Assam far from 13,428 MW rooftop solar energy generation potential, working to bridge gap: OfficialsAssam aims to significantly boost rooftop solar power generation, targeting 1,900 MW by 2030 under its Integrated Clean Energy Policy, desp...
22 Jun, 2025, 01.36 PM IST
Around 7 pc of India's greenhouse gas emissions from industrial boilers: ReportA recent report reveals that boilers in India's factories contribute significantly to the nation's greenhouse gas emissions and air polluti...
14 May, 2025, 07.14 PM IST
IREDA has sanctioned over Rs 3,000 crore for green energy projects in OdishaThe Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited has sanctioned over Rs 3,000 crore for green energy projects in Odisha. This include...
23 Dec, 2024, 08.10 PM IST
Few cities have effective heat action plans: ReportCities lack heatwave preparedness, with limited resources allocated to mitigate extreme heat impact. Recommendations include redefining hea...
27 Jun, 2024, 09.06 PM IST
iFOREST study reveals Assam's surging renewable energy potential, surpassing prior assessments by govt agenciesThe reassessed RE potential is adequate to support a low-carbon pathway to meet the state's growing electricity demand. While an increased ...
29 Mar, 2024, 10.26 PM IST
EV transition to hit Haryana, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu the most. Here's whyThe rising sale of electric vehicles impacts ICE jobs. iFOREST survey projects challenges in EV transition, forecasting substantial growth ...
15 Mar, 2024, 11.20 AM IST
Delhi pollution: Why drastic GRAP IV rules still hang fire even as citizens chokeLike every year in the recent past, Delhi is choking this year too as a deadly haze and accompanying noxious fumes spread their ghastly win...
04 Nov, 2023, 12.16 PM IST
Odisha gets investment proposals worth Rs 4,940 crore in wind energy sectorThe prospective investors had one-to-one meetings with senior government officials and officials of state nodal agency GRIDCO, wherein an i...
04 Nov, 2023, 12.03 PM IST
What makes Delhi's air toxic during Diwali festive season? It's not about firecrackers onlyMeteorological conditions, it turns out, have played a pivotal role in determining the air quality during the festival season and the winte...
13 Sep, 2023, 05.36 PM IST
High hopes for climate and energy outcomes at G20 Summit as India takes leadExperts say the majority of the funding allocated to developing countries to address the effects of climate change and achieve their climat...
07 Sep, 2023, 02.47 PM IST
Union home ministry renews FCRA licence of ORF for 5 yearsObserver Research Foundation (ORF) has had its Foreign Contribution Regulation Act licence renewed by the Union home ministry for five year...
17 Aug, 2023, 11.52 PM IST
YWCA, 3 other NGOs lose FCRA licencesThe Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) of Delhi and several other non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have lost their Foreign Con...
29 Jun, 2023, 12.08 AM IST
Hyderabad Public School Society gets FCRA licenceThe Hyderabad Public School Society in Telangana has been granted a five-year Foreign Contribution Registration Act (FCRA) license by the I...
08 Apr, 2023, 10.48 PM IST
Cost of India quitting coal is $900 billion, think tank saysThe International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology, known by the acronym iFOREST, released two reports detailing how mu...
23 Mar, 2023, 11.13 PM IST
Indian coal hub juggles need for jobs with hope for greener futureCommunities in India's coal-mining hubs such as Angul face a conundrum: the climate-heating fossil fuel offers job prospects, and local eco...
09 Sep, 2022, 09.59 AM IST
India needs to train 10 lakh people in air quality management, says new report"Our report shows that we need to train at least 1 million (10 lakh) people over the next five years for air quality management. This will ...
07 Sep, 2022, 12.33 PM IST
Worried about climate change? There is more bad news for India"There is no good news for India in this report. In fact, everything about India is bad news," said Chandra Bhushan, Enviornmentalist & CEO...
10 Aug, 2021, 10.34 PM IST