Tyre industry pushes back against evidence of plastic pollution
A growing body of scientific research linking tyre wear to microplastic pollution, as well as increasing scrutiny from lawmakers in the European Union (EU), has … Read more
climate change
Fall in COVID-linked carbon emissions won’t halt climate change – UN weather agency chief
An expected drop in greenhouse gas emissions linked to the global economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is only “short-term good news”, the head … Read more
Can financial disclosure of climate risk accelerate climate action?
The Covid-19 pandemic could be a dry run for future impacts of climate change, with challenging and unprecedented situations requiring rapid and aggressive responses worldwide. … Read more
COVID 19 effect- while Homo sapiens are locked, wilds moves freely in India (pics and videos)
While the nature is rejuvenating amid the Covid-19 outbreak, and almost all homo sapiens are staying inside their houses due to the lockdown. People are … Read more
Volkswagen gearing up to hire climate activist to scrutinize policies
Volkswagen AG Chief Executive Officer Herbert Diess plans to hire a climate campaigner to shake up the German automaker’s efforts to fight pollution and help … Read more
World’s Richest Man – Jeff Bezos pledges USD 10 bn help to fight Climate Change
Amazon Boss and world’s richest man Jeff Bezos pledged USD 10bn (£7.7bn) to help fight climate change. The money would finance work by scientists, activists … Read more
Global effort required to tackle key challenges from water scarcity: CSRI
Credit Suisse Research Institute (CSRI) recently published a comprehensive study on water scarcity and the key challenges that lie ahead, calling for definitive action to … Read more
A joint team in Assam to probe environmental damage caused due to oil spill at CTF
A joint team has been formed that will access any possible damage to the environment due to an incident of spillage of crude oil at … Read more
Budget 2020: Dr. Rahul Walawalkar, President, IESA
Dr. Rahul Walawalkar, President, India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) shares his views on Union Budget 2020 Power and RE sector We welcome the government’s focus … Read more
Responsibility of developed nations to reduce carbon emissions first: Javadekar
Speaking at the 20th edition of the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday said it is the responsibility of … Read more