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The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and OPPO India have launched the 'Generation Green' campaign, a 100-day initiative managed by 1M1B, to promote green skills among youth through 5,000 internships across Indian colleges. The campa...

Vadhavan Port in Palghar district, operational by 2030, will cost Rs 76,220 crore and connect via the DFC. Supporting IMEC, it will handle 23.2 million TEUs by 2040. Challenges include proximity to Tarapur nuclear plant and relocating fishing activi...

"Both sides have legitimate rights, and both peoples have a right to live in peace and dignity within secure borders," The Straits Times quoted the Singapore minister as saying. He was responding to questions from parliamentarians on Singapore's May...

Degrowth remained on the fringes of the fringe for decades, until increasing awareness about global warming percolated into public debates in the early aughts.

Iran's hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered as a possible candidate for the presidential election, aiming to regain the country's top political position after a helicopter crash killed the nation's president. Ahmadinejad's r...

India’s transition towards sustainability holds immense potential in creating new employment opportunities.

President Vladimir Putin emphasized Russia and China's commitment to a more democratic multipolar world order during his visit to China. Critics point to Xi Jinping's concentration of power, erosion of norms, and struggles in maintaining control ove...

A 2021 report found that some private jets emit two tons of CO2 per hour — at least five times more pollution per passenger than commercial flights. That’s 50 times worse than trains.

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...

Biden's decision this past week to codify and escalate tariffs imposed by Trump made clear that the United States has closed out a decades-long era that embraced trade with China and prized the gains of lower-cost products over the loss of geographi...

Meghalaya State Council on Climate Change & Sustainable Development discussed amendments to the Meghalaya Protection of Catchment Areas Act, 1990 to protect critical areas from degradation. The meeting under Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma focused o...

Net-zero aluminium could be 61 per cent more expensive, the study said, adding that decarbonising this industry would also lead to a yearly increase of Rs 26,049 crore in additional operating expenditure, as per the study. Although the country's per...

Prakash Kumar, DMD, SIDBI explains the various initiatives being undertaken by them to reform the MSME ecosystem and why bringing more micro enterprises within a formal structure is essential to growth.

Seven years and 1.3 billion dirhams ($354 million) in construction costs later, only some parts of that claim have been realised.

India secures third place in US Green Building Council's (USGBC) LEED certification list for 2023. LEED, a recognized symbol of sustainability, promotes green building practices. Mainland China leads, followed by Canada. India's 248 certified projec...

A revised schedule for the ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup 2024 has today been revealed by the International Cricket Council (ICC), confirming five venues in South Africa that will host the 15th edition of the celebrated event between January 19 and...

The Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation (IBDF) reported a 7% viewership growth in pay-TV homes, with 5.8 million households transitioning from free-to-air to pay-TV. This marks a reversal of the trend of pay-TV consumers switching to DD Free ...

While the concept of green buildings has gained significance in recent years, more needs to be done to increase its development across the country.

The US Green Building Council (USGBC) has awarded ‘The Crest’ a residential development by DLF, project of the year as part of its 2023 LEED Homes Awards, which recognises projects, developers and builders that have demonstrated leadership in the re...