India's air pollution crisis spurs clean energy investment

Big conglomerates vie with foreign-money-backed startups to add capacity

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A smoggy morning in New Delhi: India aims to double its renewable energy capacity by 2022. © Reuters

AKIRA HAYAKAWA, Nikkei staff writer

MUMBAI -- Indian companies from startups to the sprawling Tata group are investing more in wind and solar power, emboldened by government efforts to improve urban air-quality levels that are among the world's worst.

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