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Union Budget 2026: Building India’s green capacity for the next decade


Feb 1st, 2026;  Source: The Hindu


Overall, the Budget balances near-term macro stability with long-term strategic direction. Growth and job creation remain central, but without compromising fiscal discipline Hon’ble Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her ninth consecutive budget in Parliament. The Budget places str ...ReadMore


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India goes Intercontinental with landmark EU trade deal


Jan 28th, 2026;  Source: The Economic Time


Exports account for about 22% of India's GDP. Anything that enhances it, presents significant potential to boost domestic incomes and create employment. So far, India has been concluding trade agreements with individual countries - the UAE, Britain and New Zealand. With the India-EU FTA, i ...ReadMore


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AI Accelerates Energy Transition with Efficiency and Resilience


Dec 28th, 2025;  Source: LinkedIn


Innovation has always moved the energy transition forward quietly at first, then decisively reshaping entire systems. Over the past decade, we have seen how new ideas can shift entire sectors: solar has become mainstream, electric mobility has accelerated, and grids have become smarter and more ...ReadMore


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India’s Energy Transition: Shifting Gears on a Road to Resilience


Aug 5th, 2025;  Source: Financial Express


India crossed a major milestone in June 2025—50% of its electricity generation capacity now comes from non-carbon-emitting sources, a testament to the Prime Minister’s clean growth vision. This marks a celebratory moment in India’s energy transition journey. But this transition is not a s ...ReadMore


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Nuclear energy is a crucial piece in the puzzle of climate action


Apr 14th, 2025;  Source: Mint


If we are to avert climate catastrophe, we must embrace all science-backed solutions, including those with complex legacies Awave of announcements on targets, funding and commercial collaborations in the past six months signals a global revival of interest in nuclear energy. India’s governmen ...ReadMore


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Reacting Well to Real Challenges


Feb 5th, 2025;  Source: The Economic Times


At its core, Budget 2025 continues Gol’s investment boost in the short term, strengthens manufacturing competitiveness in the medium term, and sets the stage for India to become a developed economy in the long run. The budget aims to achieve these objectives while keeping the fiscal deficit within ...ReadMore


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Budget’s Viksit Bharat push in jobs, energy & R&D focus


Feb 3rd, 2025;  Source: Hindustan Times


There were heightened expectations from Union Budget 2025-26 regarding building on the momentum of last year’s nine budget priorities — and it has delivered. With India marching towards realising the Viksit Bharat vision, this budget takes decisive steps for high-impact growth. The Economic Surv ...ReadMore


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Act, Compete, Unite: Securing Our Future In 2025


Jan 10th, 2025;  Source: Forbes


As we step into the year 2025, the global energy transition is accelerating, influenced by geopolitics, the quest for energy and supply chain security, and growing efforts to seize economic opportunities. We did well in 2024 – slowing further growth in emissions and attracting capital back towards ...ReadMore


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Post-COP29: The Key Forces Shaping The Future Of Climate Action


Dec 13th, 2024;  Source: Forbes


The 2024 UN Climate Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, was a pivotal event on the global climate policy calendar. Despite high expectations, the profile of the event was relatively low, partly because heads of government were focused on the G20 Summit in Brazil. Azerbaijan, a major fossil fuel ...ReadMore


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The U.S., EU, and India must urgently come together in a free trade agreement on clean energy, says the CEO of one of India’s largest renewables company


Oct 10th, 2024;  Source: Fortune


There is much debate about how the macro environment, including the elections in the U.S. and monetary policy changes in key economies, might impact the fight against climate change. However, a key aspect of meeting clean energy targets will be the development of a de-risked global supply chain ...ReadMore