Government forwent Rs 1 lakh crore via excise duty cuts to shield consumers from fuel inflation: FMIndia's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman explains recent fuel price increases are market-driven by oil companies. She noted the governme...
25 May, 2026, 08.17 PM IST
As India's R&D faces funding & talent crunch, Niti panel suggests 50+ fixesIndia's research and development spending lags behind global leaders. A Niti Aayog report highlights funding issues and bureaucratic delays...
21 May, 2026, 01.03 AM IST
Tata Steel CEO TV Narendran cautiously optimistic; sees strong Q1 ahead as steel prices rise across India, UK, & EuropeTata Steel CEO TV Narendran flags multi-point cost pressure from the West Asia crisis but says the company has so far recovered most input ...
19 May, 2026, 09.00 AM IST
Karti Chidambaram questions 'PMO directives', demands Parliament session over PM Modi's '7 Appeals'Congress leader Karti P Chidambaram has urged the government to convene Parliament. He wants a briefing on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's s...
11 May, 2026, 08.11 AM IST
Malaysia replaced streetlights with roads that glow in the dark, but this futuristic idea, which promised to revolutionize night driving, ended up running into a very down-to-earth problemMalaysia explored futuristic glow-in-the-dark road markings to enhance safety and reduce energy use. The pilot project in Hulu Langat showe...
30 Apr, 2026, 06.06 PM IST
Apple CEO Tim Cook’s 15-year legacy by the numbersTim Cook is stepping down as Apple CEO after fifteen years. Hardware expert John Ternus will take over. Cook's tenure saw Apple's market va...
21 Apr, 2026, 07.07 PM IST
India's buildings sector to overshoot country's entire carbon budget: ReportThe countries are striving to achieve net-zero emissions (a balance between greenhouse gases emitted and removed from the atmosphere) to li...
18 Mar, 2024, 08.20 PM IST
Carbon emissions in India to increase by 8.2 per cent in 2023: StudyGlobal emissions from coal, oil and gas are all projected to increase by 1.1, 1.5 and 0.5 per cent, respectively, even as they are predicte...
05 Dec, 2023, 08.29 PM IST
Record high CO2 emissions in 2023 necessitates urgent global action to avert climate crisisGlobal carbon emissions from fossil fuels reach record levels in 2023, posing a threat to climate stability. Despite declines in some regio...
05 Dec, 2023, 07.27 PM IST
Carbon budget for 1.5°C will run out in six years at current emissions levels - new researchAccording to a new study published in Nature Climate Change, the world has only six years to reach net-zero emissions in order to have a 50...
31 Oct, 2023, 09.31 AM IST
Rich over-emitting nations owe India USD 1,446 per capita until 2050 as compensation, new study saysThe researchers from University of Leeds, the UK, analysed 168 countries and quantified historical responsibility for climate breakdown, ba...
06 Jun, 2023, 04.55 PM IST
View: New Delhi stands by its commitment to equity and climate justiceClimate science has established that global surface temperature increase is directly proportional to cumulative emissions and limiting it r...
15 Nov, 2022, 12.45 AM IST
India can accelerate green investments to USD 12.1 trillion by 2050However, India has the potential to create 287 gigatons of carbon space for the world if it accelerates its efforts to fight climate change...
27 Oct, 2022, 06.11 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
Equity index giant MSCI to give 10,000 firms global warming ratingsThe firm, which runs the widely-tracked $60 trillion All Country World Index, is launching Implied Temperature Rise scores, which estimate ...
15 Sep, 2021, 08.55 AM IST
- Key climate meet to discuss carbon budgets, equity
A two-day international meet on "Global Carbon Budget and Climate Change" will be held next week here to discuss the critical question of "...
25 Jun, 2010, 05.58 PM IST
- 'Rich nations use 48% of global carbon budget'
The UN's World Economic and Social Survey Report 2009 has backed India’s stand against industrialized nations on emissions.
03 Sep, 2009, 07.32 AM IST