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Sebi to review ESG disclosures for listed firms: Chairman
Tuhin Kanta Pandey, chairman, Sebi The review, which follows...
Electric vehicle registrations rise 17 pc in FY25: SIAM
Total electric vehicle (EV) registrations in the country reached...
Climate change making air travel more bumpier, study finds
”Turbulence makes flights bumpy and can occasionally be dangerous. Airlines will need to start thinking about how they will manage the increased turbulence, as it costs the industry USD 150–500 million annually in the US alone,” said Mark Prosser, a PhD researcher at...
El Nino is back in action, threaten food productions across Asia
Experts say that a strong El Nino could hit sugar production in India and Thailand, and possibly disrupt the sugarcane harvest in Brazil. They also see risks for coffee production in Vietnam, the world's second-largest producer LONDON: El Nino has officially returned...
Climate Change: Coal India’s biggest expansion plans opposed in Chhattishgarh
Protests against plans for the Gevra site in the eastern province of Chhattisgarh threaten to complicate the company’s ability to win approvals to expand annual capacity to 70 million tons. Output at that volume would see the site become the single biggest global...
Monsoon misses onset date in Kerala, IMD says conditions becoming favourable
Scientists, however, said the delay is unlikely to impact kharif sowing and total rainfall over the country New Delhi: The monsoon missed its onset date in Kerala on Sunday with the India Meteorological Department anticipating a further delay of three to four days....
Investors still warming up to ESG-focussed funds; asset base drops in FY23
According to data compiled by Morningstar India, 12 ESG funds together clocked assets under management (AUM) of Rs 10,427 crore in March 2023, which was Rs 2,000 crore or 16 per cent lower from Rs 12,447 crore registered a year earlier In comparison, the assets base...
Costs and benefits of climate transition in India very unevenly distributed: Study
The researchers assume there will be an extensive effort towards climate protection, including a complete coal phase-out, the massive expansion of power generation from solar and wind, a national carbon price of USD 40 per tonne for private households and companies,...
1.5C for the planet, 1C for people: Scientists issue new climate warning
The warning - issued this week in research published in the journal Nature - comes late, given that the Earth has already heated up by about 1.2C since preindustrial times. The World Meteorological Organization has said global average temperatures are more likely than...
New Zealand offers to buy out owners of homes damaged by Cyclone
Together with local councils, the government will offer to buy as many as 700 residential properties across the North Island that were damaged by Cyclone Gabrielle and heavy flooding earlier this year, Finance Minister Grant Robertson said Thursday in Wellington. It...
Report identifies leaders, laggards in e-vehicle transition
ICCT modeling indicates that nearly 100 per cent of new light-duty vehicles sold in leading markets in 2035 must have zero tailpipe emissions to put the transportation sector on a trajectory aligned with the goal of limiting global warming to below 2 degrees Celsius,...
Delta Air Lines faces proposed U.S. class action over carbon neutral claims
The complaint alleges that Delta is not living up to advertising that presents the Atlanta-based carrier as “the world’s first carbon-neutral airline,” saying it leads consumers to believe Delta hasn’t been responsible for releasing additional carbon into the...