About 83% green energy switch funded domestically, need to unlock international finance: WRI India CEOWRI India emphasizes the need to unlock international finance for India's green energy transition, as domestic funding covers 83% of the co...
02 Sep, 2025, 08.17 PM IST
Decongest Bengaluru report seeks changes in law to promote private investment in public transportA report has suggested changes to Karnataka Motor Vehicles Act to end BMTC’s monopoly and allow private investment in Bengaluru buses to ad...
12 Mar, 2025, 07.59 PM IST
Urbanisation led to 60% more night-time warming in Indian cities than non-urban areas: StudyA study by IIT Bhubaneswar found that urbanization has led to 60% more night-time warming in over 140 Indian cities compared to surrounding...
28 May, 2024, 04.26 PM IST
None of the Indian states are on track to meet their EV targets: StudyThe study by Climate Trends, ‘Analysis Of State Electric Vehicle Policies And Their Impact’, said that few states have holistic EV policies...
17 Feb, 2023, 10.58 AM IST
COP27: Here's what India can do to meet its emission reduction targetsIndia now commits to reducing the emission intensity of GDP in 2030 to 45% below its 2005 level, compared with the previous target of 33-35...
06 Nov, 2022, 11.39 PM IST
India needs to prioritise solar rooftop among residential, industrial users: ReportFor India to achieve its 100 GW solar energy target in just two years, by 2022, and to emerge as a leader in climate action, it needs to pr...
30 Jan, 2020, 01.21 PM IST
TERI, others join hands to promote better food, land use practices in IndiaThe FOLU India initiative, which comes against the backdrop of climate change threatening food security, is a joint collaboration of the Co...
10 Jan, 2020, 05.40 PM IST
BMTC plans to overhaul Bengaluru bus service by 2030“We are looking at a long-term plan on increasing fleet size, increasing operational efficiency and reducing losses,” BMTC managing directo...
13 May, 2019, 01.00 PM IST
Number of cabs in Bengaluru doubles in 3.5 years to 1.66 lakhThe Transport Department had registered 80,204 cabs in the city by March 2015. They comprised 45,425 motor cabs (four-wheelers with up to s...
01 Nov, 2018, 12.24 PM IST
Bike Taxis could make return to Bengaluru roadsThe transport department, which had earlier banned the service, has started talking to stakeholders to make necessary changes in the regula...
30 Jan, 2018, 10.23 AM IST
India’s renewable energy push, if done properly, could mean a lot of jobsRenewable power could generate more than 330,000 new jobs over the next five years. These jobs would be in many areas like construction, pr...
02 Dec, 2017, 06.25 AM IST
Over 330,000 new jobs to be on offer in India’s renewable energy sectorThe clean energy initiative can also help address poverty in rural communities by providing steady incomes, healthcare benefits and skill-b...
22 Nov, 2017, 03.47 PM IST
Consultancy fad costing Karnataka government croresSeveral crores have been spent on consultancy for projects that never saw the light of day and Bengaluru has a long list.
13 Jul, 2017, 10.27 AM IST
'Bus Rapid Transit only solution to Bengaluru's ORR congestion'RK Misra, transportation expert and a member of the BBPAG, was vociferous in his criticism of the manner in which the congestion of ORR has...
13 Jul, 2016, 10.08 AM IST
How making chocolate is adding up to deforestation, emissions & climate changeDemand for cacao is rising so fast that production in West Africa, which accounts for 70% of global output, has been unable to keep up.
22 Aug, 2015, 02.34 AM IST
- Bottom of the pyramid market stands at $1.2 trillion
The base of the economic pyramid (BOP) in India representing the masses is an over $1.2-trillion market, making up the biggest chunk of the...
27 Apr, 2007, 01.21 AM IST
- A visionary who foresaw India’s rise 51 years ago
A 5% per annum rate of increase in real national income seems entirely feasible.
18 Nov, 2006, 03.06 AM IST