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Green energy will help fight pollution and create jobs in India India, committed to climate mitigation programme, today stands 4th globally in renewable energy installed capacity, 4th in wind power capacity and 5th in solar power capacity, as per International Renewable Energy Agency - Renewable capacity statist...
25 May, 2024, 06.30 PM ISTIndia showcases its green hydrogen potential at World Hydrogen Summit 2024 in Netherlands India at World Hydrogen Summit 2024 presents progress on green hydrogen. Pavilion by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy highlights COP26 commitments. Aims for 45% emissions intensity reduction by 2030, striving for net-zero emissions by 2070.
14 May, 2024, 11.45 AM ISTWorld divided at COP28 over whether to end fossil fuel era Burning fossil fuels for energy is by far the biggest cause of climate change. It is also the engine of modern life - even with the growth of renewables, fossil fuels produce around 80% of the world's energy. U.N. climate negotiations over the last ...
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I2U2 Alliance: Pioneering partnerships and fostering innovations in food security and sustainability across four nations A look at the I2U2 agenda from the vantage of India and as a gateway to foster collaborations with the Middle East and the West
05 Sep, 2023, 03.09 PM ISTChina’s G-20 climate wrecking tactics threaten its global role From an antagonist in negotiations around the climate to an ally, China even became a leader in recent years. However, it appears that the country is now getting cold feet.
04 Aug, 2023, 09.29 AM ISTAging leaders Biden, King Charles III zero in on climate change in Windsor Castle meeting President Joe Biden and King Charles III participated in a climate-focused roundtable at Windsor Castle. Biden identified climate change as one of the four crises he was determined to confront as president. The U.S. president promised to visit the k...
11 Jul, 2023, 05.19 PM ISTNHPC signs MoU with Odisha for solar energy projects The MoU envisages setting up storage projects of at least 2,000 megawatts and renewable energy projects (on-ground and floating solar projects) of at least 1,000 megawatts in the state, an official release by the Ministry of Power said.
26 Jun, 2023, 11.33 AM ISTCivil aviation ministry's consultative panel discusses sustainable aviation fuel India's Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas formed a committee on bio-aviation turbine fuel to encourage the use of clean fuel in aviation, and its report has been submitted to various stakeholders, according to the Civil Aviation Ministry. A releas...
28 Apr, 2023, 05.12 PM ISTET India Rising: Kinetic Green’s Sulajja Firodia Motwani on steering the India EV adoption story What will power the India EV adoption story and bolster the backbone of India’s transport sector—the electric two-wheeler and three-wheeler segment? Diving into the government’s FAME factor driving demand, the thrust on ‘green growth’, the terrain o...
06 Apr, 2023, 10.52 AM ISTNeed for pushing sustainable trade is more critical than ever: IDH India’s Jagjeet Singh Kandal We are witnessing a slow, but steady shift in the business approach of mid-sized companies as they are increasingly getting eager to adopt sustainable trade practices to compete in global markets, says Jagjeet Singh Kandal, Country Director-India, I...
06 Mar, 2023, 11.19 AM ISTWhy ESG disclosures for investment products need a holistic approach As part of SFDR, funds are classified into articles 6, 8, or 9, depending on their characteristics and their level of sustainability. The CFA Institute ESG Disclosure Standards, in contrast, do not aim to achieve policy objectives, or label ESG prod...
21 Feb, 2023, 03.27 PM ISTWhere's the capital for climate? There are three sets of challenges, and each requires government action. The first is mitigation or reducing the potential environmental damage by India due to its actions. At COP26, the PM set a clear target that India, with the help of global inve...
05 Feb, 2023, 11.45 PM ISTA $160-billion trade opportunity: Can India benefit from China’s solar woes? The country needs green, clean and cheap electricity to keep its economy humming. Solar is an option that fits the bill and the time is right for India to go full steam ahead in this segment.
07 Jan, 2023, 09.41 AM IST4 out of 5 glaciers may be lost by 2100: Study Even in a best-case, low-emissions scenario, where the increase in global mean temperature is limited to +1.5 degrees Celsius relative to pre-industrial levels, over 25 per cent of glacial mass will be gone and nearly 50 per cent of glaciers by numb...
06 Jan, 2023, 02.24 PM ISTIndia’s energy security policy: Need for increased corporate participation Climate change is affecting a transition where the question of energy security looms large in the minds of governments. India, which had taken the bold step of liberalizing its economy more than three decades ago, is expecting substantial contributi...
16 Dec, 2022, 11.52 AM ISTView: Get off the highway to climate hell As the COP 27 Implementation Plan puts it, there is a ‘shadow’ between global commitments and follow-up action. The world would have so much liked to see adoption of a credible framework or benchmark for implementation, a transparent mechanism to re...
06 Dec, 2022, 03.56 PM ISTScot free for a climate partnership This was a pivotal moment, not only for India but for the entire world. Climate change is one of the biggest threats facing us all, and it is up to everyone to act now to ensure an inhabitable world for our children, and our children's children. It ...
04 Dec, 2022, 11.12 PM IST- For a splash of green
India has the potential to create 287 gigatonnes of carbon space for the world.... In the LoS scenario, India could reduce annual emissions from a historical trajectory of 11.8 GtCO2e to 1.9 GtCO2e by 2070, a 90% reduction in economic emissions inte...
08 Nov, 2022, 11.42 PM IST Leveraging India’s G-20 presidency for a new architecture on global supply chains India’s position as a future leader of the G20 forum imbibes it with the power to shape global policy agenda around a plethora of key issues that will mould the new economic order as we know it
29 Oct, 2022, 11.42 AM ISTCOP26 President Alok Sharma on two-day visit to India Sharma will engage with Indian ministers on climate policy and partnerships to strengthen and support progress and delivery of the Glasgow Climate Pact, and ahead of India’s G20 Presidency.
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