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PM Modi launches Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure at UN Climate SummitPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced a global Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), at the UN Climate Action Summit 2019 held in New York City. The partnership of national governments, UN agencies and programmes, multilateral development banks, financing mechanisms, private sector, and knowledge institutions will promote the resilience of new and existing infrastructure systems to climate and disaster risks, thereby ensuring sustainable development, he said. “What is needed today is a comprehensive approach that covers everything, including education, values... Read more.. Date : Sep 25 Source: Domain-b
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Industry to go low-carbon path to fight climate change: JavadekarIndian Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar has said that industry has undertaken to go on the low-carbon path to fight climate change but availability of affordable technology poses a problem. Javadekar said on Monday that the UN's Industry Transition Track for tackling climate change will work with various countries to solve the problem through joint efforts and research. Those dealing with low profits on technologies for transitioning to low-carbon emissions by industries are "very much essential to bring us to low carbon path", he said. India and Sweden co-... Read more.. Date : Sep 25 Source: Millennium Post
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All buses in India to be electric in next two years, says Nitin GadkariUnion Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari Monday said that all buses in the country would be converted into electric within a span two years. "In the coming two years, all buses will be converted to electric," Gadkari said at the national conclave on energy efficiency in micro, small and medium enterprises in New Delhi. Gadkari further reinstated the Centre's stance on electric vehicles (EVs) as well as the adoption of alternative sources of energy. "They will run on bio-CNG, ethanol, methanol." The Economic Times reported Gadkari as saying. He, however, maintained that... Read more.. Date : Sep 25 Source: Business Today
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Climate change efforts lacking: PMPrime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed dissatisfaction with the current global efforts to combat climate change and called a comprehensive approach covering everything from education to values and from lifestyle to developmental philosophy. “What we need is a global people’s movement to bring about behavioural change. The respect for nature, the judicious use of resources, reducing our needs and living within our means have all been important aspects of both our traditions and present day efforts. Need, not greed, has been our guiding principle,” he observed while speaking at the... Read more.. Date : Sep 25 Source: Tribune India
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India’s Tata Power closing uneconomic 500MW coal plantTata Power Company has decommissioned ‘Unit 6’ of 500 megawatts at its Trombay thermal power plant in Mumbai, citing the high cost of generation and its inability to get a power purchase agreement after the earlier one expired in March 2018. The Trombay unit has an installed generation capacity of 1,580 MW, which supplies electricity to the majority of consumers – both bulk and retail – in Mumbai. “We have informed the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) regarding retirement & decommissioning of Unit 6. CEA has approved the same and sent us a letter in this regard,” Tata Power said in... Read more.. Date : Sep 25 Source: IEEFA
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India aware of responsibility towards securing better future for Earth: Jal Shakti MinNew Delhi, Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Sekhawat on Tuesday said India is aware of its responsibility towards securing a better future for ‘our planet and we are determined to do the needful for accomplishing this goal’. The theme of this year’s India Water week inaugurated by President Ram Nath Kovind is ‘Water cooperation: Coping with 21st Century Challenges’. Japan and European Union have associated as partner countries for this mega event. Addressing the 6th India Water Week-2019 here, Mr Sekhawat said, ‘India is eager to share the best practices and also to learn from... Read more.. Date : Sep 25 Source: Central Chronicle
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3,880 projects worth ₹1.4 lakh cr tendered out under Centre’s Smart Cities initiativeUnder Smart Cities initiative which is spread over 100 cities about 3,880 projects worth ₹1.41 lakh crore have been tendered, out of a total of about 5,000 projects. Kunal Kumar, Joint Secretary, Smart Cities Mission Director, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, releasing the Smart Cities Progress Report, said “3,100 projects worth ₹1,00400 crore are grounded, and completed 1,100 projects worth over ₹20,100 crore.” “This is only one aspect of what the mission has achieved. The remaining projects are expected to be tendered out by March 2020,” he added. The report includes all the recent... Read more.. Date : Sep 25 Source: The Hindu Business Line
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77 nations commit to cut emissions to net zero by 2050Major announcements by governments including India, France, Germany, the UK along with private sector leaders at the UN Climate Action Summit boosted climate action momentum, and demonstrated growing recognition that the pace of climate action must be rapidly accelerated. A total of 77 countries on Monday committed to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, while 70 countries announced that they will either boost their national action plans by 2020 or have started the process of doing so. India pledged to increase renewable energy capacity to 175GW by 2022 and committed to... Read more.. Date : Sep 25 Source: Can India
