2021 was supposed to be the year of recovery for the whole world, after the disastrous first wave of COVID-19. However, individual challenges and the common global issue of sky-high fuel prices is making it impossible to recover economically for any country.
The leading Real Estate Developer in Dholera, Smart City SmartHomes Infrastructure (P) Limited has been awarded “VISIONARY OF THE YEAR” prize at “Times Reality and Retails Icons 2021” held in Ahmedabad. It was acclaimed for its dedication over the last decade in Dholera Greenfield Smart City
An anti-firecracker campaign is set to take place ahead of the Diwali season in New Delhi. Environmental minister of Delhi, Gopal Rai directed 33 Sub-Divisional Magistrates with the above instructions.
Chinese President Xi Jinping decided to stay absent from attending the 26th Conference of Parties or cop26 being held in Glasgow UK. This was looked upon by many nations as an objectionable political gesture from China.
Since the announcement of the Delhi government of a strict ban on sale, purchase and usage of fire crackers, more states are stepping on the control of pollution this diwali season. The Assam Pollution Control Board (APCB), declared the allowance of 'green crackers' in a two-hour time period.
COP26 President Alok Sharma recently visited India as part of his global tour ahead of the UN conference on climate change scheduled to be held in Glasgow later this year.
Pineapple agroforestry, instead of Jhum cultivation can be a sustainable alternative in northeast India, says a study published in the Journal of Environmental Management. Jhum cultivation or swidden agriculture practiced in this region has become unsustainable causing soil infertility, erosion, and low agronomic productivity.
The first ‘smog tower’ has been installed in the capital, New Delhi. The 82 feet high tower will pump 1,000 cubic meters of air per second through it and reduce the amount of harmful particulate matter by half.
India has decided to ratify a key amendment to the Montreal Protocol (1989) for saving the ozone layer. The Kigali amendment enables the stepwise phasing out of hydrofluorocarbons, a set of 19 chemicals that are responsible for ozone depletion.
As per a report published by the Deloitte Economics Institute, India stands to lose to the tune of $35 trillion in the next 50 years if it does not reduce its dependence on fossil fuels. Inaction on climate change will lead to loss in India’s economic potential by 5.5% each year on an average for the next half century.