The BRICS Competition Dialogue in Udaipur highlights the growing need for international cooperation to regulate digital markets and address cross-border competition challenges. For India, stronger coordination among BRICS competition authorities could support fair competition and future-ready enforcement.
With PM Surya Ghar, they’ve added more rooftop solar in two years than the prior decade combined. The harder number to shift is who is benefiting. India’s flagship rooftop solar scheme, PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, had already achieved 50.06 lakh household installations as of early August 2026, the Ministry of New and Renewable…
The electricity demand in India is growing more rapidly than in any other large economy. As capacity in solar and wind grows, the task for the Indian government is no longer about generating energy but about creating infrastructure to deliver it to every household and factory. The electricity grid in India recorded a new high…
PM Surya Ghar has solarised 40 lakh homes. The government targets 1 crore by 2027. Each panel carries a 25-year lifespan. In roughly two decades, the clean energy that India is installing today will begin its journey toward becoming waste. The regulatory framework to manage that journey is still being written. In February 2024, the…
Across the dusty stretches of Kutch, Saurashtra and north Gujarat, a quiet but determined rebellion has been building through the summer of 2026. Farmers who have spent generations tilling their land are now standing in front of bulldozers and construction crews, refusing to let power companies plant transmission towers on their fields and in the…
Climate discourse often treats decarbonisation like a universal one-pot recipe: add renewables, subtract fossil fuels, stir in net-zero targets, and serve before 2050. But for countries in the Global South such as India, still navigating poverty alleviation, industrial growth, and reliable energy access simultaneously, the transition cannot be copypasted from the Global North template. India…
When the India AI Impact Summit wrapped up in New Delhi this February, the headline numbers were about investment: over $200 billion in commitments, a $15 billion data centre hub from Google in Visakhapatnam, and a national AI market expected to grow from roughly $9.5 billion in 2024 to $130 billion by 2032. Less discussed,…
When the India AI Impact Summit wrapped up in New Delhi this February, the headline numbers were about investment: over $200 billion in commitments, a $15 billion data centre hub from Google in Visakhapatnam, and a national AI market expected to grow from roughly $9.5 billion in 2024 to $130 billion by 2032. Less discussed,…
India is past an important tipping point. Mixing ratios have risen from 1.14% during 2014-15 to 20% in the current Ethanol Supply Year of 2025-26. This figure is quite important considering that India imports 87% of its crude oil, which makes it susceptible to pricing issues and geopolitical instabilities. But there is a much more…
Uttar Pradesh has launched an ₹8,200 crore integrated solar manufacturing facility by SAEL Industries in the YEIDA region of Gautam Budh Nagar. The project will produce solar cells and modules, create around 20,000 jobs, and strengthen India’s renewable energy manufacturing ecosystem.
