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Jake Sullivan, National Security Advisor of the United States, speaks at an event at the Indian Institute of Technology in New Delhi, India, January 6, 2025. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
ElectricityLegislationNewsNuclear Power

US taking steps to clear hurdles for civil nuclear partnership with Indian firms

Washington and New Delhi have discussed U.S. nuclear reactor supply to energy-hungry India since the mid-2000s.

FILE PHOTO: Chimneys of a coal-fired power plant are pictured in New Delhi, India, July 20, 2017. Picture taken July 20, 2017. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
CoalEmissionsNewsPoliticsRegulations

India reviews $30 billion sulphur-cutting programme for coal plants

India is reviewing a decade-old $30 billion programme requiring coal-fired power plants to install equipment to cut sulphur emissions.

FILE PHOTO: A worker stacks steel pipes in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad November 4, 2014.  REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo
BusinessClimateCoalEconomyElectricityEmissionsEnvironmentIndustryManufacturingNewsPoliticsReports

India’s steel expansion could hinder net zero emission goal, GEM says

India's coal-driven steel expansion risks derailing its net-zero 2070 target, warns GEM, citing $187B in stranded assets.

FILE PHOTO: The Tesla logo is seen on a car at the Paris Games Week (PGW), a trade fair for video games in Paris, France, October 27, 2024. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo
Electric Vehicles (EVs)IndustryManufacturingNewsPoliticsTransport

India to expand EV manufacturing incentives after Tesla disappointment, source says

India's EV policy was originally designed to encourage Tesla to enter the market — but the automaker backed off from those plans earlier...

The International Court of Justice in The Hague (AFP)
ClimateCourtsEmissionsEnvironmentNewsPolitics

Top UN court to open unprecedented climate hearings

Climate activists hope a legal blueprint will pave the way toward further legal action on climate change.

FILE PHOTO: Workers install solar panels at the Khavda Renewable Energy Park of Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL)  in Khavda, India, April 12, 2024.REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo
CoalElectricityFuelNewsSolarWind

Adani allegations shine spotlight on India’s clean energy conundrum

India is still more than 10% short of its much-publicised pledge to add 175 gigawatts (GW) of renewable power by 2022.

A screen displays Chandni Raina of India as she speaks during a closing plenary meeting at the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan November 24, 2024. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Climate FinanceCoalEmissionsEnvironmentNewsOilWeather

Rich countries raise COP29 climate finance offer to $300B as developing nations fume

Wealthy nations at COP29 agree to raise their climate funding offer to $300 billion annually by 2035 for developing countries.

Technicians work on the assembly line in a solar manufacturing hub in Greater Noida, on the outskirts of New Delhi India, October 23, 2024. REUTERS/Priyanshu Singh
AnalysisBusinessEconomyElectricityLabourPoliticsRegulationsSolarWind

Analysis: Skills shortage hobbles India’s clean energy aspirations

India's solar industry struggles with funding and a 1.2M skill gap, threatening clean energy goals and Modi's "Make in India" vision.

Farmers burn stubble in a rice field at a village in Karnal in the northern state of Haryana, India.
AgricultureEmissionsEnvironmentNewsRegulations

Indian farmers, short on time, burn crop waste despite toxic smog

In Punjab, Indian farmers struggle with crop waste disposal, resorting to burning amid the air quality crisis.

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