Climate pledge by 200 nations seeks to 'transition away from fossil fuels'The president of COP28 had consistently stressed his intention to supercharge climate action. Even as it signals progress, the UAE Consensu...
14 Dec, 2023, 07.10 AM IST
The clean tech arms race has begunThe US ranks top when it comes to the cumulative greenhouse gases added to the atmosphere since the industrial revolution, but remains behi...
21 Jan, 2023, 10.49 AM IST
UN expert panel: Non-state entities' net zero carbon pledges not enoughThe growing number of net zero and carbon neutrality pledges by non-state entities is good news but as the UN Secretary General Antonio Gut...
09 Nov, 2022, 12.03 AM IST
Can world's climate target and India's development coexist?No country's energy needs are expected to grow faster in coming decades than India's. Even under the most optimistic projections, a part of...
12 Nov, 2021, 02.09 PM IST
Greening deserts: India powers renewable ambitions with solar pushCurrently, coal powers 70 percent of the nation's electricity generation, but Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged that by 2030,...
02 Nov, 2021, 12.57 PM IST
Centre may have recalled West Bengal chief secy amid row with state, but Mamata Banerjee may refuse to play ball: ExpertsJawhar Sircar, a former secretary to the Government of India, said it is difficult for the Centre to unilaterally transfer an IAS or IPS of...
31 May, 2021, 09.10 AM IST
Villgro to host 10th edition of UnconventionThemed ‘Innovation for All’, this year’s event will highlight the power of low cost innovations and making them accessible to the next bill...
22 Nov, 2019, 12.43 PM IST
'India needs USD 30 billion yearly investment in renewables'"Today, we are averaging about USD 11 bn a year in renewable investments, we ideally should be getting USD 30 bn per year in India," Arunab...
04 Nov, 2019, 12.35 PM IST
Centre reconstitutes EPCA, the authority tasked with tackling environment pollution in NCRThe ministry said that while reconstituting the EPCA, it tried to broad-base the organisation and therefore brought in more members.
07 Oct, 2018, 06.48 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh plans to scale up zero budget farming with UN-backed SIFFStarted in 2015, ZBNF scheme has been rolled out to 1,38,000 farmers across all 13 districts of Andhra Pradesh, covering almost 1,50,000 ac...
25 Jan, 2018, 09.35 PM IST
International Solar Alliance seeks cheap energy via global bidsThe inter-governmental agency aims to mobilize $1 trillion of low-cost financing for solar energy by 2030.
07 Dec, 2017, 06.48 AM IST
Keep ready your passports: Badruddin Ajmal to party leadersIn two Rajya Sabha elections of 2010 and 2014, AIUDF has witnessed poaching of its MLAs. Badruddin Ajmal does not want to take chance this ...
03 May, 2016, 08.53 PM IST
CPM alleges bias; plans Lalbazaar Gherao on October 1Ahead of Bidhannagar elections, Bengal CPM is planning to gherao the Kolkata Police (KP) headquarters at Lalbazaar on October 1.
16 Sep, 2015, 10.38 AM IST
Deciphering PM Narendra Modi's climate change gambitThree times now, Prime Minister Modi has aired his views on climate change. With every passing time, his stance is becoming clearer.
09 Sep, 2015, 01.25 PM IST
Global warming may eat up $200bn crops globally by 2050: StudyA whopping $200 billion worth of wheat, rice and maize crops could be lost by 2050 globally if the issues arising from global warming are n...
14 Jul, 2015, 06.51 PM IST
Global warming may eat up $200 billion crops globally by 2050: StudyThe independent multi-country risk assessment on climate change study was commissioned by the British foreign and commonwealth office.
13 Jul, 2015, 10.53 PM IST
- Mamata Banerjee re-acquires some land leased out to Tatas in Singur
The West Bengal government on Thursday promulgated an Ordinance to re-acquire 400 acres of the 997-acre Singur property that was leased out...
10 Jun, 2011, 01.58 AM IST