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AAI launches booklet on its sustainability initiatives on World Environmen
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"Sustainable Green Airports Mission", a publication on the initiatives taken up by Airports Authority of India (AAI) on sustainability, was launched on World Environment Day by Jyotiraditya Scindia, Union Minister of Civil Aviation. This booklet highlights the various initiatives taken up b
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One-tenth of India's electricity to come from nuclear sources by 2047: Jit
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
At the COP26 summit in Glasgow in late 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi committed to an ambitious five-part "Panchamrit" pledge, including India's commitment to net-zero emissions by 2070.
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Govt declares plan to add 50 GW of renewable energy capacity annually for
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The plan finalised by the ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE), at a meeting chaired by Union Minister for Power and NRE RK Singh last week, is in accordance with Prime Minister's announcement at COP26, of achieving 500 GW of installed electricity capacity from non-fossil fuel (renewa
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Despite the pandemic, India has not deviated from the commitments made at
Updated : 3 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI/NewsVoir): The three crises of food, fertilizer and fuel remain the chief challenges as India takes on the G20 Presidency, said Hardeep S Puri, Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, speaking at the valedictory session of the 22nd edition of the Wor
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Energy security for India paramount, but not at cost of climate change goa
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
He made the remarks at the concluding session of the 9th Asian Ministerial Roundtable titled 'Mapping Stable and Secure Energy Pathways - Energy Security, Justice, Growth, and Innovation' here on Tuesday.
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COP26 chief Alok Sharma, economist Partha Sarthi Dasgupta among Indian-ori
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"Alok Sharma receives a Knighthood for his contribution to combating climate change through his leadership at COP26 and driving the UK to agree a historic agreement from individual countries that will have a major impact in addressing climate change in the future," UK Foreign, Commonwealth a
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Indian Energy Exchange forms subsidiary to explore business in carbon mark
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Energy exchange platform Indian Energy Exchange on Tuesday said it has incorporated a subsidiary to explore business opportunities in the voluntary carbon market.
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RMZ Corp becomes signatory member of global decarbonization program 'First
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 21 (ANI/GPRC): RMZ Corp, one of Asia's largest privately owned real estate owners and developers, has become the first Indian real estate company to be one of the first signatories of the First Movers Coalition (FMC). FMC is a global decarbonization in
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Stakeholders agree to phased roll-out of uniform chargers for devices
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Ministry of Consumer Affairs has also decided to form a sub-group to examine the feasibility of uniform charging ports for wearables. The sub-group will include representatives from industry bodies and educational institutions.
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Progress heading into COP27 despite current global challenges
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 2 (ANI/PRNewswire): Despite positive progress at COP26, current country pledges and commitments, even if fully implemented, still do not put the world on a trajectory to limit global warming to 1.5°C. If the world is to have even a 50 per cent chance of meeting tha
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India has potential to become global supplier of green energy equipment: P
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said that India has the potential to grow into a global supplier of renewable energy equipment.
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India among leaders in green jobs generation, creates employment for 8.63
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI): The number of countries participating in the renewable energy market is increasing but most of the jobs created to date have been in a relatively small number of countries.
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