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Kolkata airport to go e-way with inspection Delhi vehiclesBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 5, 2020
Authorities at Kolkata airport have decided to replace half the fleet of inspection vehicles in the operational area to electric by this year-end. The move is part of the airport’s initiative to reduce its carbon footprint and move towards carbon neutrality. “Of the four... Read more.. |
Carbon Emissions by India’s Steel Sector to Triple by 2050By : Sustainability ..., Feb 4, 2020
India’s steel industry is set to more than triple its carbon footprint by 2050 as demand for the metal in the world’s second-biggest producer soars. Carbon dioxide emissions from the steel industry are projected to jump to 837 million tons over the next three decades from 242... Read more.. Subject Tags: Carbon dioxide emissions , carbon footprint , energy efficiency , fossil fuel combustion , low carbon technologies |
Ansys collaborates with major Indian OEMs for developing EVsBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 14, 2020
Ansys, the global engineering simulation and 3D designing software company is working with many major OEMs in developing electric vehicles in India. This is the direct outcome of the rising need for simulation in the ideation, designing and final execution of new age vehicles... Read more.. Subject Tags: ANSYS Inc. , carbon footprint , electric vehicle (EV) , internal combustion engines , OEMs , sustainable mobility |
Thanks to human intervention, Earth has lost wilderness area the size of India since 90sBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 20, 2019
Wilderness areas around the world have experienced catastrophic declines over the years, with three million square kilometres of global wilderness lost since the 1990s, according to a new study. Since the 1990s, our planet has lost nearly three million square kilometres of... Read more.. |
NTPC to invest Rs 25,000 crore to set up solar parkBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 19, 2019
NTPC, India’s largest power company, will not undertake any new coal-based generation for the next few years as part of measures to reduce its carbon footprint and has decided to invest about Rs 25,000 crore to set up one of the world’s largest solar parks at Kutch in Gujarat... Read more.. |
Delhi: NDMC wants to run all areas on green energyBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 27, 2019
Lutyens’ Delhi, home to areas such as Sarojini Nagar and Kasturba Nagar, could soon witness a significant drop in its carbon footprint. As per a new plan put into motion by the Ministry of New... Read more.. |
Public transport to reduce Bhubaneswar’s carbon footprintBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 22, 2019
The Smart City’s public transport system will soon have a Low Carbon Mobility (LCM) component. A German agency — German Corporation for International Cooperation or GIZ — will provide technical... Read more.. |
Navi Mumbai society switches to solar to reduce CO2 emissionsBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 29, 2019
Residents of a Navi Mumbai-based cooperative housing society recently installed a 31 kilowatt-power (kWp) rooftop solar power system in a bid to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) by one... Read more.. |
Climate justice critical, say senior judgesBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 28, 2019
“In Chhattisgarh, land is taken away from tribals and they do not get a pittance in return,” said Justice Deepak Gupta of the Supreme Court during his address at the launch of a law programme to... Read more.. Subject Tags: air quality , carbon footprint , Climate Change , climate justice , environmental issues , environmental protection |
Maharastra moves one step ahead in green buildings, signs MoU with IFCBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 22, 2019
The government of Maharashtra is taking pro-active measures in promoting green housing. The state government’s Housing Department has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with World Bank... Read more.. |