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CII in collaboration with the Canadian High Commission organized a Workshop on Sustainable & Smart SocietyThe Confederation of Indian Industry in collaboration with the Canadian High Commission organized a Workshop on Sustainable & Smart Society to create an awareness on how to sustain an environment conducive to the development of the State, partnering industry, Government, and civil society, through advisory and consultative processes. In Bhubaneswar, almost 90% of the budget is allocated towards Area-based Development, which entails retrofitting, renewal and extensions in 985 acres of the city, identified for development as Bhubaneswar Town Centre District (BTCD). This includes projects... Read more.. Date : Sep 25 Source: Orissa Diary
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PM Modi pledges to more than double India's non-fossil fuel target to 450 GWPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday gave a clarion call for a "global people's movement" to bring about a behavioral change to deal with climate change as he made a path-breaking pledge to more than double India's non-fossil fuel target to 450 gigawatts. In his Independence Day speech, Modi had announced that India will produce 175 GW of non-fossil fuel as part of its commitment to the Paris Climate agreement. Monday's announcement during Modi's speech at the global climate summit goes well beyond the pledge of 175 GW. It comes a day after Prime Minister Modi and US President Donald... Read more.. Date : Sep 24 Source: The Week
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India has committed $90 bn renewable energy investment so far: UNEPIndia has so far committed a mammoth $90 billion investment in the renewable energy sector and is fast emerging as a leading investor for green energy projects, according to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). "India is an increasingly important investor in renewables, and had committed $90 billion by the end of the first half of this year," the United Nations programme said in a report. The report "Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2019" highlights a ranking of countries, including India, based on their renewable energy investments between 2010 and the first half of... Read more.. Date : Sep 24 Source: Energy World - Economic Times
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Climate Change May Cause Water Scarcity For India’s Power Plants: StudyClimate change and over-tapped waterways may leave developing countries in Asia, such as India and China, without enough water to cool power plants in the near future, according to a study. The study, published in the journal Energy and Environment Science, found that existing and planned power plants that burn coal for energy could be vulnerable. “One of the impacts of climate change is that the weather is changing, which leads to more extreme events — more torrential downpours and more droughts,” said Jeffrey Bielicki, an associate professor at The Ohio State University in the US. “The... Read more.. Date : Sep 24 Source: Entorno Inteligente
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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari: ‘Waste To Energy Is Our Future’ At Conclave On Energy Efficiency In MSMEBureau of Energy is organising “National Conclave on Enhancing Energy Efficiency in MSME sector”. The two day conclave cum exhibition commenced on 23 September. On the first day, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari was the chief guest for the event and inaugurated the conclave along with RK Singh Minister of state, Ministry of Power and New Renewable Energy. The key highlight of the event was the release of Energy conservation guidelines for MSME and launch of knowledge management portal “SIDHIEE” under the BEE’s MSME program. After that an MoU for enhancing energy security in MSME was signed... Read more.. Date : Sep 24 Source: Tennews.in
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UN pushes big banks to fight climate changeOnly two of the world’s 10 biggest banks joined the coalition of 130 global financial firms in agreeing to align their business with international efforts to address climate change and other environmental issues. The group that signed on to the United Nations’ Principles for Responsible Banking represents $47 trillion in assets, or a third of the global banking industry, said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Sustainability goals Citigroup and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China joined the pledge, which begins by asking the firms to self-assess their sustainability practices.... Read more.. Date : Sep 24 Source: The Hindu - Business Line
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Indian Coal Mining Company Boasts 1 Gigawatt Operational Renewable Energy CapacityA large coal mining company in India has reached an impressive milestone in its journey towards diversification in the energy sector. NLC India Limited (formerly Neyveli Lignite Corporation) recently informed the Bombay Stock Exchange that it commissioned a 95 megawatt solar power project and, in the process, crossed the milestone of 1 gigawatt of operational renewable energy capacity. The company announced that the capacity commissioned is part of a larger project of 109 megawatts. This project is in turn part of the 709 megawatt solar power capacity allocated to the company by the state... Read more.. Date : Sep 24 Source: Clean Technica
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IEA: Almost 200GW of renewable energy capacity will be installed worldwide in 2019After stagnating last year, renewable energy has hit back with a vengeance in 2019 with the International Energy Agency (IEA) expecting almost 200 GW of new clean energy generation capacity will have been added by year-end. The lion’s share of the new capacity will come from solar – 115 GW of it despite a small decline in China – as PV and wind offer very much the mainstream options. Rapid solar power adoption across EU member states, particularly Spain, will offset the dip in the world’s biggest market according to the IEA, which also picked out Vietnam, India, the U.S. and Japan as fast-... Read more.. Date : Sep 24 Source: IEEFA
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No need to ban petrol, diesel vehicles; EVs picking up momentum naturally: Nitin GadkariAllaying fears of the automobile industry, Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said there is no need to ban petrol and diesel vehicles as electric mobility has picked up momentum on its own and all buses would be electric in two years. Earlier, government think-tank Niti Aayog had reportedly proposed that after 2030, only electric vehicles (EVs) should be sold in India. Later, Union ministers, including Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, tried to allay the fear of automobile manufactures in the country by denying that. A panel headed by Niti Aayog Chief Executive... Read more.. Date : Sep 24 Source: Livemint
