India cut GDP emission intensity by 36 pc during 2005-2020: Govt reportIndia's greenhouse gas emissions dropped by 7.93% in 2020 compared to 2019, and the emission intensity of its GDP declined by 36% between 2...
01 Jan, 2025, 08.38 PM IST
World Bank member IFC invests Rs 650 cr in Mindspace REIT’s sustainability-linked bondsGlobal development institution International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has invested over Rs 650 crore in...
26 Jun, 2024, 12.46 AM IST
Ethanol blending in India increased to 10.17 per cent in July 2022 : Petroleum MinisterSetting up 2G refineries to make ethanol from the paddy stubble in Panipat and bamboo in Numaligarh with the twin objective of reducing pol...
12 Jan, 2023, 10.11 PM IST
Carbon credits imperative for climate positive plans: EKI Energy ServicesIndia has submitted its updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement to the UN Framework Convention on Climat...
10 Oct, 2022, 02.05 PM IST
India used far less than its share of global carbon budget, emissions can grow: GovtAccording to India's third Biennial Update Report submitted to the UNFCCC in February 2021, the country's net greenhouse gas emissions for ...
30 Jul, 2022, 10.49 AM IST
India has done more than its fair share to fight climate change: GovtReplying to a question in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Environment Ashwini Kumar Choubey said historical and current greenhouse gas e...
28 Jul, 2022, 07.52 PM IST
Cabinet approves ratification of Kigali amendment on hydrofluorocarbonsThe amendment -which India will now ratify - was adopted by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on October, 2016 at 28th Meeting of the Pa...
19 Aug, 2021, 12.37 PM IST
View: In the net-zero wrangle, it's India that has 'Ma'India being obligated to join the net-zero bandwagon is not unlike Bachchan's character being forced by his brother to surrender to the pol...
21 Apr, 2021, 11.30 AM IST
UN: Covid-19 lockdowns slashed pollutants, not CO2 levels25 Nov, 2020, 05.51 PM IST
Vegan diets maybe good for environment: StudyVegan diets, which are rich in plant-based organic foods, may be better for the planet than one high in animal products, a study has found....
11 Feb, 2018, 01.55 PM IST
India wants world to work with urgency on climate: PM Narendra ModiPM Narendra Modi said that India wants the world to work with urgency to agree on a comprehensive, equitable and durable agreement at the s...
30 Nov, 2015, 06.50 PM IST
US says it will cooperate with India in dealing with climate changeIndia has pledged to curb its greenhouse gas emissions by up to 35% from the 2005 level. India's emissions are still too modest for it to r...
10 Oct, 2015, 01.24 PM IST
- 'US to cooperate with India in dealing with climate change'
India has pledged to curb its greenhouse gas emissions by up to 35 per cent from the 2005 level. It announced that it aims at achieving aro...
10 Oct, 2015, 01.10 PM IST
Climate-damaging greenhouse gases reached new record high in 2013The shocking disclosure is part of the WMO's annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, released in Geneva.
09 Sep, 2014, 07.22 PM IST
CO2 surge drove greenhouse gas levels to new high in 2013: WMOAtmospheric volumes of greenhouse hit a record in 2013 as CO2 concentrations grew at the fastest rate, the WMO said on Tuesday.
09 Sep, 2014, 01.05 PM IST
- Arctic could be ice-free in summer months, says draft IPCC report
The draft copy of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report says there is a 90-100% chance that the Arctic ice cover will c...
15 Dec, 2012, 05.06 AM IST
- Add equity principle to climate draft: Ramesh
Insisting that the current text had ignored the principle of common but differentiated targets, Ramesh demanded that the negotiating text b...
01 Jul, 2010, 04.25 AM IST