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Lithium carbonate prices fall 10.3%, energy storage cells extend decline as market eyes 2027 surplus

India, Aug. 25 -- Battery-grade lithium carbonate prices are set to average about RMB 140,000 per tonne in August, a 10.3% monthly drop, while high-capacity energy storage cell prices fell 4% in July,... Read More


Sugar prices rise 30% in a month as weather shocks expose inflation risk flagged by RBI

India, Aug. 25 -- Sugar prices rose nearly 30% in a month, from Rs 48.73 per kg on July 24 to Rs 63.05 per kg on August 24, according to government price data. The rise has renewed focus on the Reser... Read More


India's solar PV manufacturing capacity hits 100 GW, but upstream import dependence remains high: NITI Aayog

India, Aug. 25 -- India's solar photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing capacity has risen to 100 gigawatts (GW) by August 2025 from less than 3 GW in 2014, but the sector remains heavily dependent on ... Read More


India on e-wheels: CRUT plans Rs 5,000 crore urban mobility overhaul for Odisha's new economic corridor

India, Aug. 24 -- Comprehensive Region Urban Transport (CRUT) is preparing a Rs 5,000-crore, five-year plan to overhaul urban mobility in the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Puri-Paradeep Economic Region (BCPPER)... Read More


Solar and storage can supply round-the-clock power at Rs 5.15 per unit, study finds

India, Aug. 20 -- Solar power paired with battery storage can deliver firm round-the-clock renewable electricity at an estimated Rs 5.15 per unit, according to a new IECC study. The estimate is below... Read More


BRICS ministers link energy access to climate finance as India pushes storage and mineral cooperation

India, Aug. 19 -- Environment ministers of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) have called for greater international cooperation on energy access, conservation, environmentally frien... Read More


European cities plan to offset a fifth of emissions through carbon removal, but few have clear strategies

India, Aug. 17 -- An analysis of 103 European cities' 2030 climate neutrality plans, including 22 capital cities, shows that municipalities plan to rely on carbon removal to compensate for about a fif... Read More


Rural Odisha's PM2.5 pollution exceeds national standard even as urban-rural gap remains below 10%

India, Aug. 17 -- Rural areas across India often record PM2.5 concentrations close to those in cities, with Odisha among seven states where rural pollution exceeded the national annual standard and an... Read More


Global coal mine pipeline rises 11% to 2,521 Mtpa despite slowing demand

India, Aug. 13 -- Global coal mine proposals climbed 11% to 2,521 Mtpa in 2025 even as demand plateaued and new mine additions hit a decade low. India nearly doubled its pipeline to 638 Mtpa, while C... Read More


Odisha says all revenue villages electrified, but Nunaresh's failed DRE shows how energy poverty persists beyond official coverage

India, Aug. 13 -- Odisha's claim of full electrification of revenue villages contrasts sharply with life in Nunaresh, a remote tribal settlement in Kalahandi. Officially covered yet off grid, the ham... Read More