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A far cry from its earlier wariness for international climate conferences, India is taking the initiative, fuelled by the growing self-confidence of a country that’s seeing the fastest economic growth this year among G20 economies.
The Union Ministry of Finance has already warned that food prices will rise in 2023 due to extreme weather events and the looming El Nino affecting harvests.
From the Snow Leopard in Ladakh to the Nilgiri Tahr in the Western Ghats and the Malabar civet which hasn't been spotted in the last 50 years, a look at some of India's most endangered animal and plant species.
It’s human nature to latch on to the most easily available snippets of information.
Net zero is the target we need to fight climate change. But we have to consider the implications beyond the numbers.
On May 20, thousands of Goans will form a human prayer chain along the Mandovi (Mhadei) river to spread awareness about the protection of the river, the lifeline of Goa’s ecosystem,
Union Coal Secretary Amrit Lal Meena said that the Government of India has identified 30 mines where the coal mining has been over and coal companies have started a two-three-year exercise of closure.
Socially, politically and culturally, India is like the European Union, with different states having different priorities and concerns. Achieving consensus on a national ETS could be challenging, and there may be resistance from some sectors with players citing equity and potential unemployment scenarios
Known as the 'Great Grandfather', the tree in Chile is on the brink of replacing Methuselah, a 4,850-year-old Great Basin bristlecone pine found in California.
Released this month, India's first water body census offers information such as the number of water bodies in the country, their condition, status of use, and storage capacity, etc.
ESG integration within operations is a win-win solution for a company as well as its stakeholders. However, this requires long-term commitments as well as imbibing a culture of ESG-centric practices at the grassroots level
Last year, the peak demand that was met on May 8 was 198 GW and the deficit was 754 MW.
India will continue to expand its coal production capacity by opening new mines and enhancing the existing ones, Amrit Lal Meena, coal secretary, said.
While drafting FAME II, policymakers should have assessed the depth and breadth of local supply chains before earmarking localisation levels. As EV sales lag target, there is an urgent need to relook at the need, quantum and quality of subsidies
Conditions have stabilised but more must be done to prevent further banking tremors
An emissions trading system, with careful design and implementation, can be an effective tool for India to achieve its emissions reduction targets while promoting economic growth and engaging with the international community on climate change
The govt will reimburse GST on cost of coal, offer 10% capital subsidy on setting up coal gasification plants, and assure coal supply at a notified price for 15 years.
The power demand is likely to further climb this week as the India Meteorological Department says heatwave is likely to make a comeback in most parts of India after days of pleasant weather.
Of the 165 domestic coal-based thermal power plants in the country, only 29 had critical stocks as on May 7.
The 41 GW of coal-fired capacity planned by 2030 will primarily be ‘brownfield projects’, which means it will only entail capacity expansion at existing thermal power plants.
Around 80 percent of our India’s population lives in regions highly vulnerable to extreme disasters such as severe flooding, droughts or heatwaves, and have to constantly adapt to survive.
Carbon Tracker, the organisation behind the report, found that last year many of these asset managers even increased their exposure to the fossil fuel sector, which has seen profits surge as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Declarations by the President-designate of COP28 in the last four months have also shown that the interests of India and other developing countries are better safeguarded by making common cause with those like Al Jaber
Expectations of a torrid summer have sent coal stockpiles in Asia’s biggest economies soaring in recent months — and sooner or later, all that carbon is going to end up getting burned
According to the United Nation's (UN) World Meteorological Organization (WMO), El Nino is now predicted to emerge with a 60-per cent likelihood by July-end and an 80-per cent chance by the end of September.
