New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Entrepreneurs and activists on Thursday underlined the importance of decision making by women in discussions around energy transition in India during a climate talk event, while saying that the sector has been traditionally dominated by men.Speaking to IANS, Neha Saigal, author of the book ‘Powering the Future: Women Leading India’s Energy Transition’, mentioned that the primary objective of the event was to discuss how women are central to the energy transition in India…
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New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) India and Germany are working closely together in the renewable energy sector to create a more sustainable environment and this relationship will deepen going ahead, the German Ambassador to India, Philipp Ackermann said. “It’s a very, very good framework where India and Germany put together their thoughts, expertise, and knowledge in order to create a better and more sustainable general environment. This includes, of course, clean energy, and we are very actively workin…
Mumbai, June 23 (IANS) India has made significant progress across several sectors over the past 12 years, but the country must become more globally competitive to achieve its ambition of becoming a $10 trillion economy, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) President R. Mukundan said on Tuesday.In an interaction with IANS, Mukundan said India has witnessed substantial improvements in infrastructure sectors such as power, logistics, railways, ports and shipping. However, he stressed that the cou…
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Bengaluru campus of the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT) is undergoing a major infrastructure expansion aimed at strengthening academic excellence, research capabilities, and industry engagement, the institute’s Director Prof. Harish Hirani said on Friday.Speaking to reporters at the campus near Hosakote in Bengaluru Rural district, Prof. Hirani said the institute is substantially upgrading both its academic and physical infrastructure to suppo…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Coal gasification and coal-to-chemicals pathways are great opportunities for India to reduce import dependence while supporting industrial growth and decarbonisation, Dr VK Saraswat, former member, NITI Aayog, said here on Thursday.Speaking at a panel discussion jointly organised by Chintan Research Foundation (CRF) and the Ashoka Centre for a People-centric Energy Transition (ACPET), he said that “a paradigm shift has to take place in the way we use coal, and that wi…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) India’s climate‑tech ecosystem is gaining momentum as policy support, growing capital flows and energy‑security priorities converge to accelerate large‑scale deployment of renewables, electric mobility and related technologies, a report said on Thursday.The report from global market intelligence platform Tracxn said that India’s climate-policy framework has moved from supporting technology adoption to building the conditions for large-scale deployment.To valida…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) India’s industrial energy transition could unlock $100 billion decarbonisation opportunity by 2030, a new report has said.This space is still heavily undercapitalised — current funding is at less than half (40 per cent) of the levels seen in more developed economies, according to the joint report by TDK Ventures and Theia Ventures.The findings frame industrial decarbonisation not just as a climate goal, but as a strategic hedge. Right now, India faces a $140 billion …
New Delhi/Gothenburg, May 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson on Wednesday jointly wrote an op-ed titled “India and Sweden: Delivering Growth, Resilience and Sustainability… Together”, highlighting the urgent need for stronger international cooperation to tackle climate change, economic fragmentation and industrial transformation.In the joint op-ed, the two leaders stressed that the world is currently facing a defining moment marked by geopolitical uncerta…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi on Sunday said that cooperation between India and the Netherlands in renewable energy, green hydrogen and energy transition will strengthen clean energy innovation, attract investments, create new economic opportunities and support India’s emergence as a global green hydrogen hub.In a post on social media platform X, the minister said that collaboration in renewable energy and green hydrogen would further reinfo…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Leading global brokerage Morgan Stanley has projected India’s GDP growth to be healthy at 6.8 per cent for 2026, supported by strong domestic demand, government-led capital expenditure and improving industrial activity across Asia.Moreover, the brokerage in its latest outlook noted that the nation is likely to benefit from Asia’s emerging industrial and capital expenditure super-cycle, with domestic demand momentum remaining resilient despite global macroeconomic and…