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This was opposed by the NGOs, who wanted the site to become a memorial for industrial disaster.

Currently, both electricity and hydrogen are produced from fossil fuels. Most hydrogen is produced by natural gas, while power is produced by burning coal and natural gas. Studies done in India indicate that with the current fuel mix, HVs have a slightly lower efficiency than EVs.

Contrary to the claims made by the Delhi government, air pollution in the city has deteriorated significantly since 2012

Uttar Pradesh has only one category of SUPs—products that are banned. Its list of banned products includes all kinds of carry-bags and disposable cutleries.

Even after enacting four major legislations in the last 20 years, we have not been able to eliminate even one single-use plastic product...

Under Donald Trump, energy-related CO2 emissions of the country have grown in 2018, at a rate that is the highest since 2010, and is likely to be the second-highest in nearly two decades.

Coal-fired Plants are brazening out meeting the new emission norms in the hope of another extension, courtesy confusion among govt authorities.

A decade later, the carbon market has collapsed and the developed countries’ funding commitments for REDD+ have also been much lower than expected.

Renewable energy is clean energy, but it doesn’t always lead to green solutions. For clean energy to become green, solutions must be comprehensively designed. Updated: Aug 21, 2019

One of the reasons that make the recently-concluded climate conference in Kigali, Rwanda, notable is that 197 countries came together and signed the first legally-binding climate treaty of the 21st century. At the 28th Meeting of Parties of the Montreal Protocol, countries agreed to adopt an amendment of the Protocol [...]

The government's urea pricing policy effectively disincentivises any investment by the industry in environmental protection.

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) completed 25 years of its adoption in 2017. But there were little celebrations. An exhibition titled Richard Kinley Gallery at UNFCCC’s headquarters was the only reminder of the occasion. But there are many things to remember in 2017. It was the [...]