Non-renewable Energy
Harmful chemicals found in tap water samples: Study
Posted on 18 Jul, 2022 03:47 PMStudy finds harmful chemicals in tap water samples
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Financing clean energy transitions to meet India's climate goals
Posted on 20 Jun, 2022 08:40 PMIn 2021, at global climate negotiations, the government established a new commitment to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2070. It also reaffirmed its aim to install 500 GW of non-fossil power capacity by 2030.
![India needs to further shift support away from fossil fuels and towards clean energy technologies (Image: Kenueone, Pixabay)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-06/energy.jpg?itok=Pa6hrKQy)
Enabling a just transition in India’s coal district of Korba
Posted on 16 Feb, 2022 08:45 PMThe International Forum for Environment, Sustainability & Technology (iFOREST), Delhi based environment think tank, released one of the most comprehensive studies to understand what a just energy transition will mean and entail for India's top coal and power di
![Under the 'current policy scenario,' which aligns with India's netzero target of 2070, all the coal mines in Korba can be closed by 2050 and power plants by 2040 in a phased manner (A view of South Eastern Coalfields Limited in Korba; Image: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-02/korba.jpg?itok=EihatCRu)
India’s fossil fuel production plans not in sync with Paris agreement limits
Posted on 04 Jan, 2022 09:25 PMThe 2021 Production Gap Report conveys the large discrepancy between countries' planned fossil fuel production and the global production levels necessary to limit warmin
![In 2020, India opened up its coal mining sector to private and foreign investment (Image: TripodStories-AB, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2022-01/1280px-Coal_Mine.jpg?itok=JrfDj7Sz)
Four major rivers in Uttarakhand change course after heavy rains
Posted on 02 Nov, 2021 02:06 PMAfter heavy rains, four major rivers change course in Uttarakhand
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A just energy transition roadmap
Posted on 30 Jun, 2021 11:15 AMIn the run-up to COP 26, International Forum for Environment, Sustainability & Technology (iFOREST), the Delhi-based environmental organization, launched India’s first ‘Just Transition’ Centre at a virtual event on Ju
![How the demand for coal is transforming the environment and the people who depend on it (Image: Wilson-Centre, Environmental Change and Security Program, Flickr Commons, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-06/fossil-fuel.jpg?itok=_1ryMZNQ)
Centre notifies fly ash utilisation draft rules
Posted on 29 Apr, 2021 10:42 AMDraft rules call for 100 percent utilisation of fly ash in three to five years
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World must unite to tackle climate change immediately: UN
Posted on 29 Apr, 2021 10:15 AMUN report reminds the world to tackle climate change immediately
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Lights out to mark the Earth Hour
Posted on 26 Mar, 2021 04:25 PMEarth Hour is observed on the last Saturday of March each year in almost all countries to raise people’s awareness of natural disasters due
![Through this year’s theme, awareness is being raised about the crisis of nature loss, climate change and global warming (Image: SomeCG, Pixabay)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-03/earth%20hour.jpg?itok=9dSoSxbI)
Water footprint of food and cooking fuel
Posted on 26 Mar, 2021 02:33 PMWater is a basic resource for food and fuelwood production. In general, people in rural areas of India consume carbohydrate-rich staples with small amounts of animal foods. They mostly depend upon fuelwood for cooking.
![Madhya Pradesh has the largest blue water footprint for food (334 m3/cap/year) and the blue water footprint from wheat contributes 87%. (Image: Pixabay)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-03/country-2178853_1920.jpg?itok=92h7PP8T)