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NGT Forms Panel To Ascertain Actual Fact About Ganga Pollution In Prayagraj

The panel will comprise the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board member secretary and the Prayagraj district magistrate The National Green Tribunal has formed a panel to ascertain the correct factual position and take remedial action regarding a petition claiming the discharge of polluted water into the Ganga in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj. The tribunal was hearing […]

Rooftop Solar Systems To Be Installed In 1 Crore Homes

PM Modi  posted pictures of him discussing the scheme with officials here following his return from Ayodhya, where he attended the consecration ceremony Asserting that the Ram temple ceremony in Ayodhya strengthened his resolve to have rooftop solar systems at people’s houses, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced the launch of a scheme under […]

Acme’s Plea For Operationalisation Of Solar Plant In GIB Area To Be Decided By SC Panel

The bench asked the committee to reconsider its decision, keeping in mind the approval granted to another firm, PGCIL, to operate in the area   The Supreme Court on Monday directed the court-appointed experts committee to decide within two weeks the representation of a firm whose solar plant worth Rs 7,500 crore is lying unutilised […]

Power Consumption: Electricity demand Increased By 8% To 1,221.15 billion units In April-December

Power Consumption: Electricity consumption in the country has increased by about eight per cent to 1,221.15 billion units (BU) in the first nine months of the current financial year (April-December). This is a sign of a boom in economic activities. The demand for electricity in the country in April-December, 2022-23 was 1,132.11 billion units. An […]

Tata Motors Advocates For Exclusively Zero-Emission Vehicles To Combat Air Pollution

Tata Motors Advocates for Exclusively Zero-Emission Vehicles to Combat Air Pollution   Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Managing Director, Shailesh Chandra, asserts that only zero-emission cars can play a crucial role in reducing air pollution, cutting down fuel imports and achieving net zero targets. In response to calls from a specific industry segment to reduce taxes on […]

Study Predicts Climate Change Could Slash India’s Labor Productivity To 40% By 2100

The maximum work capacity achievable by individuals in a cool climate was used as the benchmark for the study, representing 100 per cent physical work capacity   A recent study published in Global Change Biology highlights the potential detrimental impact of climate change on labour productivity in countries like India and Pakistan. The research indicates a […]

India Advocates Climate-Resilient Fisheries Measures In UN Gathering

According to a recent study, India shared that the CO2 emission per kg of fish caught by its marine fisheries is 17.7 per cent less than the global average   India has proposed tackling the adverse impacts of climate change on fisheries during a virtual meeting organised by the UN’s Committee on Fisheries (COFI) at the […]

Reliance Industries Set To Operationalise New Energy Giga Complex In Gujarat By 2024

The Dhirubhai Ambani Green Energy Giga Complex is poised to become one of the most extensive integrated renewable energy manufacturing facilities   Reliance Industries, led by Mukesh Ambani, revealed plans to commission a new energy giga complex in Gujarat by the second half of 2024 during a recent earnings statement and investor call. The expansive 5,000-acre […]

Delhi’s Pollution Crisis Puts Informal Sector Employees At Risk Of Job Loss And Health Hazards

Construction workers comprised the majority of informal settlement residents surveyed at 46.6 per cent, followed by waste pickers at 10.2 per cent and street vendors at 6.9 per cent   Saroj, a 55-year-old construction worker living near the Bakkarwala landfill site, embodies the challenges faced by informal sector workers amid Delhi’s escalating air pollution crisis. With frequent construction bans […]