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 …
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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 …
NGOs take Total to court over greenhouse gas emission
Fourteen local authorities, together with the NGOs Notre Affaire à Tous, Sherpa, France Nature Environnement, Eco Maires and ZEA, are taking the oil giant Total …
19th Edition of World Sustainable Development Summit to focus on 2030
The 19th edition of The Energy and Resources Institute’s (TERI) flagship event, the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS), will be held from January 29-31, 2020, …
Spain declares climate emergency, signals move to renewables
Spain’s new government on Tuesday declared a “climate emergency” and pledged to unveil a draft bill on transitioning to renewable energy within its first 100 …
Amazon India to add 10,000 Electric Vehicles in its delivery fleet by 2025
Amazon India has announced that its fleet of delivery vehicles in the country will include 10,000 electric vehicles (EVs) by 2025. This commitment comes after …
Hungary unveils ‘Christian democratic’-based climate strategy
Hungary unveiled a climate change strategy on Thursday that has been described by Prime Minister Viktor Orban as a “Christian democratic” approach to tackling global …
Voice against climate change got louder than ever in 2019
The chorus against climate change got louder than ever in 2019, and the government took a slew of measures to mitigate its impact such as …
UN Green Climate Fund approves first project for North Korea
The UN Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved $752,000 in funding for North Korea to help Pyongyang deal with climate change, marking the first financing …