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Coronavirus impact | Air quality improves in India, but will it prevent climate change?

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 25, 2020

As the entire country observed 'Janata Curfew' on March 22, there was a significant dip in air pollution levels across the country. Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Lucknow witnessed clean air as the Air Quality Index stayed within two digits. According to data by the Central...

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Business leaders come together, set up body for climate change action

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 23, 2020

At a time when global business captains in Davos are debating how to deal with climate-change risks, top Indian philanthropists have launched India Climate Collaborative (ICC), aimed at connecting and strengthening the Indian climate community. This marks the first ever...

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British High Commission launches 'Green is Great' campaign in run-up to COP26

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 14, 2020

The British High Commission has launched 'Green is GREAT' campaign, an initiative to highlight the strength of the UK-India partnership on climate and sustainability in the run-up to COP26 which will be held in Glasgow later this year. The campaign is linked with climate,...

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50% Indians feel climate change impacts economy: Survey

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 13, 2019

One in two Indians believes that human-made climate change is the primary cause of increased severe weather events that the world experiences today as compared to 23 per cent of the US general population, an online survey carried out for IBM has shown. The survey was...

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PTC India looking to exit wind power business

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 23, 2018

The country’s largest electricity trader, PTC India Ltd, is exploring the possibility of exiting its wind power business and is scouting for investors for this, said two people aware of the...

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