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Zomato Rolls Out EV Rental Fleet For Delivery Partners In Delhi

In a significant push towards cleaner last-mile logistics, food delivery platform Zomato has launched a rental electric vehicle (EV) bike fleet in the national capital. The initiative, flagged off on World Environment Day, aims to make two-wheeler EVs accessible to its delivery partners and marks the company’s latest move towards its goal of 100 per […]

CM Naidu Sets 2047 Target To Raise Andhra’s Green Cover To 50%

“Expecting clean air without planting trees is unfair,” the CM says. “Planting trees is our duty; cutting them down is a crime.” Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday unveiled an ambitious green initiative with a target to increase the state’s green cover to 50 per cent by 2047. Speaking at the World […]

Can Gen Z Tip The Scales In Climate Crisis Fight?

Exploring how Gen Z’s urgency, activism, and tech-driven approach could redefine global climate action Byline: Neha Khanna, Associate Director, and Zeya Farhan, Junior Analyst, at Climate Policy Initiative Growing up with climate disruption being a backdrop in their daily lives, Gen Z – bold, outspoken, and driven by urgent anxiety – refuses to accept the […]

Cooper Corporation Begins Export of EPA-Certified Gas Gensets To US, Japan

Satara-based engine maker becomes first Indian company to export EPA-compliant gas gensets Cooper Corporation has initiated exports of its gas-powered generators to the United States and Japan, as per a press release. The company’s first consignment includes 10 kVA and 25 kVA gas gensets that meet US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards—reportedly the only engines […]

Himachal Bans PET Water Bottles At Government Events, Hotels From 1 June

New directive targets single-use plastic pollution, enforces fines for violators In a decisive move to tackle plastic pollution, the Himachal Pradesh government has enforced a ban on the use of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) water bottles of up to 500 millilitre at all government functions and in hotels across the state, starting 1 June 2025. The […]

IESA Proposes Policy Roadmap to Fast-Track Energy Storage Deployment In India

Recommendations cover grid integration, supply chain security, second-life batteries, and market reforms   As India prepares to meet 50 per cent of its electricity demand from renewable sources by 2030, the India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) has submitted a comprehensive policy and regulatory framework to the government to accelerate the deployment of energy storage solutions […]

Sustainability In Focus As Johnson Controls Hitachi Hosts ‘Xchange’ For Architects, HVAC Experts In Mumbai

With India poised to become a USD 5 trillion economy, infrastructure development is picking up pace across the country. Maharashtra, in particular, is at the forefront of this transformation as it pushes towards a USD 1 trillion economic milestone, with rapid urbanisation and green real estate projects gaining momentum. Against this backdrop, Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air […]

Godrej Powers Middle East Clean Energy Push With Blue Ammonia Solutions

Supplies high-pressure exchangers to one of the world’s largest blue ammonia plants Godrej & Boyce’s Process Equipment business, part of the Godrej Enterprises Group, has delivered a critical batch of high-pressure exchangers to a major blue ammonia production facility in the Middle East, in a move that underlines its growing presence in global clean energy […]

Bihar-Made Locomotive To Haul Iron Ore In Guinea’s Simandou Project

Wabtec’s Marhowra plant supplies first Evolution Series engine for the African mining corridor A diesel-electric locomotive manufactured at Wabtec’s facility in Marhowra, Bihar, will soon be deployed in West Africa’s Simandou iron ore mining corridor in Guinea. This is part of an ongoing supply agreement between Wabtec and Rio Tinto SimFer, one of the key […]

Andhra Pradesh Backs Circular Economy Push With Multi-stakeholder Workshop

State partners with Paripatram to craft waste-to-resource strategy for a zero-waste future In a significant step towards embedding circularity in its developmental agenda, the Government of Andhra Pradesh hosted a two-day Circular Economy Workshop in Vijayawada on May 22–23, bringing together over 200 participants from central and state government departments, industry, and the informal sector. […]