Jun 14, 2019
Ease of Ignoring Environment Concerns. Coal Mining Stands To Benefit Most
The revised version of the Environment Impact Assessment Notification 2006, which was issued to lay down rules for environment clearance of industrial projects makes for some...
Eleven million people were employed by Renewable Energy sources around the world in the year 2018, according to the latest analysis by the International Renewable Energy...
Highlighting the devastation and many risks which are associated with hydropower construction, especially in the ecologically fragile Himalayan regions like Himachal Pradesh, Himdhara Collective has released...
The move by Canada comes as countries and cities across the world have been seeking to ban or phase out the use of plastic products, and...
Karnataka Village Sets Example in Conserving Water While State Battles Crisis
Vitagondana Koppa village in Shivamogga district Amidst the scorching heat and delayed monsoon across the country, residents of the Vitagondana Koppa village in Shivamogga district are...
Australian School Generates 1 GWh of Solar Energy in First Year
An 888kW rooftop solar system installed at Camberwell Grammar School in Melbourne in 2018 – which is reportedly the largest PV array on any school in...
50 GW Battery Manufacturing Tenders on Cards for Companies in India
The government is planning to issue tenders inviting companies to set up 50-GW battery manufacturing base in India soon. This will form a $50-billion investment with...
Even as India’s Auto Sector Resists, The Electric Car Countdown Has Begun
Honda India knows the feeling. back in 2012, as oil prices shot up yet again, the firm had no diesel model in its portfolio, and it...
World Bank Releases Report on Carbon Pricing Trends 2019
A total of 57 carbon pricing initiatives are now implemented or scheduled for implementation globally, up from 51 in April 2018. Most of this action has...
MNRE Asks for Separate Funding Streams for Renewable Sector
According to an online portal, a senior government official said the ministry asked the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to separate renewable energy (RE) from thermal...
