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Storage with Strings Attached: Decoding the Power Ministry’s BESS Mandate for States and Industry

India’s push to build large-scale battery energy storage is entering a more structured phase, and the Ministry of Power’s latest directive makes that clear....

When Hydrogen Hype Meets the Hard Economics of Energy Transition

For much of the past decade, hydrogen has been projected as the fuel that would reconcile economic growth with climate ambition. Oil majors, utilities...

MNRE in 2025: The Year India’s Renewable Push Shifted from Capacity to Capability

By 2025, India’s renewable energy story had moved beyond the question of how fast capacity could be added to how well that capacity could...

India’s Coal Cushion is a Tactical Win, Not a Strategic Energy Solution

The sight of coal stockpiles rising across Indian power plants has become an unusual but welcome development in recent months. With reserves now covering...

Captive Solar Push: Why Businesses are Moving off the Grid Faster than Ever

In 2026, India’s industrial skyline is changing — not just in factories and high-rises, but on rooftops and open land where solar panels glint...

56 Licensees, 10 States: How Membrane Water Tech is Reaching Flood-Hit Homes

Around 56 licensees are deploying membrane-based water purification technologies across Gujarat, Odisha, Karnataka, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Bihar, Kerala, Rajasthan and Maharashtra, bringing...

SHANTI Bill, 2025: Recasting Nuclear Energy as India’s Clean Power Backbone

India’s energy transition has entered a decisive phase, and the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, 2025, reflects...

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