India a key ally of US in rivalry with China: US ambassador to IndiaAmerica is investing locally and joining hands with allies such as India to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific region while competing with...
05 Jul, 2024, 01.57 PM IST
Insurance helped 46,000 Indian women avoid deadly work during heat wavesDuring extreme heat waves, 46,000 Indian women in Ahmedabad received financial aid from an insurance program to stop work in hazardous cond...
12 Jun, 2024, 03.32 PM IST
View: This summer is important but... don't make voting too hotIndia is facing an exceptional summer due to climate change, with above-normal temperatures predicted and longer heatwaves from April to Ju...
18 Apr, 2024, 11.06 PM IST
ESG reporting witnesses increase in global varianceIndia has been an early adopter of corporate ESG regulations - be it mandating listed companies to spend towards corporate social responsib...
09 Apr, 2024, 12.08 AM IST
Can climate cafes help ease the anxiety of planetary crisis?Many of the climate cafes are free and open to the public, but some have been convened especially for librarians, therapists and other prof...
21 Mar, 2024, 09.44 AM IST
Europe's fight against inflation: Germany hits 32-year high, Italy records 40-year peakEnergy prices in Europe's largest economy soared 43 per cent year-on-year and continued to have a "substantial impact on the inflation rate...
29 Oct, 2022, 11.01 AM IST
Pathways to LiFE: Moving towards indigenous solutions for climate sustainabilityWhen we talk about changing individual behaviour and lifestyle for the environment, it must be noted that the individual and the collective...
09 Jun, 2022, 12.05 AM IST
Agri startup Cropin says it has set up AI Labs to compute cultivable landsCropin’s claimed that its proprietary knowledge graphs are created on trillions of farm pixel datasets that continuously grow and multiply ...
10 May, 2022, 08.20 PM IST
Indian companies raise record $3 bn via ESG overseas bondsIn the first quarter of this year, six local companies sold a record $3 billion worth of global ESG bonds, compared with $1.27 billion in t...
25 Mar, 2021, 08.29 PM IST
From beach clean-ups to wildlife conservation: Eco-conscious activities to enjoy on Yoga DayThis year's theme is ‘Climate Action’.
20 Jun, 2019, 07.08 AM IST
Bosch opens new Reliability Testing Laboratory in BangaloreElectronic Component Units is the umbrella term referring to the electronic systems present inside automobiles, aircrafts, home appliances ...
14 Dec, 2016, 10.31 PM IST
Marrakech: 470 companies with over $8tn in m-cap announce climate commitments, present plansThe effort clubbed under the umbrella of “Global Climate Agenda” spans a host of initiatives in eight key areas — forests, water, industry ...
27 Nov, 2016, 12.41 AM IST
need2know: Brexit aftermath & other macro triggers that may move the market todayLooking at Indian markets, the rupee could hit a new low while stocks are likely to be more resilient but volatile this week.
27 Jun, 2016, 07.45 AM IST
Committee to examine provisions of draft water framework lawThe bill proposes to establish a framework with governing principles for protection, conservation and regulation of waters and for matters ...
03 Mar, 2016, 03.38 PM IST
India clocks 16.3 per cent domestic air passenger growth in JuneThe global domestic traffic during this period grew by 6.5% during the period with China clocking 12.1% followed by Russian Federation.
06 Aug, 2015, 06.34 PM IST
Himachal Pradesh successfully sells its sequestered carbon through plantationsHimachal Pradesh has successfully sold its sequestered carbon through plantations and has earned a financial incentive of Rs 1.93 crores as...
15 Jun, 2015, 08.31 PM IST
Groups, individuals work on smart moves to make smart citiesSome are trying to crowd-source data atop which technologists can build visualisations or apps, & for authorities this could be useful to s...
28 Jan, 2015, 03.12 PM IST