Coal India misses December output target by 4.26 million mt
State-owned Coal India Limited produced 54.63 million mt of coal in December 2017, falling short of its 58.89 million mt target, the company said in a filing to the Bombay Continue Reading
How China Is Killing India’s Solar Industry
The Indian government’s target is to boost installed solar power capacity more than five-fold to 100 gigawatt (GW) by 2022. The problem, though, is India meets about 85 percent of Continue Reading
India challenges China as world’s biggest LPG importer
India is set to surpass China as the biggest importer of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) this month as a drive to replace wood and animal dung fires for cooking boosts Continue Reading
Environmentalists Ask: Is India’s Government Making Bad Air Worse?
A man feeding seagulls on the Yamuna River in New Delhi, India, in November. The city is one of the world’s most polluted capitals. NEW DELHI — As millions of Continue Reading
Pollution stops play at Delhi Test match as bowlers struggle to breathe
A cricket Test match between India and Sri Lanka was repeatedly interrupted on Sunday with claims players were “continuously vomiting” due to hazardous pollution levels in the Indian capital. Commentators Continue Reading
The Energy Goliaths Driving Global Demand
The two countries, world leaders in population size, will be crucial drivers in world economic growth and the consumption of energy. But measuring future trends with any accuracy has been Continue Reading
India opens first-ever EV charging station
Choking from high levels of air pollution, a state-owned oil company in India opens the nation’s first-ever charging station for electric vehicles. In announcing a first, a state-owned oil company Continue Reading
Smog chokes Indian capital as emergency measures fail to bring relief
A thick cloud of toxic smog 10 times the recommended limit enveloped India’s capital, New Delhi, on Monday, as government officials struggled to tackle a public health crisis that is Continue Reading
In India, Air So Dirty Your Head Hurts
A toxic cloud has descended on India’s capital, delaying flights and trains, causing coughs, headaches and even highway pileups, and prompting Indian officials on Wednesday to take the unprecedented step Continue Reading
Delhi, Blanketed in Toxic Haze, ‘Has Become a Gas Chamber’
The toxic haze blanketing New Delhi was so severe on Tuesday that politicians announced plans to close schools, flights were delayed and the chief minister of Delhi state said the Continue Reading