by Chetna Ahlawat, Vasudha Foundation As of 2019, in addition to ensuring food security, agriculture has contributed 15.9% to the Indian GDP and employed 42.3% of its population. Despite its high reliance on monsoons, agriculture continues to be...
MoreGreen Recovery in India to Strengthen Overall Social Resilience
by Chetna Ahlawat, Vasudha Foundation Crises and emergencies – natural or man-made – have always revealed underlying inequalities existing in society. The Coronavirus has not been very different in this regard. According to Centre for Monitoring...
MoreFinancing of a systemic energy transition in the aftermath of Corona pandemic
by Divya Singh,Vasudha Foundation Growth of Renewable Energy Sector in India India, over the last 6 to 7 years, has witnessed significant transformations in energy systems and structures with a strong policy thrust on renewable energy (RE) and...
MoreLand Use Change Analysis – India | 2020
GIS Mapping and Satellite Image Analysis The purpose of the analysis is to highlight the extent of land use due to coal mining operations, and to drive home the point that with increasing coal mining operations, meeting one of India’s goal...
MoreAir Quality Mapping – Analysis | India 2020
GIS Mapping and Satellite Image Analysis The overall objective of the mapping is to draw a clear linkage between coal-fired power plants and coal mining operations to air quality levels in the region. Further, the objective of this mapping...
MoreIndia’s Power Outlook – Volume 2
India’s Power Outlook – Volume 2 – The Road to Clean Electricity The Power Outlook Series developed by Vasudha Foundation with support from Shakti Sustainable EnergyFoundation provides an overview of the current status of...
MoreWebinar on India’s Power Sector – the journey till date and going forward
The India Power Sector has been constantly evolving and rapidly transitioning over the last few years, with several new developments in its policies, regulations and programmes. Planning, implementation and monitoring of power...
MoreMapping India’s Energy Subsidies 2020: Fossil fuels, renewables and electric vehicles
IISD’s Global Subsidies Initiative has produced a wealth of information on energy subsidies and their impacts globally and in India. A detailed report, Mapping India’s Energy Subsidies 2020: Fossil fuels, renewables and EVs, provides an analysis...
MoreEnhanced Water Use Efficiency And Agrarian Electricity Subsidy Reform in Punjab
About the Report The project ‘Climate Change Adaptation in Rural Areas-India (CCA-RAI)’ being implemented under the bilateral cooperation of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für...
MoreFeature: The Good Sight – February Issue
We are happy to share the February edition of The Good Sight (TGS) magazine. TGS is an e-magazine on the development sector and features stories of change and inspiration every month. In this edition, it features Vasudha Foundation’s...
More2020 – India’s Power Outlook – Volume 1
The Power Outlook Series developed by Vasudha Foundation with support from Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation provides an overview of the current status of India’s power sector with a focus on significant and emerging developments. This...
MoreEnergy-Water Nexus: A study on Water and Coal Power Linkages in India
Vasudha Foundation with support from Heinrich Boll Foundation embarked on a research study to assess the impacts of water scarcity on coal power generation in India. The data and information for the study were primarily Government Data, sourced...
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