post the pandemic. V Rishi Kumar reports

Floating a solar alternative

TERI mulls utilising India’s waterbodies to set up platforms for renewable energy

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 M Ramesh

Energy by locals, for locals

A one-man mission invokes Gandhian principles to make renewable power a household agenda. Preeti Mehra reports

Keeping cool during Covid-19

How ACs should ideally be run during the pandemic

Allowing glaciers to retreat will be nothing less than a Himalayan blunder

A shrinking glacial mass could compromise our water and energy security, cautions a TERI study

Pandemic leaves waste pickers out in the cold

Urban waste pickers deliver an essential service without government support or recognition

The ‘corona’ threat to solar energy sector

The sunrise industry faces a Covid-19 eclipse and needs a helping hand to pull through, reports V Rishi Kumar

Emerging desalination techprovides scope for solar play

Up till now, ‘solar’ has not had much of a play in desalination but the emerging water technologies might give it a large role. When you soak a raisin ...