Germany pledged 10 billion euros to help India fight climate change, and achieve its climate goals which include cutting 50% of its carbon emissions and manufacturing 500GW of power through renewable means by the year 2030.
A Bengaluru based firm has successfully installed an EV charging infrastructure that has 50 electric vehicle charging points. The commissioned EV charging hub is opened for the public at the Forum Neighbourhood Mall.
A Bhilwara based 17-year-old boy has launched a startup to curb the rising plastic pollution. The company is currently recycling 10 tonnes of plastic daily including plastic bottles, wrappers and other plastic waste and converting them into the fabric. The manufactured fibre from this process is reported to be stronger than the traditional fibre.
India is pushing for a renewable energy transition to achieve its goal of cutting 50% emissions by the year 2030. As new renewable power generation systems are built, it is also important to integrate them into the grid so the green energy can be supplied efficiently and seamlessly to industry and consumers.
Vedanta Aluminium has announced that its smelters will now run on 380 MW of renewable power; it is expected to help the company reduce its emissions by cutting 15,00,000 tonnes of CO2 annually.
To support India achieve its climate action targets German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, has pledged 10 billion euros ($10.51 million) after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Berlin on May, 2. However, these negotiations were overshadowed by India’s neutral position on the Ukraine war.
Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari spoke about his dream of making India the hub of Green Hydrogen in the future and diversifying the automobile market towards ethanol and Green Hydrogen.
The Egyptian Environmental Minister Yasmine Fouad launched the first national dialogue on climate change. The Ministry of Environment issued a statement after the commencement of the first session held on Sunday.
Tata Power said the MoU was signed on Thursday that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Real Estate Development Council ( NAREDCO ) to install up to 5,000 EV charging points across its members’ developer properties in Maharashtra in the presence of Aaditya Thackeray, Minister of Tourism & Environment.
India ranks a lowly 120 among 165 countries in its progress towards achieving all 17 sustainable development goals, lower than SAARC counterparts Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh. It needs around $60 billion to achieve its 450 GW sustainable energy target by the year 2030.
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