India can grasp world leadership in EVs, and the opportunity is at hand. It's the right time for policymakers and the industry to embark on this path with resolute and collaborative action. ...
Western narratives on energy security that tend to exaggerate threats to scare the rest of the world into action are mostly about their interests. These cannot be substituted for our interests or global values. ...
Though a market for electricity does not exist in India in the strictest sense, PHS cannot count on technical viability and environmental benefits to succeed in the longer term. ...
As we commemorate World Cotton Day, the transformative potential of cotton within the T&A industry needs to be examined ...
If the energy needs of the future population are to be met, India must reduce its dependence on non-renewable resources and become self-reliant in the production of green energy ...
The preference for motorised mobility at the policy level is driven by the assumption that an increase in motorised mobility would necessarily lead to access to opportunity and overall growth ...
If energy justice is taken seriously as it should be, the Global North must scale down excess production and consumption to enable the transition to a low-carbon world ...
The real challenge is to translate the call for climate cooperation iterated at the G20 Summit in New Delhi into deeds given the divergent development status of the G20 countries ...
SDGs are not enough for global sustainability. OECD countries need to adopt Sustainable Consumption Goals (SCGs). ...
Although the reduction in the retail price of LPG has been hailed, more long-term factors such as an increase in household incomes, female literacy, and urbanisation will influence LPG demand ...
Promoting industrial use of LPG, a relatively clean, alternative fuel with modular packaging and transportation features can serve India’s economic and environmental goals ...
By embracing the inclusive wealth paradigm, India has the opportunity to reimagine progress in a way that harmonises the aspirations of humanity with the imperatives of nature ...
As LPG is a relatively cleaner fossil fuel compared to petrol and diesel, promoting its use in the transportation sector will contribute to the reduction of pollution at the local and national level ...
LPG use in transport and industry will further strengthen its energy security without compromising on sustainability and equity ...
The paradigm that conservation is the anti-thesis to development needs to change; conservation is central to development in the Global South ...
The primary reason behind the difficulty in phasing out subsidies arises from the fact that energy subsidies are deeply rooted in the political economy of the countries ...
There exists a clear case for embracing sustainable cold medical supply chains in India that can pave the way for a climate-resilient healthcare system ...
Creating a new system to stimulate investment in enough future capacity without interfering with the ancillary market's valuation and procurement of reserve capacity would be complicated in India ...
To successfully implement Agenda 2030, a fresh perspective is required, whereby the economic and social facets of the SDGs are conceptualised as integral components ...
Naghma is Media Consultant at ORF. She tracks India’s neighbourhood — Pakistan and China — alongside other geopolitical developments in the region. Naghma hosts ORF’s weekly video series India’s World. She is also a senior editor with NDTV. A bilingual journalist, Naghma is proficient ...
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Naghma is Media Consultant at ORF. She tracks India’s neighbourhood — Pakistan and China — alongside other geopolitical developments in the region. Naghma hosts ORF’s weekly video series India’s World. She is also a senior editor with NDTV. A bilingual journalist, Naghma is proficient ...
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