Green GroWth: Enabling Gender Inclusivity and Empowerment Perspectives
Date : March 7, 2023
As we usher in an era of green industrial and economic transition, it is important to consider how we can re-imagine the new developmental paradigm. Will it endeavour to achieve an integrated, holistic and “sustainable” tomorrow or will it exacerbate current inequities? Today, we have an opportunity to design equity and agency into the unfolding low-carbon development pathway. The concern a...
Electric Trucks: For Developing India by 2047
Date : January 20, 2023
On completion of 75 years of Independence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged to transform India into a developed country by the centenary of India’s independence in 2047. This means that eventually consumption and economic growth rate will increase in India. Transport is indispensable to achieve this transition and increase the economic growth since it facilitates the movement of goods at ...
RGO for New Thermal Power Plants
Date : December 15, 2022
The Ministry of Power (MoP), in its notification dated November 7, 2022 has sought stakeholder comments and suggestions for the implementation of Renewable Generation Obligation (RGO) on new thermal power plants. As per the draft notification, MoP has proposed the cut-off date of April 1, 2024 with minimum RGO of 25 per cent on the capacity of thermal generating stations being established after th...
Will Net Zero Transition Pathway be Built on the Foundation of ESG?
Date : December 14, 2022
Recently, I had the opportunity to attend conclaves of seemingly diverse communities—investors focussed on impact and corporates focussed on deploying philanthropic capital on Corporate Social Responsibility. I was therefore surprised by the common focus of both modern-day investors and philanthropists on—Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) based investing and programmatic interventions r...
Establishing a Global Alliance to Accelerate Climate Action
Date : December 12, 2022
Climate-related disasters have become more frequent in recent years. Most notable among recent events was the unprecedented flooding, a conflation of glacial melting and extreme rainfall that submerged about a third of Pakistan in water. Temperature rise is predicted to reach about 2.8°C by end-of-century. A warmer earth would kick off a chain of cataclysmic disasters. To avoid extreme climate ch...
Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022: A Much-Awaited Change for the EV Sector
Date : November 13, 2022
Lithium, a popular metal in today’ is also known as “white gold”. Lithium-Ion Batteries (LIBs) are the most popular battery technologies existing in the clean energy space. With the energy demand in India increasing coupled with rising import bills, there is a need to focus on the recycling aspect of lithium-ion batteries. of lithium-ion batteries. The rapid technology evolution also provide...
Raising Domestic Corporate Funding for Aatmanirbhar Bharat
Date : October 12, 2022
Climate change is here and now. With over 80 per cent of India’s districts are vulnerable to climate change, and it is in India’s interest to make development choices that provide sustainable prosperity to its people and aid the global urgency to transition towardsNet Zero pathways. Net Zero means a state in which the Green House Gases (GHGs) going into the atmosphere are balanced by remova...
World EV Day 2022: Interview with Sudhendhu Sinha, NITI Aayog
Date : September 21, 2022
Electric vehicles (EVs) are emerging at the forefront of driving the shift in mobility away from traditional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to more sustainable options. We speak with Sudhendhu Sinha, Advisor (Infrastructure, Connectivity & Electric Mobility) NITI Aayog on the potential ways for India to unlock its full EV potential. What are your thoughts on decarbonisation of th...
World EV Day 2022: Interview with Randheer Singh, NITI Aayog
Date : September 15, 2022
[caption id="attachment_20630" align="alignright" width="320"] Randheer Singh with members of the ShaktiElectric Mobility team[/caption] Major countries across the world are pledging to switch to electric mobility, and India too is taking steps to accelerate this transition. On the occasion of World EV Day 2022, we speak to Randheer Singh, Director, Electric Mobility, NITI Aayog on charging inf...
World EV Day 2022: Interview with Mahua Archarya, CESL
Date : September 13, 2022
[caption id="attachment_20630" align="alignright" width="320"] Mahua Acharya with members of the Shakti Electric Mobility team[/caption] World EV Day is marked globally on September 9 every year in celebration of electric mobility. In the Indian context, the day specifically takes on importance, especially with respect to the country’s 2070 net zero ambition. We speak with Mahua Acharya, Mana...