Indian carbon credits developer CREDUCE Technologies Private Limited has launched one of the largest distribution and deployment of smokeless cookstoves in 18+ countries like Africa, India and South-East Asian countries. In phase 1 of the five-year initiative, the company has earmarked $3million to procure and distribute 100,000 such efficient cookstoves during FY 22-23. The company […]
India Climate Collaborative (ICC) along with Asar, has come up with five small animation films to improve awareness about the menace of air pollution and its impact on human health. Three quirky school-going friends get together to dispel myths on air pollution & explore sources, health impacts, & solutions through a series of five films. […]
Finding new ways to address our environmental challenges is reliant on our ability to foster innovation to find ways of driving systemic change. To support such innovation and progress towards circularity, Huhtamaki, a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions for consumers around the world, donated €600,000 to fund the development and piloting of a […]
Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has directed officials to chalk out a proposal for setting up an e-waste management park in Delhi for efficient disposal of electronic waste. Baijal held a meeting along with K Vijay Raghavan, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Indian government, in this regard. “Co-chaired a meeting with Dr. K Vijay Raghavan to […]
“Coal being the mainstay of power generation in India, we need to ensure that coal-based thermal power plants are as clean as possible. Only then can we meet the twin challenges of air pollution and climate change.” With 50 per cent of India’s coal-fired thermal power plants failing to meet the December 2017 target of […]
The Minister of State for Jal Shakti & Social Justice and Empowerment Rattan Lal Kataria informed that Lok Sabha on Thursday that the water quality of Yamuna in Delhi improved during lockdown. Monitoring of River Yamuna was carried out during April, 2020 within Delhi stretch by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)at 3 monitoring locations viz. […]
The Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system was set-up at 13 Toll Plazas in Delhi to control vehicular pollution from commercial vehicles entering Delhi. These 13 toll plazas contribute to about 70 % commercial vehicles entry to NCT of Delhi. It was brought into the notice of the Commission for Air Quality Management for Delhi NCR […]
The economic loss due to premature deaths and morbidity from air pollution was ₹ 2,60,000 crore or 1.4 per cent of the GDP in India in 2019, according to a new scientific paper. It also said that 1.7 million deaths (18 per cent of the total deaths) in the country were attributable to air pollution last year. […]
India’s coal-based thermal power sector is one of the country’s biggest emitters of CO2 (carbon dioxide). It spews out 1.1 gigatonne (Gt, or 1,100 million tonnes) of CO2 every year – this is 2.5 per cent of global GHG emissions, one-third of India’s GHG emissions, and around 50 per cent of India’s fuel-related CO2 emissions. “Coal use by […]
Philips India Limited has announced the company’s association with HelpAge India to install over 400 units of its bestselling Air Purifiers in old age homes in 7 cities across India including Delhi, Mumbai, and Kolkata. Representing a positive step forward in improving the indoor air quality, Philips air purifiers will be installed in more than […]
