The worst of the winter in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) is over. For the purposes of implementation of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), winter in this region is officially demarcated as the period from October 15 to February 1. A new analysis by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), of the […]
EcoEx, a start-up in the plastic waste management sector, has launched India’s first digital marketplace to facilitate exchange of plastic credit certificates and strengthen the plastic recycling infrastructure. As per the Uniform Framework for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR, under Plastic Waste Management Rules 2016) released by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, plastic producers, importers and […]
REC Solar Norway AS, a subsidiary of REC Group has announced that EPD Norway has approved and published Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for solar grade silicon and for multicrystalline silicon blocks made by REC. REC Solar Norway produces high purity silicon for use in solar cells, using a unique metallurgical purification method that consumes upwards […]
The Ladhak based engineer, innovator and education reformist Sonam Wangchuk has designed a solar-powered tent for the Indian Army at the Galway Valley. The design of the tent will amaze you and make you say hats off Sir It took almost a month time to design the prototype and the cost of the project has […]
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on Thursday addressed a webinar for consultation towards effective implementation of Union Budget provisions in the power and renewable energy sector. Union MoS (I/C) for Power and New and Renewable Energy; stakeholders and sectoral experts of the power sector, representatives of industries and associations, MDs of DISCOMs, CEOs of state […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Alok Sharma, President-designate of 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) on Tuesday reiterated their commitment to climate action ahead of the COP26 summit. During the meeting between the two leaders, Sharma congratulated PM Modi on his ambition to deliver a significant increase in renewable energy, set out at the Climate Ambition […]
The Delhi Police on Monday alleged that climate activist Disha Ravi along with two other suspects Nikita Jacob and Shantanu created the “toolkit” document related to the farmers’ protest and shared it on social media The police claimed Disha, who was arrested by the force on Saturday from Bengaluru, sent the “toolkit” to teen climate […]
Wipro Limited organized the tenth edition of the Wipro earthian awards for the year 2020 on Saturday, February 13, 2021. The annual awards recognize excellence in sustainability in education in schools and colleges in India. Wipro earthian is one of India’s largest sustainability education programs for schools and colleges. The 2020 edition of the Wipro […]
Cleanlabel, a Bengaluru-based company comes up with innovative way for zero waste living, the firm delivers organic essentials in reusable packaging that is collected, sterilized and reused, making healthy eating and zero-waste the new, clean standard. Founded by Shyam Sunder and Deepa Channabasappa, Cleanlabel allows groceries to reach consumers without any plastic, making it easy […]
US Special Envoy for Climate John Kerry on Thursday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to address climate issues in the world. “PM Modi’s announcement of a target of 450 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy by 2030 is a strong terrific example of how to power a growing economy with clean energy and it’s going […]
