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APAC: Climate change response held back by insufficient data
“The deadly heat waves and catastrophic floods we’ve seen in recent...
Malawian govt receives $11.2 million insurance pay out for Niño-linked drought
Malawi had a drought insurance policy through the bank and the...
Vedanta committed to decarbonise its aluminium business ops
''We are committed to the decarbonisation of our operations in the long term…As…aluminium producer, we are unrelenting in our pursuit of excellence in all aspects of business, including Environment, Social and Governance (ESG),'' Sharma said. New Delhi: Vedanta Ltd on...
BPCL ties-up with nuclear institute in net zero push
India's draft National Hydrogen Mission mandates that refiners and fertiliser producers should meet half of their hydrogen needs through green hydrogen by 2030. The federal government has provided financial support for setting up electrolysers in India. NEW DELHI:...
From heatwaves to floods, climate change worsened weather extremes in 2021
Climate change is strengthening hurricanes, while also causing them to linger longer over land – dumping more rain on an area before moving on. Studies also suggest these storms are becoming more frequent in the North Atlantic. Extreme weather events in 2021 shattered...
Top equity funds in Asia are all buying China’s green stocks
China’s push to reach carbon neutrality by 2060 is fueling growth in what is already the world’s largest renewables market and a leading one for electric-vehicle automakers and suppliers. That’s produced record rallies and eye-watering valuations for some stocks in a...
Hindustan Syringes shuts plant owing to pollution, triggers shortage scare
"We have been asked to shut down our needles and syringes plants in Faridabad along with the factories of several other companies," said HMD Managing Director Rajiv Nath Chennai:The closure of needles and syringes manufacturing factories located in Haryana's...
Land and water ecosystems, ‘stressed to a critical point’
If the world keeps to the current trajectory, producing the additional 50 per cent more food needed, could mean an increase of 35 per cent, in the water withdrawals needed for farming That could create environmental disasters, increase competition for resources, and...
India Ratings launches ESG relevance disclosure on rated companies
ESG factors determine a company's impact on society and environment. It gives a non-financial glimpse on the prospects of future opportunities and risks to the business Ratings agency India Ratings and Research on Thursday launched its integrated disclosure that shows...
More companies in Asia seek carbon offsets after COP26 -industry exec
The hard-fought Glasgow Climate Pact sent a clear message to global companies to reassess business strategies and carbon footprints to reap monetary rewards, or lag and risk losses As a result, there is a growing demand for carbon offset instruments, such as renewable...
India to provide technical support on disaster resilience of infrastructure systems to 58 Small Island Developing States: Govt
Jitendra Singh,union minister of state (Independent Charge) Science & Technology India, UK, Australia, Fiji, Jamaica and Mauritius jointly launched an initiative, Infrastructure for Resilient Island States (IRIS) to provide technical support on disaster resilience...
18 times hike in installed capacity of solar energy in India between 2014 and 2021, says govt
'Installed capacity of solar energy in India has increased by more than 18 times from 2.63 gigawatt in March 2014 to 47.66 gigawatt in October 2021. As a result, India's current share of non-fossil sources based installed capacity of electricity generation is more...