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India’s UN Sustainability Progress Tops Global Average: Hardeep S. Puri

“The India story in advancing UN Sustainability Development Goals is better than global average. This is because efforts in India are bottom-up, they are driven by people who need the social changes”,  Hardeep Singh Puri The convention organised by the Indian local network of the Global Compact, New York, under the theme ‘Advancing Sustainable India: […]

Bengaluru Apartments Recycle 1 Lakh Litres Of Wastewater Daily

Apartments opt for Boson Whitewater’s 11-step water recycling process to convert STP-treated wastewater into clean water As water scarcity remains a pressing issue in many parts of the city, numerous residential communities are taking steps to address the challenge by implementing initiatives for potable water recovery from wastewater. One such initiative gaining traction is the […]

Leaders and Industry Experts Collaborate To Shape India’s Path To Sustainable Growth At Hindalco-Xynteo’s ‘The Exchange’

Hindalco Industries and Xynteo’s Exchange 2024 convened leaders to discuss India’s sustainable development by 2030, focusing on collaboration and innovation. Through discussions and showcases, the event aimed to drive progress towards sustainability goals  Hindalco Industries, in collaboration with Norway-based sustainability advisory firm Xynteo, recently hosted the Exchange 2024 at the Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi […]

NGT Asks 53 Cities To Submit Complete Report On Polluting Sources, Steps Taken To Reduce Pollution

In an order passed on 19 February , the bench also noted that, as per the reports, the major contributor to air pollution was road dust The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed 53 cities experiencing a decline in air quality to furnish comprehensive reports detailing the contribution of each pollutant source and the steps […]

Green Hydrogen Will Play A Key Role In India’s Energy Transition: CSIR-NCL Director

Green hydrogen—produced through processes with substantially low carbon emissions—will play a key role in India’s energy transition, particularly in the sectors of industry and heavy-duty commercialisation Green Hydrogen, characterized by its production through processes with significantly low carbon emissions, is poised to be a pivotal element in India’s energy transition, as emphasized by Ashish Lele, […]

Solar Installations Fall 44 Percent In 2023, Says Report

India’s large-scale solar project pipeline stood at 105.3 GW, with another 70.6 GW of projects tendered and pending auction India witnessed a significant decline of 44 percent in solar installations, amounting to 7.5 gigawatts (GW) in 2023, attributed primarily to challenges in land acquisition, reports research firm Mercom Capital. The firm’s latest findings reveal that […]

TN CM Inaugurates 150 MLD Desalination Plant For Chennai

Chennai would be the first city in India to produce 750 MLD water from desalination plants Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin inaugurated a new desalination plant with a capacity of 150 million litres per day (MLD) in Nemmeli, Chennai, aimed at providing drinking water to approximately nine lakh residents. This marks the third […]

Bangalore Airport Inks Pact With Cleanmax To Generate And Supply Renewable Energy

The captive power project set up in a solar-wind farm located in Jagaluru, Karnataka, owned and operated by CleanMax, will have a 36 MW solar power plant and a 9.9 MW wind power plant CleanMax, a leading renewable power solutions provider, has inked a significant 25-year long-term power purchase agreement with Bangalore International Airport Limited […]

New Study Calls Out Global Companies For Window-Dressing Climate Disclosures

The report notes that 81 per cent of the analysed companies fail to disclose relevant quantitative assumptions and estimates used in financial reporting   New research from Carbon Tracker’s third annual report reveals concerning trends in reporting climate risks among the world’s leading emitters. The study indicates that nearly 140 companies are under-reporting the impact […]

EU Carbon Tariff Alone Won’t Curb Global Emissions, Urges Broader Climate Action: ADB

The European Union’s (EU) forthcoming Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is anticipated to yield only marginal reductions in global carbon emissions while modestly affecting trade flows, particularly in Asia and the Pacific, according to a recent study by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). CBAM, slated to be operationalised in 2026, will entail import levies on […]