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Global electric vehicle sales up 25% in record 2024
Sales in China jumped 36.5 per cent to 1.3 million vehicles in...
Los Angeles fire to cause about $20 billion of insured losses, unlikely to trigger major losses for cat bonds
The fires sweeping across Los Angeles are now on track to cause...
Car prices to rise as auto cos gear to comply with stricter emission norms
ICRA Vice President & Sector Head, (Corporate Ratings) Rohan Kanwar Gupta cautioned that as OEMs have been forced to take price hikes to counter inflation over the past 15-18 months, any further increase in the price of the vehicle could have a moderating impact...
Munich Re not to invest in or insure new oil and gas fields from April 2023
Furthermore, in its own listed equities and corporates portfolio, as of 1 April 2023, Munich Re will cease to conduct new direct investments in pure-play Oil & Gas companies As of 1 January 2025, Munich Re will require a credible commitment to net-zero greenhouse...
Sustainable Finance committee submits report to IFSCA
The committee has provided its recommendation on various aspects of sustainable finance including products, policies and regulations, capacity building and outreach initiatives related to green and sustainable finance, IFSCA said in a statement The report of the...
Maha records 1,700 gg of PM10 emission each year; windblown road dust largest contributor: Study
The study also revealed that industries and thermal power plants were also one of the major contributors to PM10 emission in the state. Open burning of municipal solid waste has created a new challenge, which readily releases several types of air pollutants into the...
NGT directs Telangana govt to pay Rs 3,800 crore for improper waste management
The bench, also comprising Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi and expert members A Senthil Vel and Afroz Ahmad, said the liability of the state for past violations had to be quantified on the “polluter pays” principle, to be utilised for the restoration of the environment New...
No petrol, diesel in Delhi without PUC from October 25, says Gopal Rai
Vehicular emission is one of the key contributors to rising pollution in Delhi. It is imperative to reduce it so it has been decided that from October 25 petrol, diesel will not be provided at petrol pumps without PUC certificate of the vehicle, Delhi Environment...
India is where climate tech meets global venture capital
India’s biggest companies — including the likes of Wipro Ltd., UltraTech Cement Ltd. and Reliance Industries — are increasingly talking to their shareholders about sustainability. Private capital is looking to back climate change-related technology, too: Of the almost...
Govt working to achieve $ 5 Trillion economy by 2025: Sarbananda Sonowal
The Minister also inaugurated an array of Green Port projects like 100 per cent conversion into LED Lights, Induction of e-Cars, 140 KW Solar Roof Top Solar Power Plant and laid the foundation stone for 2 MW Wind Farm, 400 KW Solar Roof Top Solar Power Plant, Public...
Warming may lead to more frequent, longer-lasting droughts in India: Study
Researchers from the University of East Anglia (UEA) in the UK found that even a modest temperature increase of 1.5 degrees Celsius will spell serious consequences in India, China, Ethiopia, Ghana, Brazil, and Egypt Rising global temperatures may lead to more frequent...
Nearly half of asset managers don’t base any sell orders on ESG-survey
Some fund managers have become more willing to invest in fossil fuels this year, he added, as a European energy crisis has pushed up the value of those assets,, Nick Samuels, head of manager research at Redington . Forty-three percent of asset managers were unable to...