US updates NDC, plans to cut emissions 61-66% below 2005 levels by 2035 
Climate change can impact vaccine efficacy, safety and access: Study 
India is on track to meet its 2030 clean energy goals: Report 
Rising drought and aridity leading to higher internal migration globally: Study 
Not just surviving: Finding breathing room for India’s cities to thrive 
Amid China’s slowdown, India’s to be the key market for oil and gas: Report 
Google announces $20B renewable energy project for powering data centres 
Indian makes it mandatory for industry to use locally made solar cells by 2026 
Polluting industries won’t need dual approvals before setting up operations 
India eases forest rules to boost exploration of minerals 
Rare deep freeze leaves millions without power in southern, central US
The icy storm that froze southern and central US last week is being linked to…
Archive for February 2021
Do the new electricity rules spell doom for India’s rooftop solar ambitions?
Last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi doubled down on India’s target of installing 40GW of…
NGT upholds ₹57.96 lakh penalty imposed on NTPC for damaging environment
NTPC’s plea seeking a review of a ₹57.96 lakh pollution fine imposed on it by…
Eight out of India’s 10 most polluted cities in Uttar Pradesh
Real-time data from 99 cities showed that smaller and upcoming cities are India’s pollution hotspots,…
‘Lowest in 5 years’: India added just 3GW solar capacity in 2020
According to a Mercom study, India’s solar capacity addition in 2020 at 3.2 GW, was…
Three-wheelers top EVs sold under ‘Switch Delhi’ campaign
At least 5,534 electric three-wheelers have been sold so far under the ‘Switch Delhi’ campaign,…
Maersk’s new ships to stop burning fossil fuels
Shipping giant APM-Maersk announced that its newly constructed ships will no longer run on only…
‘Megaport’ construction puts Tamil Nadu’s Kattupalli island at risk of largescale devastation
After the disaster in Uttarakhand, the lopsided evaluation of environmental risks of haphazard coastal development…
COVID-19 cleared air in NCR region; Ghaziabad shows highest reduction in AQI- Study
Within eight days of last year’s country-wide COVID-19 lockdown, Air Quality Indices (AQI) of five…
Uttarakhand floods: “Solutions of yesterday no match for challenges of tomorrow”
Nearly two weeks after disaster struck Uttarakhand’s remote villages in Chamoli district, the search and…
