Google buys stake in Taiwan solar power firm owned by BlackRockInvesting in New Green Power in Taiwan, I drive sustainable energy solutions for manufacturers, reducing Scope 3 emissions. This aligns wit...
01 Jul, 2024, 08.01 AM IST
Govt forms 14th task force to explore use of biochar in steel productionIn March 2023, Union Steel Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia approved the formation of 13 task forces to identify action points for each aspect...
31 Mar, 2024, 12.38 PM IST
Indian banks are unprepared to fight climate change, report saysNone of the 34 Indian banks surveyed in the report have a long-term net zero target year with an implementation plan covering so-called sco...
22 Mar, 2022, 02.42 PM IST
Efforts are on to reduce black carbon content in airThis in turn adversely affects rivers, and the higher rate of melting can mean overflowing rivers and flooding impacting agriculture.
07 Nov, 2016, 07.40 PM IST
$1 stove insert may help save thousands of livesAn Indian-origin scientist in US has created a $1 metal insert for traditional cookstoves or 'chulhas' which may help save thousands of liv...
16 Dec, 2015, 06.07 PM IST
For first time, WHO calls for urgent action to check climate changeThe World Health Organization (WHO) has called for urgent action to avoid climate change by reducing emissions of black carbon.
27 Oct, 2015, 11.29 AM IST
- New tech converts tannery waste into carbon to make green shoe soles
In an initiative that would not only help reduce the industrial carbon footprint, but also successfully embrace the waste-to-wealth concept...
22 Jun, 2015, 01.02 PM IST
Government keen on better fuels, automobile industry stalling: CSEEnvironmental experts said technology for better fuels was available and governments were keen to act to move ahead but only automobile ind...
12 Mar, 2015, 10.06 PM IST
- ‘Euro VI can filter out problem’
Environmental and transportation experts on Wednesday discussed ways and means to mitigate black carbon (BC) emissions that can help reduce...
12 Mar, 2015, 05.04 AM IST
Air pollution in India cuts wheat yields by half: StudyThe research paper found that air pollution caused wheat yields in densely populated states to be 50 per cent lower than 2010.
04 Nov, 2014, 09.21 PM IST
Homes for poor to get clean cooking energy solution soonThe government's new initiative assumes significance in times of global effort to reduce carbon emissions and reducing health hazards assoc...
05 Sep, 2014, 08.42 PM IST
- Solid waste management earns Pune invite to UN coalition
The Pune Municipal Corporation has been invited to be a member of the United Nations Environment Programme's Climate and Clean Air Coalitio...
04 Dec, 2013, 03.08 AM IST
World Bank releases new report on climate change, global warmingReductions of these so-called short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) would slow rapid melting in mountain regions with glaciers, like the H...
09 Nov, 2013, 11.38 AM IST
SootSwap: An app that enables remote verification of stove usageSwitching to clean-burning cook stoves can reduce the amount of firewood used in open fires, as well as the amount of smoke indoors and out...
20 Jul, 2013, 04.33 AM IST
TERI develops new cookstove to reduce carbon footprintA relese made by TERI mentions approximately three billion people depend on traditional cook stoves for their cooking needs.
18 May, 2013, 06.09 PM IST
- India launches black carbon initiative
Black carbon is a form of particulate air pollution, produced from incomplete combustion from biomass burning, cooking with solid fuels, an...
01 Apr, 2011, 02.04 AM IST
- Black carbon contributes more in global warming
Black carbon, emitted from biomass burning, diesel engine exhaust and cooking fires, widely used in India & China, has a warming effect in ...
26 Mar, 2008, 03.25 PM IST