AboutArticles by Meena Janardhan

Renewable energy generation obligations crucial

21 Mar 2023

A recent resolution by the Indian Ministry of Power (MoP) has introduced a new concept of ‘Renewable Generation Obligation (RGO)’ for power producers. Any upcoming coal or lignite-based commercial...

Accelerated electricity transition stressed

14 Mar 2023

A study published by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), an international think-tank, states that Indian renewable energy-rich states are not utilising their full energy potential, as...

Indian lithium discovery a gamechanger

07 Mar 2023

Last month, the Indian Ministry of Mines reported on their Twitter handle that the Geological Survey of India (GSI) has announced the discovery of 5.9 million tonnes of inferred lithium...

Indian states feature on world’s top 50 facing climate risk

28 Feb 2023

A new report ‘Gross Domestic Climate Risk’ states that the engine rooms of the global economy are among states and provinces most at risk from climate change and extreme weather....

Circular economy important for India

21 Feb 2023

Indian Union Minister Mr Bhupender Yadav last week stressed on the importance of circular economy in the country in which waste is reused to create wealth needed to prevent degradation...

New rules in India soon on climate risk, finance

14 Feb 2023

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), India’s central bank, is soon setting regulations to encourage the nation’s lenders and regulated entities (REs)to take steps, including increasing green lending, to mitigate...

Climate resilience lessons from North-east India

07 Feb 2023

A United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation report, highlighted by Mongabay-India, says that the Indigenous food system of the Khasi community in Nongtraw village in the north-eastern state of Meghalaya,...

India issues sovereign green bonds

31 Jan 2023

India’s first sovereign ‘green bonds,’ had a well-received $1 billion issue. The issue has been promoted by authorities to the country’s largest domestic asset managers, including state-run insurers and pension...

Climate change top priority for Indian CxOs

24 Jan 2023

The recently released Deloitte’s 2023 CxO Sustainability report shows that tackling the impact of climate change is a top priority for top Indian company executives (CxOs), who have ranked it...

India’s climate in 2022: A snapshot

17 Jan 2023

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) started keeping weather records in 1901. Since then, as an IMD press release on the Climate of India 2022 stated, the year 2022 has been...

Meena Janardhan

Writer/Editor/Consultant. She has over 25 years of experience in the fields of environmental journalism and publishing.