Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav at the Voice of the Global South Summit's Environment Ministers' Session, reaffirmed India's position that developing nations should be represented when it comes to climate change targets.
A federal report found that there were 18 different weather and climate disaster events in the United States last year, resulting in more than $165 billion in damage and making 2022 the third-most expensive year on record going back more than four decades.
The government of NCT Delhi's Transport Department has placed an order for 570 electric buses with GreenCell Mobility, a player in shared electric mobility across all of India. Convergence Energy Services (CESL), an enterprise of the Indian government, issued the tender as part of the National E-Bus Program (NEBP). The largest e-bus tender ever offered in India is this one, which calls for 6,465 e-buses and is based on Gross Cost Contracting (GCC).
The National Green Hydrogen Mission is expected to attract investments of Rs. 8 lakh crore and generate more than 6 lakh jobs in India, according to a press release from the Indian government.
One of the few cities in Europe to adopt a spatial plan for making its districts sustainable, energy-efficient, and climate-resilient is Karlovac, the first city in Croatia. The Regional Energy Agency of Northwestern Croatia provided assistance to Karlovac, one of Croatia's pioneers in the energy revolution (REGEA).
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has released quality standards for three electronic devices: digital television receivers, USB Type-C chargers, and video surveillance systems, according to the government's announcement on Monday (VSS).
In December, Parliament approved the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which promotes carbon trading, green hydrogen use, and renewable energy. India's electricity secretary, Alok Kumar stated, "We have set a very high bar for ourselves in the carbon credit market. It takes a lot of preparation. "
In December, India's coal-fired electricity generation increased by 15.03% to 98,443 million units (MU), according to government statistics. Coal-based power generation, which accounts for 76.59% of the nation's overall power generation, was at 85,579 MU in the corresponding month of the previous fiscal.
According to a study done at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, Chennai will collectively produce 231.9 million tonnes of Carbon Dioxide (Co2) by 2040 from the development and operation of buildings alone. According to IT Madras experts, the building sector alone is thought to be responsible for around a quarter of all CO2 emissions in India.
A "Heads of Terms" offtake agreement for low-carbon hydrogen has been signed between Vertex Hydrogen and Merseyside glass maker Pilkington UK. With the completion of two world-first trials of hydrogen being burnt in a glass furnace, St Helens' Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, a unit of the NSG Group, has led the flat glass industry in the conversion to low carbon fuels.
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Technology is a useful servant, but a dangerous master, it was rightly said. Electronic devices have grown into an inevitable part of our daily lives.