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Dismantling Departmental Silos: How the Integrated Transport and Logistics Authority will redefine India’s infrastructure planning

Raju Das October 8, 2026

The Union Cabinet has approved the establishment of the Integrated Transport and Logistics Authority (ITLA). This apex institution will fundamentally overhaul India’s infrastructure planning by mandating unified multi-modal development, strict technical appraisals for projects exceeding ₹500 crore, and data-driven logistical integration.

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Beyond landfill: How strict government policies are finally taming India’s plastic waste crisis

Raju Das October 6, 2026

While mainstream narratives often blame civic apathy for India’s plastic waste crisis, the operational reality requires an industrial-scale response. From strict digital traceability under the 2025 PWM Rules to heavy engineering pathways like cement kilns and composite railway sleepers, the Indian state is systematically dismantling the legacy plastic economy and forcing corporate accountability.

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Battle for Election Commissioners in Independent India

3 vs 1: The battle for Election Commissioners in democratic India

Divyansh October 6, 2026

Seshan dusted off the Model Code of Conduct. It was a campaign rulebook that had basically been sitting on a shelf gathering dust since the 1960s, but Seshan gave it teeth. Suddenly, sitting ministers and powerful ruling parties were getting slapped with violations. He ordered repolls. He disqualified politicians for blowing past spending limits. For the first time ever, the threat of cancelling an election wasn’t just empty talk. It was a loaded weapon.

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Grid-scale shock absorber: Inside India’s multi-gigawatt battery storage boom

Raju Das October 2, 2026

As India marches toward 900 GW of non-fossil capacity by 2035, generation is no longer the sole metric of grid resilience. This final instalment of our energy storage series dissects the utility-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) revolution. From the mechanics of LFP enclosures to the historic ₹1.86 lakh crore Green Energy Corridor Phase-III mandate, we map the 92 GWh national pipeline turning midday solar surges into dispatchable evening power.

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Pumped Storage Hydropower: India’s water batteries to store grid-scale renewable energy

Raju Das October 2, 2026

To absorb massive solar energy surges and prevent evening blackouts, India is fundamentally re-engineering its topography. This second instalment of our energy storage series dives into Pumped Hydroelectric Storage—exploring the mechanical genius of reversible pump-turbines, the strategic pivot to off-river closed-loop systems, and the 15 GW pipeline of mountain-sized “water batteries” currently under construction across the subcontinent.

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Beyond Generation: Inside India’s gigawatt-scale renewable energy storage revolution

Raju Das October 2, 2026

As India charges toward 500 GW of non-fossil capacity by 2030, solar surges and nighttime wind variations present a critical operational test for the national grid. Beyond generation capacity, the real crucible of the clean energy transition lies in storage. This first instalment of a three-part series examines the five technical storage vectors identified by the Union government—from closed-loop mechanical systems to chemical vectors—and the pan-Indian transmission network engineering 24×7 dispatchable power.

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