New study confirms Electric vehicles are environment friendly
According to a new study electric vehicles produce less carbon dioxide than petrol cars across the globe, even if electricity generation involves substantial amounts of …
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Volkswagen gearing up to hire climate activist to scrutinize policies
Volkswagen AG Chief Executive Officer Herbert Diess plans to hire a climate campaigner to shake up the German automaker’s efforts to fight pollution and help …
World’s Richest Man – Jeff Bezos pledges USD 10 bn help to fight Climate Change
Amazon Boss and world’s richest man Jeff Bezos pledged USD 10bn (£7.7bn) to help fight climate change. The money would finance work by scientists, activists …
Global effort required to tackle key challenges from water scarcity: CSRI
Credit Suisse Research Institute (CSRI) recently published a comprehensive study on water scarcity and the key challenges that lie ahead, calling for definitive action to …
Rajasthan to get new policy for environmental protection: Ashok Gehlot
Rajasthan will soon get a new policy for environmental protection said Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday. He noted that global climate change is a …
Bill Gates buys futuristic super yacht that is powered by liquid hydrogen
Bill Gates has commissioned himself a futuristic super yacht that’s powered entirely by liquid hydrogen — meaning its only emission is water — for Rs …
UNICA’s #BringBackMyBlueSky campaign highlights importance of ethanol to control air quality in India
Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA), announced the launch of #BringBackMyBlueSky campaign to highlight the benefits of ethanol in India. The campaign was unveiled at the …
A joint team in Assam to probe environmental damage caused due to oil spill at CTF
A joint team has been formed that will access any possible damage to the environment due to an incident of spillage of crude oil at …
Responsibility of developed nations to reduce carbon emissions first: Javadekar
Speaking at the 20th edition of the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday said it is the responsibility of …
Amazon, Flipkart need to establish system for collecting plastic waste: CPCB to NGT
E-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart need to fulfil their extended producer responsibility under the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 and need to establish a system …