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Limiting global warming to 1.5 °C would require rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)…
Read insight — IPCC SPECIAL REPORT ON THE IMPACTS OF GLOBAL WARMING OF 1.5 °CIn a special homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th Birth Anniversary, young students from Delhi and NCR region created two world records at New…
Read insight — HOMAGE TO MAHATMA GANDHI: Students Take Pledge of Non-Violence towards EnvironmentUndeniably, financial volatility and climate change are considered to be the prime catalysts of alteration in the global ecology that could profoundly impact businesses and…
Read insight — CORPORATES FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY CONSUMPTION: A Giant Step Towards DecarbonizationI n the last 50 years, the global energy demand has tripled. It is projected to triple again over the next 30 years. Energy demand…
Read insight — Students to Become Climate Change WarriorsUnion Minister Shri Raj Kumar Singh, Minister of State (IC), Power and New & Renewable Energy, Government of India, mentioned that business and government must…
Read insight — NITI Aayog and CII Launch Partnership on SDGsSeveral parts of India are sizzling in extreme heat conditions. Delhi’s power demand is touching near to 5000 MW even on Saturdays, when several offices…
Read insight — Cooling homes…heated pocketsWe have just come to the end of the 11th five year plan period in India which was the period of “inclusive development”; the 12th…
Read insight — Changing mind sets: way to achieve green growthI am often intrigued by promotional campaigns of several upcoming developments being advertised as green buildings, the common claims being “Green podium landscape”, “rain water…
Read insight — Constructing in deserts and dry lands: Are we green?As a human race we have done very well in the last century. It has seen a global economic boom on a scale never experienced…
Read insight — It’s a climate and environment emergency: We must reboot the world while it’s still alive and kickingThe festive season is ushering. Optimism for a better environment and healthy quality of life is high on our minds. As Ganesha rings bell and…
Read insight — Does staying indoors during extreme pollution really help?