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The unfulfilled solar promise of India and Germany

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The unfulfilled solar promise of India and Germany

Mehreen Amin is studying in the fourth semester at the Government Degree College for Women in Zakura, Srinagar. Ms. Amin recently completed an intensive solar technical programme through a Kashmir-based training institute registered with the Skill Council for Green Jobs (SCGJ). When the institute was initially mobilising students in her community, she felt an instinctive…

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On India’s updated climate pledges

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On India’s updated climate pledges

India’s announcement of its revised Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement — the term applied to the mitigation and other climate action targets that countries voluntarily commit to under the agreement — represents a considered step forward when India’s energy and development policies are encountering serious headwinds. It is clear that the government…

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India’s solar sector is well positioned to handle U.S. exit from ISA: The Climate Economy

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India’s solar sector is well positioned to handle U.S. exit from ISA: The Climate Economy

The United States of America had announced it would be pulling out of several international climate organisations, including the International Solar Alliance (ISA). This rang alarm bells. Will this have a big impact on India? Will the cost of solar power rise in India? Will jobs be affected? We look at the economics of it….

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