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    India has a huge role in my success

    2020-03-12T08:20:18+00:00February 9th, 2017|2017/2018, February 2017, Global Indian, Year|

    Pankaj Lal was among a handful of scientists to be honoured by outgoing US President Barack Obama with the Presidential Award. ‘India Global Business’ caught up with him to trace what led to this prestigious achievement and what being a Global Indian means to him.

    What does an honour like the Presidential Award mean to you?

    I am honoured and excited to receive this prestigious award. It’s always exciting for your peers to see the significant value in our work and for federal agencies to invest resources for this. This said, sharing the success with family, friends and students is the greatest reward.

    Harnessing science for social good and developing sustainable energy and managing natural resources well are some of the grand challenges facing modern society, and I feel satisfied that that our work is contributing a bit towards improved understanding of this area. This award is a testament that hard work will be rewarded at the opportune moment, and will continue to keep me striving for more in the future.

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      Shifting the energy needle in the right direction

      2018-12-05T11:25:35+00:00November 17th, 2016|2016, Cover Story: Oil & Gas, India Investment Journal November Edition, Year|

      A senior public policy expert recaps the progress made in India’s petroleum sector and what more needs to be done for ‘India Investment Journal’. In the over two years that the Narendra Modi led government has been in power in India, they have shifted the needle of policy on petroleum in the right direction. More needs to be done but the first few steps have been taken to reinvigorate domestic exploration and production; correct pricing distortions upgrade and strengthen logistics [...]

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        Riding on an entirely Indian solar solution

        2020-03-12T08:16:08+00:00October 18th, 2016|2016, More from this edition, October 2016, Sector Focus/Renewables, Special Edition - November 2016, Year|

        Naveen Rabelli recently completed a unique 10,000-km journey from India to the UK in a fully solar-powered auto-rickshaw. His mission was simple: To show the world what Indian jugaad or frugal innovation can achieve in the world of renewables.

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          Rahul Munjal: Renewable energy crusader

          2018-12-04T13:21:35+00:00September 16th, 2016|2016, Flagship Schemes, India Investment Journal September Edition, Year|

          Though cut from the same cloth, the eldest in the next generation of the Munjal family has taken a divergent route from his predecessors. A staunch advocate of reversing the ill effects of climate change, Rahul Munjal is quickly gaining prominence in the green economy and already has India's largest rooftop solar installation and first certified commercial green bond to his name. Inspired by his father who founded what was to become world's largest two wheeler maker--Hero MotoCorp, the junior [...]

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            Showing Solar India some money

            2018-12-04T11:57:58+00:00July 8th, 2016|2016, India Investment Journal June/July Edition, Solar India, Year|

            The Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) experts navigate India’s $100bn renewables challenge to present a view on a much-needed boom in this crucial sector. India’s solar power capacity has grown nearly 400 times in six years, from a mere 17.8MW in March 2010 to nearly 6,998MW in April 2016. However, the real solar boom is yet to come, as India strives to realise its ambitious target of 100GW of installed solar PV capacity by 2022. The five-fold jump [...]

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              Solar sector in India goes into acceleration mode

              2018-12-04T12:06:29+00:00July 8th, 2016|2016, India Investment Journal June/July Edition, Solar India, Year|

              Renewable energy projects led by solar and wind projects have become the key focus of a country quite keen to scale up its power capability rapidly. Here is an analysis of the factors behind this trend in India and its ability to attract the $100bn investment required by 2022. The renewable energy sector is currently emerging as the only viable driver of the Indian energy industry, despite accounting for only 13.0 per cent (ex hydro) of the country’s 298GW installed [...]

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                Short takes

                2018-12-04T12:11:07+00:00July 7th, 2016|2016, India Investment Journal June/July Edition, Solar India, Year|

                Spain’s Gamesa plugs into Solar India Gamesa Corp, Spain’s renewable energy firm, has brought 58 MW of solar parks in India in the first quarter of 2016. Gamesa has commissioned a total of 12 MW of solar capacity with an eye on the Indian govermment’s renewable energy drive. The firm’s expansion in the Indian solar market aligns with its goal to explore opportunities in businesses that complement the wind industry, the firm said. Gamesa is one of the many multinational companies [...]

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                  Redefining the India-Africa story

                  2018-10-31T10:07:07+00:00June 7th, 2016|2016, Africa, May/June 2016, Year|

                  India’s minister for power, coal, new and renewable energy, Piyush Goyal, has often been referred to as among the most energetic ministers in the Narendra Modi Cabinet. As someone who thrives on meeting India’s energy targets before time, he is now keen to move the debate towards how India can play a leadership role within the context of Modi’s International Solar Alliance (ISA).
                  ‘India Global Business’ caught up with the minister during a recent visit to London, where he spoke about redefining the Africa story and affordable energy access for every citizen of India and the world.

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                    The making of a man of steel

                    2018-10-31T10:53:44+00:00June 6th, 2016|2016, May/June 2016, UK/EU, Year|

                    Sanjeev Gupta is being dubbed the UK’s new “man of steel” after he emerged as a potential saviour of jobs if he were to acquire Tata Steel’s UK assets, which went up for sale in March. ‘India Global Business’ caught up with the founder and executive chairman of Liberty House Group to delve into the crisis in the European steel industry, restarting mothballed steelworks and why he feels his GreenSteel model would prove more resilient. How has bidding for Tata Steel UK [...]

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                    A marketplace for clean, green energy

                    2018-12-04T10:56:36+00:00April 28th, 2016|2016, India Investment Journal April/May Edition, Solar India, Year|

                    Clickpower.in, an initiative of REConnect Energy, describes itself as a vision to help every electricity consumer in India source cheaper and cleaner power while simultaneously helping renewable energy generators discover larger consumer markets through a web-based marketplace. Its founder lays out the stage for his renewable energy agenda. REConnect Energy is India's largest renewable energy (RE) services and sourcing firm. Between renewable energy credits (REC) and forecasting and scheduling of wind/solar power (F&S), the firm is serving about 13,000 MW [...]

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