Richa Sharma

Green Giants: How India’s Biggest Conglomerates Are Steering Climate-Conscious Growth

by Krishna Gopalan |Jun 6, 2025

How Indian conglomerates are hedging climate risk by integrating technology into strategic planning and investment evaluation.

Across the global landscape, the US, Brazil, Europe, India, China, Indonesia and Malaysia emerge as critical hotspots, offering the highest bio-resources potential for SAF.

What makes India a hotspot for sustainable aviation fuel production?

by Richa Sharma |Jun 5, 2025

The world would need 500 million metric tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel to reach the net-zero goal for aviation by 2050. India, with a huge availability of biomass feedstock, could be a key SAF ex...

A report by Mercom India said that India added 1.1 gigawatts (GW) of solar open access capacity in Q1 (calendar year) 2025, down nearly 48% from around 2.1 GW in Q4 2024.

India's renewable sector will need to double its annual capacity: Report

by Richa Sharma |Jun 4, 2025

India has a target of 500 GW of non-fossil fuel energy by 2030, from the present 214 GW as of March 2025, and needs to focus on doubling its capacity in the next five years

Why Railways’ target of doubling freight traffic over the next five years looks ambitious

by Richa Sharma |Jun 3, 2025

With a shift to road transport and capacity constraints, the Railways target of doubling freight traffic over the next five years looks ambitious.

In the domestic market, IndiGo plans to add four more stations to its network, increasing it from 91 to 95 destinations to every corner of the nation.

IndiGo to add 10 more international destinations in the next year: Pieter Elbers

by Richa Sharma |May 30, 2025

IndiGo plans to add an impressive 10 new international destinations-in all directions from India- to its route network in the year to come, bringing it to over 50 international destinations.

The study recommends a comprehensive approach involving all stakeholders to ensure that India’s ambitious RE and green hydrogen targets are met sustainably and equitably.

Scaling India’s renewables face considerable land, water & climate challenges: CEEW

by Richa Sharma |Sep 11, 2024

However, reaching the 7,000 GW required to achieve net-zero emissions by 2070 will demand a comprehensive approach to addressing challenges such as land access, climate risks, land conflicts, and popu...

The negative emission factor effect is primarily driven by the deployment of renewables, with additional contributions from improvements in the efficiency of existing thermal power plants.

Renewables put India on track to decouple growth from emissions: RBI Study

by Richa Sharma |May 28, 2025

India’s carbon emission increased by 706 million tons between 2012 and 2022 with economic growth as the main contributor.

Wabtec to supply 1,000 fuel-efficient, emission-compliant diesel-electric locomotives

Railways to receive 300 diesel locomotives by FY28

by Richa Sharma |May 27, 2025

Wabtec is supplying 1,000 high-power diesel locomotives to railways and these will become part of the stock of 2,500 locos to be kept for disaster and emergency purposes.

While the proportion of steelmaking capacity using EAF has gradually increased from the beginning of the decade, coal-based steelmaking continues to dominate.

Hitting global goal for green steel hinges on progress in India

by Richa Sharma |May 20, 2025

India is now responsible for over 40% of global steelmaking capacity in development (352 mtpa) compared to just 140 mtpa in China

Çelebi’s has been registered in India to provide ground handling as Çelebi Airport Services India and cargo services as Çelebi Delhi Cargo Terminal Management India at Delhi International Airport.

India-Pakistan conflict: Turkish firm Çelebi faces Indians’ ire

by Richa Sharma |May 14, 2025

Shiv Sena leader Murji Patel on Tuesday led a delegation to Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL), urging them to end their association with Celebi NAS Airport Services, which handles around 70%...