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UN conference to advance action on zero emission vehicles
Sustainability
October 14, 2021
UN conference to advance action on zero emission vehicles
The UN Sustainable Transport Conference began in Beijing on Thursday with the government leaders, industry experts and civil society groups…
Will be better if India also achieves carbon neutrality by 2050: German envoy
Sustainability
October 4, 2021
Will be better if India also achieves carbon neutrality by 2050: German envoy
It will be better if India also achieves carbon neutrality by 2050 as every country needs to make more efforts…
Delhi Metro earns ₹19.5 cr from sale of 3.55M carbon credits
Sustainability
September 27, 2021
Delhi Metro earns ₹19.5 cr from sale of 3.55M carbon credits
Delhi Metro has earned ₹19.5 crore from sale of 3.55 million carbon credits which it had collected over a period…
76% fall in proposed coal power since Paris Agreement
Coal
September 14, 2021
76% fall in proposed coal power since Paris Agreement
a new report assessed the global pipeline of new coal projects and found there has been a 76% reduction in…
Over ₹1.5 lakh cr UPA-era oil bonds need to be repaid: Puri
Oil & Gas
September 3, 2021
Over ₹1.5 lakh cr UPA-era oil bonds need to be repaid: Puri
Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said over ₹1.5 lakh crore of oil bonds issued by the previous UPA government remains…
Era of leaded petrol finally over globally, says UN
Oil & Gas
August 31, 2021
Era of leaded petrol finally over globally, says UN
When service stations in Algeria stopped providing leaded petrol in July, the use of leaded petrol ended globally.
NTPC declares energy compact goals towards sustainability
Power
June 27, 2021
NTPC declares energy compact goals towards sustainability
NTPC Limited, India’s largest power generating company under Ministry of Power has become first energy company in energy domain in…
RE sector in India got $70 B investment in 7 years
Renewable Energy
June 26, 2021
RE sector in India got $70 B investment in 7 years
Power Minister R K Singh has said that as much as USD 70 billion (about Rs 5.2 lakh crore) has…
RK Singh calls for ways of expanding energy access
Power
June 22, 2021
RK Singh calls for ways of expanding energy access
RK Singh said that India’s energy access and energy transition stories have multiple lessons and learnings, which can benefit other…
Imran Khan puzzled over Pak’s omission from climate meet
Sustainability
April 4, 2021
Imran Khan puzzled over Pak’s omission from climate meet
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said he cannot understand the reason why there is a cacophony over Islamabad's…
IEA chief Fatih Birol backs India on coal use
Coal
March 4, 2021
IEA chief Fatih Birol backs India on coal use
Lending his weight to India's stand on coal as an energy source, International Energy Agency (IEA) chief Fatih Birol said…
India calls on countries to fulfil climate change commitments
Sustainability
February 24, 2021
India calls on countries to fulfil climate change commitments
India on Tuesday at the UN Security Council called for countries to fulfil their pre-2020 commitments on climate change adding…
Maxeon Solar joins the United Nations Global Compact
Sustainability
December 14, 2020
Maxeon Solar joins the United Nations Global Compact
Maxeon Solar Technologies has joined the United Nations Global Compact, the world's largest voluntary corporate sustainability initiative.
Industry contributes 30% of the global CO2 emissions
Sustainability
December 1, 2020
Industry contributes 30% of the global CO2 emissions
Industry contributes directly around 30% of the global CO2 emissions and transition of hard to abate industries towards low carbon…
China should phase out coal plants to reach 2060 target
Sustainability
November 20, 2020
China should phase out coal plants to reach 2060 target
China must stop building new coal power plants and ramp up its wind and solar capacity if it wants to…
NITI Aayog and Netherlands partners for ‘Decarbonization and Energy Transition Agenda’
Sustainability
September 30, 2020
NITI Aayog and Netherlands partners for ‘Decarbonization and Energy Transition Agenda’
NITI Aayog and Embassy of the Netherlands, New Delhi, signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) on 28 September 2020 to…
UN Chief urges India to lead global push for clean energy
Renewable Energy
August 28, 2020
UN Chief urges India to lead global push for clean energy
Delivering the 19th Darbari Seth Memorial Lecture, the UN chief called on India to take the lead in transforming global…
UNEP and ReNew Power team up to increase access to clean energy in India
Sustainability
August 25, 2020
UNEP and ReNew Power team up to increase access to clean energy in India
India’s largest renewable energy company, ReNew Power, and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) have signed a partnership agreement to promote…
