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...
MoreEnergy-Water Nexus Workshop and Report Release
Vasudha Foundation in partnership with Heinrich Boll Stiftung conducted a workshop on the Energy-Water Nexus on Friday, 30th November 2018. Vasudha Foundation presented findings on the water and coal power linkages of India and unveiled its new...
MoreIndia’s Stranded Assets: How Government Interventions are Propping Up Coal Power
India’s stranded assets: how government interventions are propping up coal power • The five major (current and future) drivers of asset stranding in India’s coal power value chain are: the cost competitiveness of renewable energy alternatives...
MoreTowards A Pan-India Platform for Strengthening Action on Climate, Environment, And Development
Vasudha Foundation organized a two-day workshop on 26th and 27th July 2018 in Delhi, ‘Towards A PAN India Platform for Strengthening Action on Climate, Environment and Development’, supported by OAK Foundation. The workshop was conducted with the...
MoreUnpacking The Paris Agreement – Implications and State of Preparedness India
The report covers all key elements of the agreement and discusses, while focusing on the key elements of the agreement, the various issues that need further negotiation among parties for being able to agree upon the modalities of implementing...
MoreAssessing India’s Preparedness to address Climate Change
A study titled “Policy Framework and Preparedness for Implementing Measures to Effectively Deal with Climate Change: An Analysis of four states in India” was conducted through the support of the Heinrich Böll Foundation. The objective of the...
MoreAspects of Estimating Emissions from Land: Issues of Data Availability for Independent Assessments Introduction
The paper examines the data gaps in existing land use and land use change data available from official sources. In addition, a sensitivity analysis of selected states for deriving activity data through independent GIS analysis is also conducted...
MoreMajor Emitting Sources from Livestock and Aggregate Sources and Non-CO2, Emissions from Land: Trends in India & Mitigation Opportunities
The paper examines the causes underlying the trends of GHG emissions that emanate from Agriculture and Livestock, including from a state level or regional lens. In addition, the paper also examines the possibilities of various policy...
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