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COP28 President Dr. Sultan Al Jaber addressed a record number of ministers and delegations from around the world at the opening session of Pre-COP, declaring that the international community needs to unite on climate action and that, “We have to come through. We must unite. We must act. And we must deliver in Dubai.” Pre-COP, […]

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Biden, Modi, Other Leaders Launch the Global Biofuels Alliance in Clean Energy Effort

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a new biofuels initiative at the G-20 summit in New Delhi, India on Saturday, signaling a push for more green energy globally. India will lead the Global Biofuels Alliance alongside the U.S. and Brazil, a move which is aimed to accelerate the shift to net zero emission targets by promoting plant and […]

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‘Knife Edge’: Campaigners Call for Climate Action as the G20 Meets

The G20 summit opens in Delhi tomorrow. What does it mean for the climate? G20 leaders must act now to avoid “catastrophic” climate disaster, campaigners have warned. The annual summit opens in Delhi tomorrow, bringing together the presidents and prime ministers of the world’s most powerful economies. Host country India has highlighted “sustainable development” as one of the […]

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Over $120 Billion Lost in 60 Years: The Corrosive Grip of ‘Invasives’ On India’s Biodiversity

There has been a ‘silent killer’ on the prowl for decades, which is now threatening global biodiversity. We are talking about hundreds and thousands of invasive alien species that are overwhelming the natural species across the world. India, which is mega-diverse and home to four of the global biodiversity hotspots, is the second worst-affected country […]

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‘I Would Have Been India’s Elon Musk’: The Maths Teacher Who Built a Solar Car From Scratch

An Indian man has caused a sensation with the solar-powered car he created over 11 years. Bilal Ahmed, a maths teacher from Srinagar in Kashmir, set out to build a ‘luxurious’ and sustainable vehicle that is not just for the super wealthy. He achieved his dream in June 2022. Soaring fuel prices in the northern region […]

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India earmarks 125GW of new renewable energy to power huge green hydrogen plans

Nation reveals power capacity figure as it approves initial $2.4bn to underpin incentives designed to spur five million tonnes of annual output India expects to deploy about 125GW of new renewables by 2030 to power the nation’s ambitious green hydrogen plans, the nation’s government said as it approved a landmark funding package for the sector. […]

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Indian Farmers are Using Solar-Power Fridges to Preserve Harvests

Many Indian farmers struggle to sell their annual harvest before it’s destroyed by heat. Now, the government is making it easier by installing a 10-tonne solar-powered cold storage unit near the village of Khawzawl. According to Reuters, the cold-storage unit uses ice battery technology that converts water into ice in six hours using solar energy. This […]