Green Infrastructure

To boost production, govt may provide Rs 50/kg support for green hydrogen

The government plans to provide Rs 50 per kg of hydrogen in the first year and the support will be brought down to Rs 30 per kg of production in the third year

Centre sets 2030 as target to become global hub for green shipping

New policy launched to convert tugboats at major ports into green tugs

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

EU unveils green industry deal to compete with US' Inflation Reduction Act

EU countries have generally agreed that part of the IRA, Joe Biden's $369-billion package, is a threat to the competitiveness of specific key sectors for the green transition of the European industry

Green buildings and infra will ensure environmental sustainability

Green infrastructure brings nature into work for human benefits ranging from economic, social, environmental and health benefits

NTPC, Reliance, Adani top green hydrogen plays to bet on, say analysts

As per analysts, electrolyser manufacturers, fuel cell makers for non-emission vehicles, traditional players engaged in energy storage solutions or batter makers are among key beneficiaries

Beyond Joshimath: How not to make the future a repeat of the past

Can we have stronger regulatory and associated institutions to ensure environmental protection? If not, the shock effect of Joshimath won't last much more than a week, cautions T N Ninan

Goal set for up to Rs 50,000-crore green investments in Uttar Pradesh

The state has set a target to generate 22,000 megawatt (Mw) of solar power over the next five years

German Chancellor likely to visit India twice next year: Ambassador

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is likely to visit India twice next year as the two countries look to strengthen bilateral relations with an emphasis on green and sustainable development. "The Chancellor is planning a bilateral visit to India next year.... I am very confident he will come for a bilateral visit before the G-20 Summit, German Ambassador to India Philipp Ackermann told reporters here. Ackermann said Germany and India have finalised 22 projects covering transition to renewable energy, climate resilient urban development and sustainable use of natural resources totalling one billion euros for the next year under the green and sustainable development partnership (GSDP). The German Chancellor, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Germany in May, had announced support of at least 10 billion euros by 2030 under GSDP. A large part of the support will be in the form of credit lines from KfW Development Bank with interest rates ranging from 2.7 per cent to 3.2 per cent

EVs lead climate tech funding but more needed for niche solutions: Experts

Climate tech start-ups traditionally require longer gestation periods due to which the sector has not generated strong commercial returns recently

Cut I-T, review capital gains tax in Budget 2023-24: CII to govt

FM Nirmala Sitharaman's pre-Budget consultations from today

ICCI ties up with Taiwan for green technology to curb carbon footprints

The local chapter of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) has joined hands with National Productivity Council, and Taiwan which would provide industries innovative green solutions to curb carbon footprints in the wake of growing climate change threats. ICCI president Sriramulu and the productivity council director-general Sandeep Kumar Nayak signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in this regard on Friday, a release from the chambers said on Saturday. Earlier, an 8-member delegation of Taiwan-China Productivity Centre held a meeting with industrialists and entrepreneurs during which Taiwan assured to provide technology to promote green technology in energy efficieny, smart e-mobility, water treatment and smart agriculture, said the release. The green technology would reduce energy consumption while reducing an equal amount of greenhouse gas in India, it said. Technology such as cloud-connected e-mobility, power-generating elevators, electrodialysis for industrial wast

India's focus is on green growth and green jobs, says PM Narendra Modi

'Now, the focus of the country is on growth, on green jobs. And to achieve all these goals, the role of the environment ministry of every state is enormous'

Green mobility to play key role in India's decarbonisation: NITI CEO Iyer

Green mobility is going to play a major role in decarbonisation of India's transport sector, NITI Aayog CEO Parameswaran Iyer said on Wednesday. Iyer, while addressing an event organised by the 'Shoonya Forum', noted that the role of financing is critical for scaling of electric mobility in India. He also stressed on the need of finding ways to reduce risks associated with financing of electric vehicles. Pointing out that the rural India is urbanising rapidly, the NITI Aayog CEO said there is a need to push electric vehicles in smaller cities also. According to a recent report prepared by NITI Aayog and Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) India, banks and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) have the potential to achieve electric vehicle financing market size of Rs 40,000 crore by 2025 and Rs 3.7 lakh crore by 2030. The report had also stressed that lending by banks and NBFCs for buying EVs should be included in the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) priority-sector lending (PSL) ...

India, Denmark to further strengthen Green Strategic Partnership

A number of agreements covering sectors such as green shipping, animal husbandry and dairying, water management, energy, cultural exchange were inked after the bilateral talks

India needs $20 bn annual investments to achieve climate targets: Report

The white paper by Ficci and Trilegal highlights that the country needs a large budget allocation, international finance from bilateral and multilateral sources and green private investments

Building green, sustainable infrastructure may not help with inequality

Green gentrification studies suggest sustainable developments may raise the prices of property nearby