Thermal comfort is a fundamental need and should not be the privilege of the well-off.
The Sixth Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projects intense heatwaves in India, with longer durations and at an increasing frequency.
The power sector is in the throes of a transition.
Renewable energy is gaining traction in India as a viable alternative to fossil fuels.
India plans to install 450 gigawatt (GW) of renewable energy (RE) generation capacity by 2030.
India has 21 of the 30 cities with the worst air quality in the world.
With the impetus provided by phase I and II of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles (FAME) scheme, many state transport undertakings (STUs) have started deploying electric buses (e-buses) in their fleet.
India has 21 of the 30 cities with the worst air quality in the world.
Energy is central to almost every challenge we face today — security, climate change, food production, or job creation.
Post the NDC commitments under the Paris Agreement in 2015, India has been promoting RE, but the increase in non-fossil-fuel-based electricity generation between 2015 and 2020 has been only 3.
The Indian power ministry recently mandated periodic energy accounting to reduce electricity losses for distribution companies (DISCOMs).
Electricity distribution utilities drive the expansion of energy access and the transition to clean energy.
In 2016, we at the Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP) were studying the electrification status of various villages in Karnataka.
According to a Karnataka Government site, data from the last three years (FY 18-19 to FY 20-21) show that 58 departmental and 1,077 non-departmental fatal accidents took place at five state electricity distribution companies (DISCOMs) during this period.
National economic activities were hit hard by the pandemic, and the power sector was no exception.
Indian transport is massive and diverse in catering to the mobility needs of its 1.
