India’s energy transition is unfolding against the everyday realities of increasing heat stress and rising electricity demand to deliver reliable and affordable power to households, small businesses, and industry. As incomes rise, cities expand...
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Authored By: Aishwarya Tewary & Sweekruth M S India has achieved its international target of 50% non-fossil power capacity by 2030 — five years ahead of schedule. Its renewable journey has expanded from under 90 GW in 2015 to 263 GW (as of...
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Authored By: Tushar Katiyar The Backbone of India’s Economy India’s trucking and logistics sector is a critical enabler of economic growth, contributing around five per cent of national GDP and supporting trade, manufacturing, and consumption...
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Authored By: Vrinda Gupta & Srinivas Ethiraj The recently concluded India-European Union (EU) Free Trade Agreement (FTA) marks a decisive moment for India’s textile and apparel sector. With zero-duty access across all textile and apparel...
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Authored By: Jaideep Saraswat & Tushar Katiyar The trucking sector plays an integral role in supporting global economic activity, driven by population growth, urbanisation, infrastructure development, and expanding trade. So, decarbonising...
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Jaideep Saraswat, Nikhil Mall Introduction India’s renewable energy journey has accelerated rapidly over the past decade, elevating the nation from a modest solar capacity of 3.74 GW in 2014 to an impressive 123 GW by August 2025. With 18.6 GW...
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Jaideep Saraswat, Nikhil Mall Artificial Intelligence (AI) has existed for decades, but two landmark events in the past decade have redefined its trajectory. The first was Google’s 2017 research paper ‘Attention is all you need,’ which introduced...
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Jaideep Saraswat, Nikhil Mall India is seeing a sharp and sustained rise in electricity demand. Peak demand has grown from 156GW in 2015-16 to 249 GW in 2024-25, a 1.6x increase in less than a decade. Electricity consumptionhas mirrored this...
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Jaideep Saraswat, Nikhil Mall India stands at a critical juncture in its mobility transition. With an ambitious target of 30% electric vehicle sales by 2030 and current EV penetration at 8.4%, the country is making significant strides toward...
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Jaideep Saraswat, Nikhil Mall & Tushar Katiyar Why EV insurance needs a fresh lens? With over 69 lakh electric vehicles (EVs) registered in India today, adoption is accelerating at a rapid pace, driven by lower running costs, government...
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Jaideep Saraswat, Nikhil Mall The electric vehicle (EV) market in India has undergone a transformative leap in the past couple of years, redefining how mobility is perceived. EV penetration in 2025 has already touched 7.8%, up from 5.6% just two...
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Parul Babbar, Rahul Patidar and Vrinda Gupta Coal power continues to be the backbone of India’s electricity sector, currently accounting for 223.07 GW or 45.52% of the nation’s total installed capacity as of July 31, 2025 (Figure 1). It remains...
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