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Govt unveils scheme with up to Rs 9.6 lakh incentive on purchase of electric trucks under PM E-DRIVE
"Diesel trucks, though constituting only 3 per cent of the total...
Extreme Weather: Euro Zone could lose 5% of GDP, says ECB
“Climate-related risks are an immediate concern for financial...
2023 officially warmest year on record by a huge margin, WMO confirms
''Given that El Nino usually has the biggest impact on global temperatures after it peaks, 2024 could be even hotter,'' said Saulo, who became WMO Secretary-General on January 1, 2024 The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has officially confirmed that 2023 is...
Govt cracking down on firms making false eco-friendly claims on products
All environmental claims shall be backed by verifiable evidence, and while making disclosures in relation to environmental claims, data from research shall not be cherry picked to highlight only favourable observations while obscuring others that are unfavourable New...
‘Heavy fuel’ leaked from power station in Manipur spills into streams
The Chief Minister's Office (CMO) directed the departments concerned to take "immediate necessary action to prevent an environment calamity, making use of all available resources in terms of machinery, manpower and expertise". Imphal: Heavy fuel leaked from a power...
2023- Record heat, worsened droughts, floods and bushfires around the world
Some 77 countries experienced their highest average annual temperature in at least 45 years. Temperature records were shattered from Canada to Brazil, Spain to Thailand Professor Albert van Dijk,Fenner School of Environment & SocietyAustralian National University...
Climate change makes forecasting harder, says Australia’s agriculture minister
“Climate change is having an impact. The models that we’ve traditionally used are having to change because the climate is changing. That’s something that I know the Bureau is working hard on, but unfortunately, the reality is that climate change means that we are...
World Bank raises GBP 1.5 billion in 5-year sustainable development bond
According to the World Bank, this Sustainable Development Bond aims to generate GBP 1.5 billion from investors, contributing to the financing of the World Bank's initiatives for sustainable development solutions in its member countries London: The World Bank,...
SC stays MoEF’s office memorandum on ex post facto environmental clearance
Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, appearing for Vanashakti, submitted that environmental impact assessment mandates prior approval before the commencement of any activity and allowing ex post facto environmental clearance was anathema to the Environment...
No one wants used EVs, making new ones a tougher sell too
The problems are expected to intensify in 2024, when many of the 1.2 million EVs sold in Europe in 2021 will come off their three-year leasing contracts and enter the second-hand market. How companies tackle this problem will be key for their bottom lines, consumer...
IFSCA forms panel to formulate framework for green finance
The committee is chaired by Dhruba Purkayastha India Director for Climate Policy Initiative and has members including Shalabh Tandon, Interim Regional Director and South Asia Regional Head of Operations & Climate Change, IFC (World Bank Group), Prabodh Acharya,...
India expected to see 1 cr EV sales annually by 2030, create 5 cr jobs: Gadkari
Union minister Nitin Gadkari said the government has also permitted retrofitting of existing polluting vehicles into hybrid and fully EVs. The regulations have been finalised and technology demonstrations done successfully, he added. He said the government intends to...