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December 10, 2025 3:36 PM

EU strikes deal on climate target to cut emissions by 90% by 2040

The European Union agreed on Wednesday to set a legally binding climate target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90% from 1990 levels by 2040, and buy foreign carbon credits to cover 5% of the emissions cuts, goals that fell short of its original...

July 3, 2025 3:35 PM

Can carbon pricing curb climate change and where does India stand?

Carbon pricing is increasingly recognized worldwide as a powerful tool to combat the devastating impacts of climate change. But what exactly is it, how does it work and where does India stand? Let's explore this transformative approach to driving a g...

June 30, 2025 3:53 PM

Govt drafts emission targets for over 460 industries under carbon market plan

The Ministry of Environment has issued a draft notification proposing legally binding greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets for over 460 industrial units as part of India's first compliance-based carbon market. The move, aimed at curbing industrial ...

January 3, 2025 1:45 PM

India submits 4th biennial update report to UNFCCC, highlights remarkable climate progress

India has reaffirmed its position as a global leader in climate action by submitting its 4th Biennial Update Report (BUR-4) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on December 30, 2024. The report, an update to the Thir...

June 5, 2024 11:18 AM

Carbon removal needs to quadruple to meet climate goals, researchers say

Governments need to plant more trees and deploy technologies that will quadruple the amount of carbon dioxide removed each year from the atmosphere in order to meet global climate goals, a team of researchers said in a report published on Wednesday. ...

August 16, 2023 1:05 PM

India’s race to become frontrunner of Electric Vehicles in the world

Transportation has always been a fundamental requirement for human beings, but for how long can we put our environment at stake, when we have started facing a myriad of problems because of unrestrained emission of greenhouse gases across the globe? ...

August 11, 2023 12:38 PM

Know, how ‘SATAT’ initiative is accelerating India’s transition to Sustainable Transportation

"Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation" (SATAT) was launched to extract economic value from biomass waste in the form of Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) and bio-manure. Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Rame...