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Used cooking oil to produce sustainable aviation fuel: Indian Oil
Agencies will collect used cooking oil from large users, such as...
Talks for treaty on plastic pollution end without agreement
The fifth round of negotiations on the plastics treaty (INC-5.2) in...
Govt issues guidelines for ‘Model Solar Village’ under PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana
The Government of India approved the PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana on 29th February 2024, with the aim to increase the share of solar rooftop capacity and empower residential households to generate their own electricity. The scheme has an outlay of Rs 75,021 crore...
Major wildfire rages out of control on the fringes of the Greek capital
Wildfires are frequent in Greece during its hot, dry summers, but authorities have said climate change is fueling bigger and more frequent blazes. The fire sent a blanket of smoke over the center of the Greek capital, darkening the sky. It began Sunday afternoon about...
Sovereign Green Bonds trading at IFSC to commence in 2nd half of this fiscal: RBI Governor
Shaktikanta Das, Governor,Reserve Bank of India Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das further said, one major announcement in this year's budget about developing a climate taxonomy "I think that will have a significant long-term impact on mobilisation of funds for the...
Kerala CM Vijayan requests PM Modi for financial assistance to tackle climate change
Prime Minister Modi on Saturday visited to the disaster-affected region in Wayanad and is being received by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Governor Arif Muhammad Khan CM Vijayan said that a thorough assessment of the damages is currently underway, with...
10 X-Band Doppler Weather Radars to enhance weather monitoring, says Jitendra Singh
Jitendra Singh, Union minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences The deployment of these radars is part of a broader initiative by the Government of India to strengthen the country’s meteorological infrastructure. By enabling...
Mention Of heatwaves at all-time high in India’s earnings calls
While heat wave was a recurring theme in many earnings transcripts, high raw-material costs driven by geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and disruptions to shipping routes were also significant factors Mumbai/New Delhi: India’s sweltering summer is the latest...
Severe thunderstorms drive insured losses to $ 60 billion in first half of 2024, Swiss Re
Balz Grollimund, Head of Catastrophe Perils at Swiss Re, said: "In recent years, severe thunderstorms have emerged as a main driver of a significant increase in insured losses. This is due to growing populations and higher property values in urban areas, along with...
Concretisation of roadsides in Ghaziabad NGT issues notices to MoEF others
The NGT was hearing a plea claiming "vast-scale, mindless and indiscriminate concretisation or paving, which was the biggest cause of water-logging, urban flooding and loss of biodiversity in cities and towns." New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has sought a reply...
How missed warnings, ‘over-tourism’ aggravated deadly India landslides
Local authorities are now counting the cost of the disaster and questioning whether the rapid development of a tourism industry was to blame for the tragedy. Weather-related disasters are not unusual in India, but the landslides in Kerala state this week were the...
Centre issues fresh ESA draft for Western Ghats following Kerala disaster
The draft notification suggests a complete ban on mining, quarrying, and sand mining, with existing mines to be phased out within five years ”from the date of issue of the final notification or on the expiry of the existing mining lease, whichever is earlier”.It also...