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Govt to spend Rs10,900 crore to enhance electric vehicle mobility
The primary objective of the PM E-DRIVE scheme is to expedite the...
Govt clears ‘Mission Mausam’ with an outlay of Rs2,000 cr for transformative initiatives on climate-related science
The mission's focus will include improving observations and...
Brazil police recommend homicide, environmental charges in Vale dam disaster
The federal police probe, one of several parallel investigations into the incident that ravaged communities in the state of Minas Gerais, indicated that "various pollution-related crimes" were committed, as well as crimes "against land and water-based fauna and...
Hydrogen rush could shift world energy order
As countries transition to sustainable energy, oil and gas led economies could lose USD7 trillion by 2040, the International Energy Agency has warned. Hydrogen could give them a lifeline to extend their business model.Still, electricity is expected to be the energy...
Shimla, Coimbatore, Chandigarh Top Niti Aayog’s 1st SDG Urban India Index
Top 10 Urban areas in SDG Urban Index and Dashboard 2021-22 are Shimla, Coimbatore, Chandigarh, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Panaji, Pune, Tiruchirapalli, Ahmedabad and Nagpur. While, bottom 10 Urban Areas in SDG Urban Index and Dashboard 2021-22 are Dhanbad, Meerut,...
Canada flood shows how climate change could fuel atmospheric river storms
"There may be fewer, but they are going to be lasting longer, and more intense," Vicky Espinoza, an author of the NASA study who is now a graduate student at the University of California Merced, said. Atmospheric rivers of the kind that drenched California and flooded...
urban risk landscapes to be driven by 3 main underlying trends:Geneva Association report
Man-made climate change not only directly affects the frequency and severity of weather-related hazards, it also brings longer-term shifts such as sea level rise, water scarcity and quality issues, as well as sustained higher temperatures and heatwaves, said the...
Kerala to come out with policy to promote ESG investments, says Industries Minister
P Rajeev,Industries Minister,Kerala Emphasising that ''ESG is the need of the day'', Rajeev, Industries Minister, pointed out that after floods and natural calamities, the state government has taken various steps to ensure the equilibrium regarding environmental...
Indonesia prepares regulation to help fund mangrove restoration
A government study showed last month that Indonesia will need to invest $150 billion to $200 billion per year in low carbon programmes over the next nine years to meet its goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2060 or sooner. To help reach its goal, Indonesia will...
South Africa officials Sued Over Plans to Construct New Coal-Fired Power Plants
South Africa relies on coal for more than 80% of its power and is the world’s 12th-biggest source of greenhouse gases. South Africa’s energy regulator and energy minister have been sued by environmental activists over national plans to allow the construction of new...
What’s inside Biden’s $1.85T social and climate measure
US President Joe Biden' ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE CHANGE — Clean energy tax credits would receive USD 320 billion worth of funding. These credits over 10 years would help businesses and homeowners shift to renewable energy sources for electricity, vehicles and...
India needs $10.1 trn investments for net zero emissions by 2070: CEEW
Majority of the investments would be needed to transform India's power sector. Such investments totaling $8.4 trillion would be required to significantly scale up generation from renewable energy and associated integration, distribution and transmission...