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Acme, Japan’s IHI To Build India’s Largest Green Ammonia Project In Odisha

0.4 MT annual capacity project targets exports to Japan by 2029-30 Acme Group and Japan’s IHI Corporation will jointly develop India’s largest green ammonia project at Gopalpur in Odisha, with a planned production capacity of 0.4 million tonne a year. The facility, slated for commissioning by 2029-30, will primarily serve Japan’s power and chemical sectors. […]

Green Finance Key To Competitive Economies, Says Bhupender Yadav

Minister draws attention to role of private capital, carbon markets, and fairness in climate transition Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav on Thursday said green finance is “the backbone of resilient competitive economies” and cannot remain a niche sector, as India and other emerging economies grapple with the scale of funding […]

PM Modi Pledges Rs 1,500 Cr Aid For Flood-hit Himachal

Centre to support rebuilding of homes, schools and infrastructure in rain-battered state Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday undertook an aerial survey of flood and rain-affected areas in Himachal Pradesh and pledged Rs 1,500 crore in central assistance to support relief and rehabilitation. The Prime Minister also announced Rs 2 lakh for the families of […]

Eastern India’s Renewable Share Trails National Average At 20%: Ireda CMD

Ireda CMD Pradip Kumar Das highlights untapped potential in solar, storage, and hydrogen Eastern India’s renewable energy share stands at about 20 per cent of installed capacity as of July 2025, less than half the national average of 48 per cent, according to Pradip Kumar Das, Chairman and Managing Director of the Indian Renewable Energy […]

Serentica Renewables To Add 6.5 GW Green Energy Units By 2027

Company’s operational capacity to touch 7.5 GW; 40 per cent to come from government utilities Serentica Renewables plans to commission an additional 6.5 gigawatt (GW) of renewable energy projects by December 2027, taking its total operational capacity to 7.5 GW from the current 1 GW according to media reports.  Akshay Hiranandani, Chief Executive Officer of […]

GoI, ADB Sign $126.4 Mn Loan For Sustainable Tourism In Uttarakhand

Project to benefit 87,000 residents and 2.7 Mn visitors in climate-vulnerable Tehri Garhwal  The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a USD 126.42 million loan agreement to promote sustainable and climate-resilient tourism in Uttarakhand’s Tehri Lake region, targeting one of the state’s most climate-vulnerable and economically disadvantaged districts. The Sustainable, […]

Delhi’s Rising Heat & Humid Monsoon Push Electricity Demand To Peak: Study

 CSE report links higher cooling load to urban heat island effect and reduced night cooling New Delhi’s electricity demand has surged during the monsoon months despite fewer heatwaves, driven by higher humidity and rising night-time temperatures, according to a new policy brief by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). The report highlighted that in […]

Punjab Farmers To Get Rs 20K Per Acre Compensation For Flood Losses

Cabinet also clears ‘Jisda Khet, Usdi Ret’ scheme to let farmers extract sand from fields The Punjab Cabinet on Monday approved a compensation of Rs 20,000 per acre for farmers whose crops were damaged in the recent floods across the state. The state government also gave its nod to the Jisda Khet, Usdi Ret scheme, […]

Studies Link Forest Management And Local Knowledge To Rural Resilience

Research in China and Iran highlights how land size, shared services, and traditional wisdom shape sustainable livelihoods Rural families worldwide rely on forests and ecosystems for food, fuel, income and cultural identity. But with shrinking landholdings, youth migration, ageing populations and mounting environmental pressures, both livelihoods and landscapes are under stress. Two new studies published […]