Proposal for Green tax on old polluting vehicles gets Nitin Gadkari’s approval
The government plans to impose green tax on old polluting vehicles soon in a bid protect environment and curb pollution. Vehicles like strong hybrids, electric …
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USD 100 million for best carbon capture tech promises Tesla CEO Elon Musk
Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk on Thursday via his Twitter account promised a $100 million prize for development of the best carbon capture technology. To …
US is back to Paris Agreement, thanks to President Joe Biden
President Joe Biden returned the United States to the worldwide fight to slow global warming in one of his first official acts and immediately launched …
NREL Reports Sustainability Benchmarks for Plastics Recycling and Redesign
Researchers developing renewable plastics and exploring new processes for plastics upcycling and recycling technologies will now be able to easily baseline their efforts to current …
Climate change can intensify floods:, change rainfall patterns in south India: Study
Future climate change will cause an uneven shifting of the tropical rain belt — a narrow band of heavy precipitation near the Earth’s equator — …
Finalise EPR regime within 3 months, plastic waste serious hazard: NGT
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests to finalise the “Extended Producer Responsibility” (EPR) regime for plastic waste within …
IIMC permitted to chop 29 trees, will install rooftop solar on new building
The Supreme Court has allowed the Indian Institute of Mass Communication to cut 29 trees for construction of a new building for the academic and …
Plastic pens covered under Plastic Waste Management Rules: NGT
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has held that plastic pens are covered under Plastic Waste Management Rules and directed the environment ministry to finalise the …
PepsiCo pledges net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040
PepsiCo, Inc. has announced plans to more than double its climate goal, targeting a reduction of absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its value chain …
Alok Sharma, British Indian minister takes sole charge of UN climate summit
Alok Sharma, one of the Indian-origin ministers in UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Cabinet, on Friday relinquished his role as Business Secretary in a mini-reshuffle …