Energy minister says power realities are changing fast, predicting a fast uptake in solar energy despite concerns over baseload and storage
Thirteen games to be moved from Maharashtra state next month due to severe dryness, judge rules
NEWS: Piyush Goyal says citizens in poorer countries deserve more than just a light bulb, urging richer countries to deliver power for TVs and fans
NEWS: Delhi ready to ink UN deal at 22 April ceremony, says minister, joining US and China in push for early entry into force
COMMENT: The Modi government needs to explain where funds from the coal cess will go for it to have a transformative impact on clean energy
NEWS: Delhi and Brussels summit dominated by terror threat, but agree new range of measures to allow India greater access to finance and green technologies
NEWS: Further policy interventions required, say authors of UN report, if world is to move away from oil, gas, coal and embrace low emission future
IN PICTURES: Greenpeace report reveals world’s most polluting form of energy uses as much water as one billion people, urges governments to invest in renewables
NEWS: Dirty power plants planned in China, India, Vietnam and Indonesia are unlikely to all be built, says think tank ECIU
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NEWS: Clean energy, nuclear and irrigation systems to benefit under budget announced by finance chief Arun Jaitley
COMMENT: Inevitable losses of human lives, ecosystems and damage to infrastructure raises pressure on countries to agree a tougher climate compensation scheme
ANALYSIS: Green group outrage at trade ruling is a wild exaggeration and ignores the real failures of India’s clean energy plans
NEWS: Greenpeace analysis of NASA satellite pictures reveals levels of airborne particles are soaring as a result of increase burning of coal, oil and waste
NEWS: A warming climate and the loss of natural areas to meet the demands of tourism are driving Indian bee colonies to the brink, imperilling food crops
NEWS: Unusual weather patterns in recent years have caused drought and severely damaged crops in what are some of the world’s most fertile areas
NEWS: Sustainable Energy 4 All chief says major strides in clean energy, efficiency and finance mean target of powering entire planet is closer than ever
NEWS: Represented by human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, former leader wins release from prison and speaks out against successor
COMMENT: Car use dropped and local politicians were praised for decisive action, but a partial driving ban did not lead to cleaner air as many had hoped
NEWS: Switching from dirty wood stoves to propane saves lives, but carbon pricing threatens to make it unaffordable for millions in South Asia