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Budget 2026: Strengthening India’s Energy Transition Without Losing Speed

As India approaches the Union Budget 2026, the energy sector does so with a sense of quiet confidence. Over the past few years, renewable...

Davos 2026: Can Global Cooperation Survive a World Turning Inward?

Every January, snow-covered Davos becomes a symbol of global cooperation — a place where leaders, economists and business heads gather to debate shared futures....

Winter’s Quiet Surge: Why Power Demand No Longer Cools Down

For decades, India’s power planners treated winter as a period of relief. Demand traditionally peaked in summer, driven by air-conditioning and cooling needs, while...

India’s Highway Reset: Tougher Rules, Delayed Projects and Private Capital Redefine the Road Sector

India’s highway programme is at an inflection point, shaped as much by execution stress as by a deliberate policy reset. Over the past five...

Legal Challenges to the Nuclear Shanti Bill: Safety, Liability and Constitutional Scrutiny

Any legislation governing nuclear energy inevitably attracts legal scrutiny, and the Nuclear Shanti Bill will be no exception. While the Bill is framed around...

India’s Rising Power Demand is no Longer a Seasonal Story

India’s electricity demand numbers for December 2025 tell a story that policymakers can no longer afford to read as routine. Peak power demand touched...

Why Storage and Nuclear will Decide the Credibility of India’s Clean Energy Push

India’s renewable energy expansion is often framed as a success story defined by headline numbers—gigawatts installed, targets announced and auctions completed. Yet, beneath these...

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