Renewable Energy
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
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
Are solar powered irrigation systems scalable in India?
Posted on 20 Mar, 2021 09:38 AMArticle by: Sakshi Saini and Paresh B Shirsath
Clean fuel choices of urban India’s poor
Posted on 17 Mar, 2021 03:40 PMWith increased urbanisation, India is experiencing acute air pollution in its urban centres.
Telangana among states ensuring tap water supply to schools, anganwadis
Posted on 03 Mar, 2021 02:25 PMTelangana joins a group of states which have ensured tap water supply to schools, anganwadis
Budget 2021: Environmental conservation or business as usual
Posted on 13 Feb, 2021 08:46 AMThis year’s budget was tabled when the country was grappling with the economic fallout of the COVID-19 induced crisis. The government was expected to provide an effective response to the pandemic-induced recession.
Budget 2020: Is the allocation enough to meet the piped water dream
Posted on 09 Feb, 2020 09:25 PMFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget announcement on February 1, 2020 made a push for piped rural drinking water supply and promised full coverage of all households by 2024.
Jal Jeevan Mission receives Rs 11,500 crore allocation in Budget 2020-21
Posted on 06 Feb, 2020 10:07 PMGovernment allocates Rs 11,500 crore to Jal Jeevan Mission for 2020-21
In the budget 2020-21, the Finance Ministry has allocated Rs 11,500 crore to the Jal Jeevan Mission for the year for 2020-21.
What's there for water in the budget kitty?
Posted on 02 Feb, 2020 01:46 PMUnion Finance Minister Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman presented the decade's first union budget in the parliament on 1st February 2020. While presenting budget for 2020-2021, she started with the country’s vision for the decade in which she emphasised on water management and clean rivers as one of the 10 points of vision for the country.
Kerala tops SDG index by NITI Aayog
Posted on 08 Jan, 2020 03:36 PMKerala retains the top slot with a score of 70, followed closely by Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telangana in the latest edition of NITI Aayog’s annual assessment of progress made by states in achieving the sustainable development goals (SDG).