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Latest Articles in Environment

How India Is Turning Waste Into Environmental Solutions

Together, we possess the power to unravel the plastic paradox and create a future where waste becomes an antiquated relic of the past; where a sublime harmony between humanity and the environment thrives in a resplendent symphony.

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AI Helps Improve Predictability Of Indian Summer Monsoons

The new algorithm indicates that the potential skill of ISMR is maximum (0.87, highest being 1.0), 18 months before the ISMR season

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Sweden Join Hands With India To Achieve Green Target

Sweden has been a significant trade partner of India and also a million jobs provider, this time Sweden aspired to help India to promote green objective

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No Ban On Plying Of BS-3 Petrol, BS-4 Diesel Four-wheelers: Delhi Govt

At a review meeting last week, the Delhi government's transport department decided that the restrictions under stage three of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) should remain in place for the next few days

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72% Indians Support Govt Spending On Green Technologies: Report

7 in 10 urban Indians endorse government spending on subsidies to make environment friendly technologies cheaper (solar panels, electric vehicles)

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Governments In Rajasthan & Punjab Are Not Doing Enough To Check Stubble Burning: Minister

Science and Technology Minister Dr Jitendra Singh has cautioned that air pollution-related stubble-burning cases have risen by 160 per cent in Rajasthan and 20 per cent in Punjab.

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PM Lauds BRO For Eco-friendly Construction Practices

'The initiative is in line with the Govt's vision of creating Wealth from Waste through application of Science & Technology and focused towards infrastructure development in far flung areas of the North-Eastern states'

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Delhi Stops Construction As Pollution Set To Worsen From Tuesday

Experts are predicting that wind speed will fall from 1 November and its direction will change, says Delhi's environment minister, Gopal Rai

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Climate Tech To The Fore

From being currently used to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change, technology can also become a powerful tool to help achieve India’s net zero goal by 2070

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G7 Company Emissions Falling Short Of Global Climate Goal: Study

Across the G7, which consists of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States, corporate emissions targets are overall on a 2.7C warming trajectory, CDP and Oliver Wyman analysis showed

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Centre Issues Advisory To States, UTs To Phase Out Single-use Plastic

Under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 currently being implemented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, plastic-waste management, including elimination of SUP, is a crucial area of focus

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Heat Wave In India: PM Asks States To Prepare Action Plans

NDRF has been advised to develop its deployment plan in flood-affected states. Active use of social media for sensitisation of communities has to be widely adopted, according to a statement issued by his office

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As India Swelters Under Extreme Heat, Modi Warns Of Fire Risk

The extreme heat has swept across large areas of India and Pakistan this week and follows the hottest March since the India Meteorological Department (IMD) began keeping records 122 years ago.

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EIB Commits $20 Mn To Combat Plastic Pollution, Climate Change

CCOF I-B is targeting a total raise of $80 million and is therefore in consideration with other investors, as recently disclosed by the International Finance Corporation (IFC).

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MoPR-UNDP Sign Joint Statement Of Understanding On SDG Localization

The Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed a far-reaching joint statement of understanding on localization of Sustainable Development Goals

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