Green India

Uttar Pradesh plans to invest Rs 1,000 crore to improve forest economy

The Yogi Adityanath government 2.0 has allocated Rs 100 crore for a slew of programmes under the Green India Mission

Embassy Office Parks REIT to invest Rs 300 crore on green initiatives

Embassy Office Parks REIT on Monday said it has committed over Rs 300 crore for ongoing green initiatives across its commercial projects. In a regulatory filing, Embassy REIT informed that the company has "committed over Rs 300 crore to its ESG (environmental, social, and governance) programme across its 43.6 million square feet pan-India portfolio". Embassy REIT said it has recently commissioned the first phase of its 20 MW solar rooftop project. This project aims to generate 30 million units of solar power, offsetting around 25,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions. As part of its 2040 net zero carbon operations goal, Embassy REIT aims to achieve 75 per cent renewable energy usage by 2025. Apart from the existing 100 MW solar plant, the REIT strategically plans to more than double its current 120 MW onsite and offsite renewable energy capacity by installing new solar plants across Bengaluru and NCR. This renewable energy capacity enhancement will be through additional capital investments

India plans big for green energy sector in sync with G20 Presidency

It has a target of the annual production of 500 MMT (million metric tonnes) of green hydrogen by 2030

TMS Ep303: Crypto headwinds, Indo-US visa delay, Markets, Greenwashing

Does the FTX collapse marks the beginning of crypto's end? How are visa delays hurting both India and the US? Is investors' love for digital India over? What is greenwashing? All answers here

What is greenwashing?

A few Indian companies and even some nations are posing a threat to the world's march toward a green future. They're not cutting emissions, but the corners. This is called 'greenwashing'. Here's more

Sembcorp acquires 100% stake in GIP-backed Vector Green for Rs 2,780 cr

Vector has a total portfolio of 583 Mw across 13 states; deal will take Sembcorp's gross renewable assets in India to 3 Gw

India, Sweden collaborate for sustainable future via innovation projects

The 9th annual India Sweden Innovation Day 2022 concluded successfully on October 27. The day-long event was organised in association with the Embassy of India to Sweden & Latvia, Sweden-India Business Council (SIBC), and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

Gujarat Biotech University researchers striving to produce carbon-free fuel

The university has been established in partnership with University of Edinburgh (UoE), United Kingdom, by the Department of Science and Technology, Gujarat

All dumping sites to be converted into green zones in 2-3 yrs: PM Modi

All waste dumping sites in India will be converted into green zones in the next 2-3 years, said PM Modi while digitally inaugurating Asia's largest Bio-CNG plant in MP's Indore, on Saturday.

Green wall of Bikaner: Professor plants trees to prevent desertification

In the last 15 years, Professor Jyani has used his own funding to plant over million trees in Western Rajasthan

Sebi orders attachment of bank accounts of Green India and its 7 directors

Sebi directed the firm to refund the money which was collected by issuing secured optionally convertible debentures to investors without complying public issue norms