EVs, nuclear and forever chemicals: Climate predictions for 2025Last month the International Energy Agency scrapped its forecast for peak coal consumption, saying use of the world’s dirtiest fuel will co...
04 Jan, 2025, 10.49 AM IST
Can India overcome its air quality crisis with electric vehicles?Delhi experienced its worst air quality in eight years in 2023. Despite advancements like CNG vehicles and BS6 norms, air pollution remains...
25 Dec, 2024, 10.50 PM IST
Out of ‘FAME’: As India reduces subsidies for EVs, sales drop highlights the need for a better planMany countries have eased out incentives for electric vehicles and India should also take this route. But despite policies to boost local m...
18 Aug, 2024, 10.32 AM IST
Baby, you can drive my EVThe luxury segment is setting the trend for automobile consumers’ migration to sustainability. Consumers are becoming more environmentally ...
26 Jan, 2024, 11.23 PM IST
UN climate summit to run overtime as fury mounts on fossil fuelsUN climate talks in Dubai exceeded their set deadline as nations disputed a proposed compromise lacking a fossil fuel phase-out. The Emirat...
12 Dec, 2023, 11.30 AM IST
COP28 leader urges nations to get out of 'comfort zones'COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber has called for countries to work together to reach a new global deal to fight climate change before the two...
08 Dec, 2023, 06.14 PM IST
2023 to be hottest year on record after 'extraordinary' NovemberLast month smashed the previous November heat record, pushing 2023's global average temperature to 1.46 degrees Celsius warmer than pre-ind...
06 Dec, 2023, 09.21 AM IST
'No end in sight' to rising greenhouse gases, says UN weather agencyThe World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported that greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere reached a record high in 2022, wi...
15 Nov, 2023, 04.25 PM IST
Why India is witnessing rapid EV adoptionThe behaviour of today's consumer plays a pivotal role in shaping the automotive landscape. Sustainability now stands among the top five cr...
15 Nov, 2023, 09.49 AM IST
What are e-fuels, and can they help make cars CO2-free?E-fuels, like e-kerosene, e-methane, or e-methanol, are made by synthesizing captured CO2 emissions and hydrogen produced using renewable o...
22 Mar, 2023, 01.34 PM IST
Policy levers that can push decarbonization into overdrive20 Jan, 2023, 04.52 PM IST
EU approves end to combustion engine sales by 2035Environment ministers struck a deal on the proposal after Italy, home to Ferrari NV and Automobili Lamborghini SpA, gave up demands for a f...
29 Jun, 2022, 07.36 AM IST
Single-use plastic ban from July 1, gave industry enough time: Bhupender YadavThe minister sought the cooperation of all stakeholders from the industry to the public to rid the country of the menace of SUP. As per the...
29 Jun, 2022, 12.48 AM IST
Does India's EV market growth signal the end of petrol pumps? Not yetIndia will need to significantly scale up its EV ambitions to reduce its dependence on oil to power passenger road transport. Targeting an ...
27 Nov, 2021, 02.25 PM IST
Centre notifies amended rules for single-use plastic itemsThe thickness of plastic carry bags will be increased from 50 microns to 75 microns from September 30, 2021, and to 120 microns from Decemb...
13 Aug, 2021, 05.22 PM IST
Let's turn saviours this Earth DayToday on World Earth Day, let's look for ways to save the planet from global warming and compel our government to take the issue more serio...
22 Apr, 2008, 10.22 AM IST