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From Baby Steps to Bold Leaps: India’s Next Green Frontier is Manufacturing
For more than two decades, renewable energy project developers have led India’s march to green energy growth. The independent power producers (IPPs) have helped grow the sector in gigawatts and have also shaped the country’s policies while doing that. But as India steers in the direction of self-sustained energy security, the green energy manufacturers have taken over to draft the next chapter of India’s energy future. From conglomerates expanding into solar equipment manufacturing to new age tech startups launching innovations in green fuel, energy storage and public sector giants reorienting their investment plans - all are riding on the green manufacturing boat. Indian states are also luring investors to set up green manufacturing plants.
Strait of Hormuz Disruption Exposes Fertilisers Supply Vulnerability, Raises Food Security Concerns
The ongoing disruption in the Strait of Hormuz and escalating tensions in West Asia have highlighted the vulnerability of the global fertiliser supply, potentially jeopardising food security worldwide.
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South Asia risks $107 billion investment in gas while West Asia war rages: Report
A massive $107 billion investment in gas infrastructure across South Asia may be built on shaky ground, according to a new report from Global Energy Monitor (GEM). While the region can benefit from an impending global liquefied natural gas (LNG) surplus, high project failure rates and the rapid rise of cheaper renewables threaten to turn these ambitious plans into stranded assets.
Fixing municipal capacity and capital for cleaner cities
Following the Supreme Court of India’s recent direction to states and urban local bodies to tighten compliance with solid waste management rules, and the Union Budget’s push for urban infrastructure financing and municipal bond incentives, the fundamentals of city governance and capacity needs renewed attention. India will need nearly USD 840 billion in urban infrastructure investment over the next 15 years. Yet Indian cities raise less than 0.6 per cent of GDP in own-source revenues, compared to 2-4 per cent mobilised by cities in developed OECD countries. The mismatch between ambition and capacity may now be too large to ignore.
Average Global Sea Levels Much Higher Than Assumed in Coastal Assessments: Report
A new report by Nature revealed that global sea levels are about 30 cm higher than the estimates in 99% of the global coast hazard assessments. The research conducted by Katharina Seeger, PhD researcher and Dr. Philip S. J. Minderhoud, Associate Professor at Wageningen University in the Netherlands stated that this underestimation happened because the assessment failed to correctly evaluate actual sea level measurements.
Near 100% electrification of Indian Railways strengthens domestic energy security amidst West Asia conflict
As conflict intensifies between Iran, Israel, and the US, India finds itself in a fix. With nearly 90% of its crude oil imported, India’s vulnerability to disruptions in West Asia has reached a critical tipping point.
