Emissions from the power sector rebounded in the first half of the year and are now 5% higher than in the same period in 2019, according to a report by London-based researcher Ember.
A 50% hike would be a dramatic increase for Coal India. But any hefty wage increase would resonate across India's energy sector and its broader economy.
According to New Delhi-based CEEW, closing down old plants, which consume more coal than new ones, can help reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, clean up air and reduce soil & water pollution.
New research by Queensland university and Princeton faculty involved visits to the Angul district in Odisha in 2018 and 2019, which is home to 11 coal mines.
Adani Group is doubling its coal-fired power capacity to 24 GW, and plans to own, develop or operate new coal mines with a combined capacity of 132 million tons a year.
Mukesh Ambani has leaned toward data-driven consumer businesses like retail & telecom, while Gautam Adani has focused on infrastructure & utilities. Clean energy would see them overlap.
SBI needs to finance coal projects to meet Modi's push to electrify more homes, yet it wants to back renewable projects to appease investors restricting support to firms involved in coal.
According to a report, the share of renewables in the power mix needs to climb to 90%, a more than eight-fold increase from now, for India to meet its net-zero goal.
According to UK-based clean energy group Ember, there is a chance coal power never has to breach 2018 levels again if the Indian govt meets its renewable energy goals.
At least 20 ships are anchored off the Chinese port of Jingtang and unable to offload millions of tons of Australian coal. Fifteen of them have been waiting since June.
While the commission didn’t mention provisions under which IndiGo's market domination would be examined, Competition Act 2002 prohibits abuse of dominant position by any enterprise.
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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