Enemies turn friends

The weed Lantana camara is being used to make furniture and can give the economy a boost

Power. Continuous

Scientists have developed a more efficient biogas plant that can operate continuously

Clean(er) cooking in India: How solid fuels in rural Indian households contribute to climate crisis

Solid cooking fuel use makes up 13% of India’s national GHG emissions but is unaccounted in the national report

Air pollution in fast-growing African cities presents a risk of premature death

Biomass burning dominated Africa’s air-pollution cause-list for centuries; this is now changing, at least in cities

Patna’s severe air quality due to Ganga’s shifting course: Govt study

Ganga has shifted four kilometres away from the city, leaving an exposed bed of sand, which Himalayan winds are blowing into Patna, it says

New stick to beat developing countries on GHGs

Power plants

Kiln Eco-

Brickmaking is a profit-driven enterprise. At one level, it produces the basis of the built-up world. But what of the hidden -- ecological and …

Smoke in the kitchen

The new ‘green’ biomass cookstove has immense potential but why is it missing in homes?

Friendly fires

Forest fires can actually lead to enrichment of soil and enhanced growth of vegetation

New biomass model may help monitor crop damage, health

Biocharcoal helps check global warming

Zero-carbon nation

MoEFCC finalises emission standards for small boilers; but silent on whether they’re applicable for Delhi-NCR

Techno-centric policies, cleaner fuels needed to shave off industrial emissions

'Greened' money

A looming biomess

Industry, government blame each other for green sector’s fall

Devolution has to happen. It will

Partneship for Clean Indoor Air looking for Indian partners

MoEF&CC slows down wheels in motion for biomass co-firing in coal-based thermal power plants

Less than 1% coal replaced by biomass co-firing in Delhi-NCR, intense demand and supply gap, finds study by CSE

Making sense of energy conservation in Jammu and Kashmir

Homes in the Union territory are not designed to conserve energy and ensure proper heating, resulting in little conservation of energy, say …

Future of electricity in India lies in local solutions

Utilities in India have a mandate to supply power, which becomes increasingly difficult through the centralised grid and is technically and …

Solar power: From a decade of acceptability and growth to one of innovations

Global investment in new renewable energy capacity in the past decade was over $2.5 trillion, with more solar power capacity installed than other …

India and its 2022 renewable energy targets in 6 charts

The country’s growth in the clean energy sector in the last 10 years has been remarkable. There are, however, many stumbling blocks, …

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Off-grid biomass plants light up villages; experts demand clarity on tariff regulation

Africa needs to double energy investments to achieve energy, climate goals by 2030: IEA

Full access to modern energy by 2030 will require investment of $25 billion per year