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Tuesday, November 25, 2025
TopicRenewable energy

Topic: renewable energy

Banishing coal for power is the key to Modi govt’s net-zero goal

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.

India’s race for universal water supply shouldn’t come at cost of water quality

Supplying treated piped water to all homes is an energy-intensive process, and India cannot rely on fossil fuels for Nal Se Jal.

International coalition set up to help India achieve renewable energy goals, says US

Special presidential envoy for climate John Kerry said the US has set up a consortium of countries eager to help India produce 450 gigawatts of renewable power by 2030.

Hills in the UK, Africa and Europe can be a hidden source of generating power

The global energy storage market needs to grow 100 times its current size to accommodate increasing demand. But hillsides are a potential source of power.

India’s use of coal power may have peaked in 2018, report says

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.

Saudi Arabia aims to become ‘another Germany’ of renewable energy

Saudi Arabia Energy Minister said the kingdom is working with many countries on green and blue hydrogen projects and those to capture carbon emissions.

Adani-Total deal a sign — foreign investors see India’s market potential for green energy

Foreign investments are key to India meeting its goal of nearly doubling renewable energy capacity by 2022 and raising it five-fold to 450 gigawatts over the next decade.

Tasmania is now powered entirely by renewable energy

The Australian island state of Tasmania now runs on 100% renewable energy, having met its goal to be fully self-sufficient on green energy.

India seeks cheaper renewable energy contracts to spur projects

India's debt-burdened distribution utilities have been reluctant to agree to long-term contracts, particularly with prices of solar power expected to continue to decline.

Unthinking politics has led to India’s copper shortage. It can’t be aatmanirbhar without it

Shutting down one copper smelting plant has made India a net importer for the first time — and that’s bad news if we want to compete with China’s resource nationalism.

On Camera

Worker exploitation powers the firework industry in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi

For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

India and France to jointly manufacture HAMMER air-to-surface missile

Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.