Vibrant carbon market, not tax, could rein in carbon emissions in India, says Yale University economistThe success of India's carbon market will depend on the regulator's ability to enforce design features, according to Rohini Pande, Director...
03 Aug, 2023, 05.35 PM IST
India on course to exceed Paris agreement targets, says reportIndia is among the most polluted globally, across air/ water and noise pollution.
24 Nov, 2020, 10.46 PM IST
India may close its dirtiest coal plants as green focus growsEfforts in India to close old coal plants have gathered pace amid rising outcry against air pollution and deepening concerns over climate c...
06 Oct, 2020, 03.19 PM IST
Close down all production in Baghjan Oil Field: Pollution Control Board to Oil India LimitedThe gas producing oil well blow out on May 27 and on June 9 it exploded into a massive inferno.
20 Jun, 2020, 08.07 PM IST
AAP govt unveils sops, targets 25% new EVs in Delhi by 2024The Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy 2019 approved by the state cabinet on Monday focuses on electric two-wheelers, shared transport vehicles ...
24 Dec, 2019, 08.51 AM IST
India's fight against pollution could come with an unintended consequenceGovt-mandated pollution control devices for coal-fired power plants could also boost carbon dioxide emissions.
09 Dec, 2019, 09.24 PM IST
What India can learn from other countries to beat air pollutionFaced with the hazard of deteriorating air composition, many countries like China have over the years adapted to technology and strategies ...
17 Nov, 2019, 02.24 PM IST
Need 'Hum Do Hamare Do' for cars to make Delhi liveable: Supreme CourtA bench of Arun Mishra and Deepak Gupta expressed concern over Delhi residents owning multiple cars.
30 Mar, 2019, 02.16 PM IST
NGT seeks committee's view to limit petrol pumps across the countryA bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel and Justice S P Wangdi asked the panel to submit action taken report to the tri...
31 Jan, 2019, 05.43 PM IST
Govt sets target of 35% pollution cut for 100 citiesThe environment ministry targets 35% reduction of air pollution in the next three years and 50% reduction in the next five years for at lea...
13 Mar, 2018, 10.19 AM IST
Govt sets target of 35% pollution cut for 100 citiesConcept note of this plan, accessed by Greenpeace India under RTI, talks about tackling pollution from various sources. It identifies power...
13 Mar, 2018, 08.00 AM IST
NTPC invites bids for procurement of agro residue for its Dadri power plantA capping price of Rs 5,500 per metric tonne has been kept for agro residue based pellets and Rs 6,600 per tonne for pellets or briquettes ...
08 Feb, 2018, 12.19 PM IST
High Court, NGT pulls up Delhi, UP, Haryana governments over air pollutionThe plea said that according to CPCB report, post Diwali the ambient air quality of Delhi on October 17, 18 and 19 was found to be "very po...
09 Nov, 2017, 12.13 AM IST
India will take at least 6 years to cap toxic emissions from power plantsThe caps are meant to ease emissions from coal plants, which cause tens of thousands of premature deaths annually, according to a report pu...
21 Jul, 2017, 05.39 PM IST
Can trading pollution like stocks help fight climate change?``If you don't give people incentives to come up with solutions, they're not going to do it,'' says Rudi Roeslein, a wealthy entrepreneur w...
11 Dec, 2015, 01.17 AM IST
US-China climate change deal puts heat on IndiaUnder the cap-and-trade system, firms that exceed the limit will be required to purchase credits from those polluting less.
26 Sep, 2015, 11.35 AM IST
- Maharashtra power plants slip on green parameters: CAG
Maharashtra's promise to get rid of load-shedding in the state by 2012 may remain only on paper in the absence of proper planning to tide o...
04 May, 2011, 01.37 PM IST