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Dec 03, 2022 02:01 AM IST Renewable energy projects in the country have already impacted populations of the Great Indian Bustard, Lesser Florican, flamingos and Gyps vultures, among other species.
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Nov 30, 2022 08:53 AM IST Two key policy reforms—simpler rules for the Open Access (OA) framework and the Rs. 19,500-crore production incentive (PLI) plan—will help attain India's green energy goals
- Nov 28, 2022 08:48 PM IST
Climate finance gap needs urgent attention and collective action, said Global Head for Energy, KPMG.
- Nov 28, 2022 07:29 PM IST
The amoeba virus was found beneath a lake. while other viruses estimated to be tens of thousands of years old have been located in mammoth wool and the intestines of a Siberian wolf.
- Nov 28, 2022 01:45 PM IST
Addressing the national-level summit organised by Vananam to promote inclusion in the start-up ecosystem in India, Nirmala Sitharaman said, "Atmanirbhar Bharat is not just for defence or strategic matters, food security or manufacturing areas. It is also self-sufficiency to be able to transition to a better climate in India."
- Nov 24, 2022 04:47 PM IST
Speaking at a pre-launch celebration of 2023 as the International Year of Millets, the minister shared how each of the 3Cs has impacted food security putting the global economy at risk due to the concentration of production centres and trade disruption.
- Nov 24, 2022 02:13 PM IST
Addressing an event virtually, Amitabh Kant noted different ministries and states are taking initiatives to promote a circular economy.
- Nov 23, 2022 11:13 AM IST
The law imposes a two-year moratorium on coal plants that house proof-of-work cryptocurrency mining to “balance economic development and climate goals”. It does not affect companies that have already filed paperwork to operate in New York
- Nov 22, 2022 01:29 PM IST
Face masks designed by Zelp, a UK-based company, are said to reduce methane emissions from cattle by 60 per cent.
- Nov 21, 2022 05:29 PM IST
Many hoped that the agreement would include a "phase-down of all fossil fuels" and not just coal, as proposed by India and backed by many developed and developing countries, including the EU nations and the US, but the final agreement did not essentially build on what was agreed upon in COP26 in Scotland.
- Nov 21, 2022 04:32 PM IST
Countries have been negotiating how to make international trading in carbon offsets work since the 2015 Paris Agreement, and the launch of the system is likely to be several years off as the debate continues into 2023.
- Nov 21, 2022 02:04 PM IST
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: SEBI expands material event reporting time, steel export duty rollback comes a bit too late, new world order may be good for India, and more
- Nov 21, 2022 12:07 PM IST
Sharm- El-Sheikh failed to address the main cause of Climate Change: the use of fossil fuels
- Nov 21, 2022 10:29 AM IST
In the recently concluded G20 Summit in Bali, issues related to Climate Change were discussed but the agenda was steered back to its core objective of fixing a faltering global economy
- Nov 20, 2022 07:57 PM IST
India termed COP27 "historic" for securing an agreement on establishing a fund to address loss and damage due to climate change-induced disasters, saying "the world has waited far too long for this".
- Nov 20, 2022 02:09 PM IST
In a breakthrough in global climate negotiations, wealthy nations have finally agreed to set up a fund to pay damages to vulnerable countries for loss and damage due to climate change, but little progress was made on other critical issues, including a faster phase-out of all fossil fuels
- Nov 20, 2022 08:16 AM IST
In return Europe, pushed for tougher language on reducing emissions. After hours of wrangling with countries including China, Brazil and Saudi Arabia, changes were agreed to that part of the deal, putting a final text within reach.
- Nov 19, 2022 08:49 PM IST
The U.N. climate agency released a new draft of the so-called cover decision on Saturday, but it was not immediately clear if all 197 governments at this year’s summit would back it.
- Nov 19, 2022 02:03 PM IST
Invasive plants such as Lantana camara and Chromolaena odorata are emerging as a serious threat, especially to natural and agricultural landscapes.
- Nov 19, 2022 01:49 PM IST
The success of the U.N. climate summit in Egypt, which has entered the second week, will be measured by the progress made on the contentious issue of climate finance, but the signs are not encouraging
- Nov 19, 2022 12:56 PM IST
Sudanese climate activist Nisreen Elsaim doubted the final outcome would satisfy the continent's needs.
- Nov 18, 2022 10:08 PM IST
The 10-page draft document is a refined version of the 20-page "non-paper" or an informal draft published by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at the climate change conference COP27 on Thursday.
- Nov 18, 2022 07:44 PM IST
With several other sticking points dogging this year's U.N. climate talks, host country Egypt said a final deal was still not expected before the weekend
- Nov 18, 2022 04:38 PM IST
The programme was organised by the Uttar Pradesh government’s Basic Education Department and UNICEF ahead of World Children’s Day on Sunday.
- Nov 18, 2022 04:19 PM IST
From Implementation COP and The Paris Rulebook to nature-based solutions and methane emissions, check out what got everyone talking at this year’s climate summit.
