UN Environment chief lauds India’s efforts to use solar energy, curb plastics
The UN’s environment chief has lauded India’ efforts to meet its energy needs through solar energy and curb use of plastics but said that countries …
Climate
IFC Invests in Bank OCBC NISP for Pioneering Green Bond
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has committed US$150 million in a green bond issued by PT. Bank OCBC NISP Tbk (“Bank OCBC …
CIAL bags United Nations highest Environmental honour
CIAL has been selected for the Champion of Earth Prize -2018, the highest environmental honour instituted by United Nations. CIAL is honoured for its successful …
India’s carbon-dioxide emissions will rise to 3.8-3.9 gigatonnes by 2030: Study
India’s carbon-dioxide emissions will rise to 3.8-3.9 gigatonnes by 2030 not 3.8-4.9 gigatonnes as was projected earlier, which is consistent with the Nationally Determined Contributions …
Jakson Group Initiates Environment Conservation Project in Aravalli Hills
Jakson Group began work on an environment conservation project in the Aravalli Hills with a tree plantation drive in Faridabad, Haryana. The drive organized in …
Hardly anything done to clean Ganga, situation extraordinarily bad: NGT
Voicing dissatisfaction over the steps taken by the Uttarakhand government to clean the Ganga, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) today said the situation was extraordinarily …
Scientists lack vital knowledge on rapid Arctic climate change
Arctic climate change research relies on field measurements and samples that are too scarce, and patchy at best, according to a comprehensive review study from …
Warming rivers make marked contribution to global greenhouse gas levels
Warming streams and rivers could be disproportionately contributing to the amount of planet-warming greenhouse gases, according to a new study. Many such watercourses with high …
Manish Sisodia reviews Delhi’s first ‘Green Budget’ meeting
Chairing Delhi’s first “Green Budget” review meeting on Wednesday, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said the work of installing solar panels, promoting clean fuel and …
UN enters into a partnership with Google to track environmental changes
The UN has entered into a partnership with Google to monitor the impacts of human activity on global ecosystems by using sophisticated online tools. The …