An unusually rainy stretch towards the end of India’s monsoon season this year has halted production at a major coal mine, worsening the shortfall in the production of the fossil fuel in the country.
Indian power plants’ appetite for imported coal is on the rise again.
The future of coal in India may not be as bright as some previously assumed.
Workers at India’s state-owned coal mining company are upset about the government’s decision to clear 100% foreign direct investment in the industry.
Reliance Jio Infocomm may have dethroned incumbents to become India’s new telecom market leader, but its ambitious target may force it to compromise on pricing for some more time.
India’s restaurants are at war with food delivery apps.
The Narendra Modi government has taken yet another step to provide some Indian startups a relief from the widely criticised angel tax, and entrepreneurs are now hoping for a funding boost.
India’s battered automakers are dragging down jobs in allied industries as well.
Putting a price on coal use is a cheaper way to lower carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions than India’s current policy of inducing states to buy electricity from renewable sources.
India’s coal-fired power plants may have to burn at least $10 billion, and raise tariffs by at least a tenth, to meet the country’s air pollution standards. This estimate comes four years after the standards were set and two years after the initial deadline to comply was missed.
India’s unilateral redrawing of the borders of its restive Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) state yesterday (Aug. 5) could have far-reaching consequences on democracy and separatism in the region.
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Food-delivery app Uber Eats is at war with its bigger rival Zomato to dominate India. Yet, an incident of religious discrimination has brought the companies together to affirm a basic value: food is secular.
The tussle between renewable energy developers and the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh is intensifying.
About halfway through its course, India’s annual rainfall season has taken its usual toll on the country’s people and resources.
Natives of Indian states where a non-vegetarian diet is common are more likely to be living with diabetes.
India’s renewable energy industry is not as hot anymore, and jobs have become harder to come by.
A technical glitch led India to call off the launch of Chandrayaan-2, the country’s second lunar exploration mission, at the last moment.
Air conditioners sales in India have been growing in double digits since 2015 as summers get hotter each year. But these appliances also add to the problem they are fighting.
India’s fourth largest bank has reported another big-ticket scam.
India thinks its cities can become the “Detroit of EVs.”
A darling of India’s renewable energy industry until not very long ago, the southern state of Andhra Pradesh has now taken a hard line against high tariffs being paid to developers.
A student of the elite Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) committed suicide earlier this week, but not before sending out a stark warning to his friends about life in the IT sector.
The next few weeks will be crucial for Amreesh Rathi.
