Schlumberger offloads North American fracking business
One of the world’s largest oilfield equipment providers, Schlumberger Ltd., has sold off its American…
Month: September 2020
Opinion | Can India afford a green stimulus during the pandemic?
India can position itself for economic success by phasing out fossil fuel subsidies and becoming a leader in emerging sectors of global growth like EVs, solar manufacturing and energy storage.
India must use economic recovery to redirect fuel taxes towards sustainable transport
In the first part of a two-part series, Carbon Copy explored how India’s population bears…
Can India’s sky-high fuel taxes pave the way for a clean, inclusive transport policy?
India’s fuel taxes have long been a subject of contention, often with political ramifications. Now…
As buildings reopen, urban indoor air quality critical to COVID19 preparedness
The WHO in its July 2020 scientific brief has outlined airborne transmission as one of…
Shutting old coal plants, replacing capacity with renewables key to improving DISCOM financial health: Report
As the future of coal continues to become more tenuous, a new report has claimed…
India’s new public transport infrastructure is less than watertight
Extreme rain events interspersed with irregular distribution across the Indian landscape have been the standout…
India, Pakistan and Sudan battle record rain, flood levels
Rain continued to lash several parts of India with the country recording its rainiest August…
Phase out coal, end fossil fuels, UN secy general tells India
United Nations General Secretary Antonio Guterres told India this past fortnight that the country must…
Green court: Set up 175 air pollution monitoring stations, conduct Carrying Capacity study
India’s green court, the National Green Tribunal (NGT), has ordered the Central Pollution Control Board…