In 2025, India’s EV market hit a milestone with 2.3 million units sold, accounting for 8% of new vehicle registrations, driven by policy incentives, improving model availability, and a festive-quarter surge. According to the Annual Report: India EV Market 2025 released by the India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), electric two-wheelers...
India is building one of the world’s fastest-growing data center networks. With over 850 million internet users, UPI hitting 10 billion monthly transactions, and AI adoption accelerating across sectors, demand for digital infrastructure has exploded. CRISIL estimates India’s data center capacity will double to 2.5 GW by FY28, while Colliers...
Every winter, smoke from stubble fires blurs India’s northern skies, a symptom of an untapped resource going up in flames. What if, instead of pollution, those residues powered the grid, created rural jobs, and cut fossil fuel use? The answer lies in reimagining agricultural biomass as a national energy asset....
The global drive to decarbonize transportation has placed biodiesel at the center of clean-fuel strategies. It promises lower emissions and easy integration with existing engines, but rapid biodiesel expansion has triggered difficult questions around food security, land pressure, subsidies, and environmental risk. When edible oils power vehicles as well as...
The Ministry of Heavy Industries has released guidelines under the PM E-Drive scheme to deploy 72,300 EV charging stations nationwide, backed by ₹2,000 crore, accelerating India’s clean mobility transition and tackling infrastructure gaps. This move marks a significant step in India’s journey toward large-scale electric mobility adoption and cleaner transportation....
India has enough sunlight to power its future many times over. A new study by the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) estimates that the country can generate 3,343 GWp of solar power from just 27,571 sq km of wasteland — more than eight times its current installed capacity. With...
Sugarcane harvests bring energy and income to millions across Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Yet behind the busy season lies a sector under stress: mills face rising costs, mounting arrears, and growing competition from grain-based ethanol. India’s push for cleaner fuels has opened new opportunities — but also...
India has set its sights on energy self-reliance with a two-pronged strategy — launching the National Deepwater Exploration Mission to unlock offshore oil and gas reserves, and inaugurating the country’s first bamboo-based bioethanol plant in Assam. Together, these initiatives underline Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of reducing import dependence while...
India is set to launch a ₹38,900 crore carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) programme, with the government contributing around ₹19,500 crore and the remainder expected from banks and multilateral agencies. The six-year, phased initiative will support R&D, semi-commercial, and lab-scale projects across established industries such as steel, cement, iron,...
The global battery race is heating up, and it’s no longer just about scaling lithium-ion production. Companies worldwide are investing in alternative technologies — from sodium-ion to solid-state and advanced LFP chemistries — betting on the next big breakthrough. For India, these moves carry the promise of stronger energy security,...
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