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1.2 bn Indians will live in places as hot as Sahara if emissions not curbedBy : Sustainability ..., May 7, 2020
More than 1.2 billion people in India would live in places as hot as the Sahara within 50 years if the greenhouse gas emissions keep rising. Overall, home to one-third of the world’s population will become as hot as the desert. This was brought to the fore in the latest... Read more.. |
Fall in emissions spurred by lockdown unlikely to last in the long runBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 23, 2020
Climate change remains a grave threat despite the reduction in emissions witnessed during the covid-19 lockdown and failure to step up climate action could harm humans, the ecosystem, and economies for centuries, scientists have warned The reduction in emissions because of... Read more.. |
Toyota unveils self-charging hybrid EV Vellfire at ₹79.5 lakhBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 27, 2020
Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) on Wednesday unveiled the Vellfire, the new luxurious self-charging hybrid electric multi-purpose vehicle in India. The company has already sold more than 6,00,000 units globally and has introduced Vellfire in CBU form, priced at ₹79.5 lakh ex-... Read more.. |
India ranks 131 on flourishing index: ReportBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 20, 2020
No country in the world is adequately protecting children’s health, their environment and their futures, said a report released by a Commission of World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and The Lancet on Wednesday. The report, A Future for the World’s Children? Stated that... Read more.. |
Global energy-related carbon emissions flat in 2019By : Sustainability ..., Feb 12, 2020
Global energy-related emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide remained steady last year, with declines in rich countries balancing out a rise in poor nations, according to data published Tuesday. The International Energy Agency said emissions of the main man-made greenhouse... Read more.. |
Budget 2020: Many sustainability schemes but no action plan, say expertsBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 4, 2020
In her Budget speech, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman mentioned three critical elements of development: aspirational India, development and a caring society. All these are critical part of sustainable development goals. One measure announced was to promote natural gas use... Read more.. |
Dozens Of Countries Could Reverse Carbon Emissions Just By Caring For NatureBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 27, 2020
Most of the greenhouse-gas emissions in the world’s tropical countries derive from environmental destruction, and according to a new report, those emissions could be reversed relatively easily and cheaply through improved stewardship. But natural climate solutions are... Read more.. |
Adani, NTPC Sought Extension Of Deadlines To Curb Coal Plant EmissionsBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 8, 2020
Top Indian coal-fired power generators Adani Power and NTPC Ltd have sought two-to-three-year extensions of deadlines to install emissions-cutting equipment at some plants, according to documents reviewed by Reuters, even as the country battles rampant pollution. The requests... Read more.. Subject Tags: Adani Power Ltd , air pollution , captive power generation , Carbon Emissions , Flue Gas DeSulphurization , NTPC Ltd |
Govt cancels auction under Phase 2 of pilot scheme to salvage stressed power unitsBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 19, 2019
India's NTPC snubs foreign emissions tech, shuts out GE, others from $2 billion orders Top Indian electricity generator NTPC has rejected the emissions-cutting technology of GE and other foreign firms for its coal-fired plants, documents show, shutting them out of an... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , Carbon Emissions , Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) , electricity generator , NTPC , sulphur oxides |
Warm Indo-Pacific pool altering global rainfall patterns, reveals studyBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 29, 2019
A warm water pool in the Indo-Pacific Ocean that influences rainfall in many parts of the world, including India, is adding a ‘California’ to its size every year. In the process, it is slowly but steadily altering rainfall patterns in many regions, a study led by an Indian... Read more.. |