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Wednesday, July 23, 2025
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Topic: Green Energy

Ukraine war exposed rushed transition towards green tech, says Gautam Adani

The billionaire, who has pledged to invest $70 billion in the green energy supply chain by 2030, said that a more pragmatic transition to green energy may now be conceptualised.

Green energy can change India’s development trajectory. Climate change also an opportunity

The renewable sector holds immense potential for job creation since clean energy technologies such as solar are far more labour intensive.

What is the Russia-sized mystery in China’s electricity sector

China connected 55 gigawatts of solar power & 48 gigawatts of wind last year. But the country's electricity consumption in 2021 grew at 10% & will increase again by 5-6% this year.

Why Karnataka got record 45% of India’s total FDI in first half of this financial year

Karnataka could create history this fiscal by trumping Maharashtra, Gujarat & Delhi as India's No. 1 investment destination. It was in 2008-09 that a state last accounted for 45% of total FDI. 

How emerging economies can afford the transition to cheaper, greener power

Delaying the switch to zero-carbon power isn’t giving developing countries a chance to catch up with richer nations — it’s retarding their development.

India must focus on green public investment for inclusive recovery, IMF says

An IMF official said India's debt is at a ratio of about 90%, and it is important to signal to investors to that the ratio will decline in the medium term.

Reliance boots green energy push with two more deals with German & Danish companies

The acquisitions are part of a string of deals Ambani has announced as he pledges to invest $10 bn in alternative energy over 3 yrs, putting him squarely in competition with Adani Group.

India’s coal conundrum: how to loosen its grip while not abandoning millions who depend on it

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.

NTPC goes for big green push, plans IPO for renewable energy unit to raise Rs 2.5 lakh crore

Officials say NTPC plans to build large renewable energy parks for which it has secured land for 5-gigawatt facility in Gujarat. It will also set up offshore wind power plants.

Mukesh Ambani says there is ‘no option’ but to make businesses green

The pivot towards a greener, cleaner version of itself won’t be an easy one for Reliance industries, which got about 60% of revenue from its hydrocarbon-fueled energy operations in FY20-21.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.