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Centre readies PM-KUSUM 2.0 as focus shifts to feeder-level solarisation

India, Dec. 30 -- In the lead up to the union budget 2026-27, the Union government is preparing to roll out PM-KUSUM 2.0, a successor to the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan ... Read More


Energy storage, offshore wind now central to Tamil Nadu's clean power future

India, Dec. 30 -- Tamil Nadu is entering a critical phase in its clean energy transition, as rising electricity demand tests the state's grid, storage and evacuation capacity Once India's wind power ... Read More


No new mining leases, Aravalli protection intact: MoEFCC clarifies after SC-backed definition

India, Dec. 22 -- The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has sought to allay concerns over the Supreme Court-backed uniform definition of the Aravalli hills, insisting t... Read More


Supreme Court tightens Great Indian Bustard safeguards, redraws Green Energy Corridor map in Rajasthan and Gujarat

India, Dec. 21 -- The Supreme Court's December 19 judgment on protecting the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard (GIB), which is rapidly declining, will directly reshape India's Green Energy Co... Read More


Coal demand growth stalls globally as China's consumption flattens with clean energy surge

India, Dec. 19 -- Global coal demand has stalled at around 9 billion tonnes a year. China, which consumes nearly half the world's coal, has seen demand flatten. Record renewable energy additions are... Read More


India's SHANTI Nuclear Bill triggers fears of safety, liability dilution and executive overreach

India, Dec. 19 -- The government's decision to push through the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, 2025 has ignited sharp criticism from opp... Read More


Clean energy subsidies jump 31% to Rs 32,000 crore in 2023-24, but PSU capex still flows to fossil fuels: IISD

India, Dec. 17 -- Clean energy subsidies rose 31% to nearly Rs 32,000 crore in 2023-24, a report says. Fossil fuel subsidies fell, narrowing the support gap to a five-year low. State-owned enterpris... Read More


IIT Madras study finds electrolyser design can cut green hydrogen emissions by up to 25 per cent, flags material risks

India, Dec. 16 -- Technology choices in electrolysers can significantly alter how "green" green hydrogen really is, with certain designs producing up to 25 per cent lower emissions over their lifetime... Read More


Global solar inverter market set to face two-year decline before stabilising, Wood Mackenzie forecasts

India, Dec. 16 -- Global solar inverter shipments are forecast to decline in 2025 and 2026. The downturn follows record installations in 2024, the report says. China's market is expected to shrink f... Read More


New nuclear law rewrites liability rules, opens private investment as India bets on atomic power for clean energy transition

India, Dec. 15 -- The government's Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Bill, 2025, introduced in Parliament on December 15, seeks to fundamentally recast In... Read More