India can become an AI infrastructure hub for Global South: Microsoft's Puneet ChandokMicrosoft has launched the India South Central Cloud Region in Hyderabad, its fourth in the country, following the existing ones in Mumbai,...
22 Sep, 2026, 11.08 AM IST
In 2009, Bogotá captured landfill methane from 2 million tonnes of waste; the result sent electricity to Colombia’s national grid, cutting emissions at Doña Juana landfillFor years, Bogotá’s Doña Juana landfill simply accumulated city waste while quietly leaking methane into the atmosphere. That changed in 20...
22 Sep, 2026, 01.05 AM IST
Brazil's Mombak raises new fund, adds Salesforce as carbon credit buyerInvestors are watching demand trends in the nascent carbon removal market, where companies such as Google, Microsoft and Meta have emerged ...
21 Sep, 2026, 01.35 PM IST
In 2026, researchers modelled recycling centres for Australia’s future wind blade waste. Years later, circular solutions are being explored across the global wind industryIn 2026, researchers modelled recycling centres for Australia’s future wind blade waste. Years later, circular solutions are being explored...
20 Sep, 2026, 09.22 PM IST
‘Viksit Bharat depends on Viksit Rajya’: CEA calls for more private capital, higher state capexChief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran said India will need greater private-capital participation to finance its development ambitions...
20 Sep, 2026, 11.47 AM IST
Punjab and Haryana farmers are not just earning from their crops. 2,550 farmers get Rs 2.9 crore through this facilityMore than 2,500 farmers in Punjab and Haryana are receiving over Rs 2.9 crore in India’s first farm-level soil-carbon payments. The farmers...
19 Sep, 2026, 08.48 PM IST
India protects over 80% of steel exports to EU as 1.9 MT country quota is secured; residual access could push total to 2.8 MTIndia secured a country-specific tariff-rate quota for steel exports to the European Union. This agreement will safeguard over eighty perce...
17 Sep, 2026, 11.39 PM IST
Brookfield to invest up to $600 million in ACME’s green molecules businessBrookfield will invest up to $600 million in ACME Cleantech Ventures. This investment supports green molecules projects in India and the Mi...
17 Sep, 2026, 12.29 PM IST
In 2009, Edward Norton ran the New York Marathon to back a Kenya conservation trust; its work now directly protects 283,000 acres of Maasai landWildlife protection, however, is rarely straightforward. The 2022 report describes a year marked by severe drought, increased poaching pres...
16 Sep, 2026, 08.36 PM IST
Google agrees biggest carbon-removal deal yet, aims to scale new modelSpanning more than 200,000 hectares in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, it is the largest enhanced rock-weathering project to date,...
16 Sep, 2026, 05.35 PM IST
India ramps up preparedness for European Union's carbon tax; verifiers begin EU registry accessIndia is taking proactive steps by establishing a committee dedicated to assisting exporters in fulfilling the EU carbon tax requirements. ...
15 Sep, 2026, 10.14 PM IST
Mid-tier VCs scout deeptech deals; ETSA winner Varaha’s India playHappy Monday! Sector-agnostic mid-tier venture capital investors are recaliberating focus on India's deeptech startups. This and more in to...
14 Sep, 2026, 07.59 AM IST
ET Startup Awards 2026: Varaha digging in as India’s carbon credit market takes deep rootVaraha was named the winner of the Social Enterprise category at The Economic Times Startup Awards 2026. The company stood out for its focu...
14 Sep, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Microsoft is funding a bet on mud: Inside the race to rewet 23 square miles of North Carolina peat before it dries out and burnsNorth Carolina's peatlands, vital carbon stores, are being restored by Pantheon Regeneration. These ancient ecosystems hold twice the carbo...
09 Sep, 2026, 10.47 PM IST
UK recognises India's CCTS; carbon price to be accepted under CBAM regime: Comm SecyThe United Kingdom has recognized India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme. This recognition allows carbon price relief under Britain's CBAM re...
09 Sep, 2026, 05.28 PM IST
UK recognises India’s carbon credit trading scheme, relief for Indian exportersThe United Kingdom will recognize India's carbon credit trading scheme. This recognition will help Indian exporters avoid double taxation o...
07 Sep, 2026, 10.45 PM IST
In 2008, Bosques Amazonicos SAC began training Ucayali farmers to grow food sustainably. 10 years later, hundreds of jobs were created and forest was regenerated in PeruBosques Amazónicos SAC initiated the Campo Verde Project in Peru's Ucayali region. This initiative focused on reforesting degraded lands wi...
04 Sep, 2026, 08.24 PM IST