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Schneider Electric Cuts Five Years from its Carbon Neutrality GoalSchneider Electric announced today at Climate Week NYC 2019 that it is drastically stepping up its commitment to carbon neutrality with three new actions: (1) accelerating its 2030 goal of carbon neutrality by demonstrating carbon neutrality in its extended ecosystem by 2025, bringing forward its objective by 5 years (2) achieving net-zero operational emissions by 2030 as part of validated SBT target and (3) engage with suppliers towards a net-zero supply chain by 2050. These targets are expected to contribute to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) goal of capping global... Read more.. Date : Sep 24 Source: ABNewswire
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UN Chief says India making fantastic efforts in renewable energyIndia is a very important actor and "fundamental partner" in international efforts on climate action and is making a "fantastic effort" to grow its renewable energy basket, UN chief Antonio Guterres has said. UN Secretary General Guterres, who has met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on several occasions, recalled his leadership of the International Solar Alliance and described India's gift of 193 solar panels to the world organisation as "very useful." "There has been a huge investment in India in relation to solar power. India still has a meaningful amount of coal and we have also discussed... Read more.. Date : Sep 23 Source: Energy World - Economic Times
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India, Sweden co-lead industry transition track under high-level UN Climate Action SummitIndia and Sweden are co-leading an industry transition track under the high-level UN Climate Action Summit, hosted by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, that will create stronger commitments from sectors such as steel and cement to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. With a view to boosting ambition and accelerating action to implement the Paris Agreement, the Climate Action Summit will focus on nine interdependent tracks, which will be led by 19 countries in total and supported by international organisations. The nine tracks are mitigation, social and political drivers, youth and... Read more.. Date : Sep 23 Source: Daily Pioneer
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India Wants Coalition For Disaster-Resilient Infrastructure: Top UN EnvoyIndia, a leader in the International Solar Alliance, is looking at bringing together developed and developing nations for another coalition to focus on disaster resilient infrastructure to help nations build better after natural calamities, the country's top envoy to the UN has said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be among the first set of speakers at UN Secretary General's high-level Climate Action Summit in the UN General Assembly chamber on September 23 along with Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern, President of Marshall Islands Hilda Heine and German Chancellor Angela... Read more.. Date : Sep 23 Source: NDTV
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Rainfed agency to make action plan for drought-prone districtsThe National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA) is working on developing a comprehensive drought-proofing action plan for 24 districts in Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka this year, said NRAA CEO Ashok Dalwai. The NRAA will develop similar action plans for other districts in a list of 151, including in Maharashtra, identified as drought-prone according to a study by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), based on parameters set by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. “For the 24 districts, 12 plans are ready and the work on 12 more is on. We are working on finding how... Read more.. Date : Sep 23 Source: Indian Express
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‘More we invest in green energy, cheaper & more sustainable it will become’Nearly three years after ratifying the Paris Climate Agreement, India continues to pave way for coal-fired thermal power plants. Under these circumstances, the country would unceasingly keep choking under the toxicity of fossil fuels for at least half a century. “Commissioning a coal-fired plant takes about 10-12 years. Most plants last for 30-40 years, so you are talking 40-50 years where that plant will be operational. You don’t want that kind of a world,” said Inger Andersen, the United Nation’s Environment Programme’s (UNEP) executive director. Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s... Read more.. Date : Sep 23 Source: Times of India
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Javadekar reaffirms India's want to grow 'sustainably'United Nations, Sep 22 (PTI) India will grow sustainably and at the same time ensure its citizens get the benefits of development, Indian Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar told a United Nations forum here. Speaking at the 'setting the context for the industry transition' programme at the Climate Action Summit here on Saturday, Javadekar underscored Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Zero Defect Zero Effect' model where no products have defects and their production has no adverse effects on the environment. "My country is on (a) growth trajectory. I can't... Read more.. Date : Sep 23 Source: The Week
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More coal plants means suffering for another 50 years for Indians: UNEP EDNearly three years after ratifying the Paris Climate Agreement, India continues to pave way for coal-fired thermal power plants. Under these circumstances, the country would unceasingly keep choking under the toxicity of fossil fuels for at least half a century. “Commissioning a coal-fired plant takes about 10-12 years and most plants last for 30-40 years. So if the country is still granting clearances to coal plants, it would mean at least another 50 years of suffering,” said Inger Andersen, the United Nation’s Environment Programme’s (UNEP) executive director. Ahead of Prime Minister... Read more.. Date : Sep 23 Source: Energy World - Economic Times
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