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Oceans are warming four times faster as earth traps more energy
Global ocean temperatures hit record highs for 450 days straight...
Auditors get tougher guidelines on judging firms’ environmental claims
The move by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards...
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...
India among leaders in green jobs generation, creates employment for 8.63 lakh in 2021
In 2020-21, India created 863,000 green jobs, of which 217,000 were in solar photovoltaic vertical and 414,000 in hydropower, a joint report published by International Renewable Energy Agency and the International Labour Organization titled 'Renewable Energy and Jobs...
Lightning, heavy rains kill at least 36 in India
Global warming has also increased the frequency of lightning, said Sunita Narain, director general at the Centre for Science and Environment.A 1-degree-Celsius (1.8-degree-Fahrenheit) rise in temperature increases lightning by 12 times. Thunderbolts contain as much as...
Paris and New York join climate litigation against TotalEnergies
The coalition wants a judge to order TotalEnergies to “take the necessary measures to drastically reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and align itself with the objectives of the Paris Agreement,” in a move that it said would be “similar to the Shell decision in the...
NGT slaps over Rs 2,000 crore fine on Punjab for failure to treat waste
Responsibility of the State is to have a comprehensive plan to control pollution which is its absolute liability, which is not being understood, a bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice A K Goel said New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has imposed a penalty of...
Aon and Revalue Nature collaborate on global decarbonization efforts
"The voluntary carbon market is rapidly expanding and represents a significant opportunity to drive environmental and social impacts on the climate transition through collaborative solutions – no one can transition alone," said Natalia Moudrak, climate resiliency...