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India’s core sector output expands by 6.7% in February
01 Apr 2024
Core sector industrial production in India expanded by 6.7 per cent in February 2024, on the back of increased production of coal, natural gas, cement, steel, crude oil, electricity and petroleum refinery products, provisional figures released on Thursday showed.
SJVN’s 1,500 MW solar-wind hybrid project gets tariff bid as low as Rs3.43/kWh
22 Feb 2024
State-owned SJVN Ltd’s 1,500 MW solar-wind hybrid power project received bids as low as Rs3.43 per kWh as the reverse auction concluded on Tuesday.
Adani's big move: Gautam Adani unveils Rs 2 trillion investment plan for Gujarat
10 Jan 2024
Indian billionaire entrepreneur Gautam Adani revealed plans for a substantial investment exceeding Rs 2 trillion in Gujarat during his address at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit.
India meets climate action targets 7 years ahead of time; sets goals higher
19 Dec 2023
India has surpassed the UN mandated targets of reducing emissions intensity of its GDP by 33 to 35 per cent and bringing 40 per cent of all installed electricity generation capacity under non-fossil fuel sources by 2030
COP28 summit: Draft climate deal falls short of fossil fuel 'phase-out'
12 Dec 2023
As the COP28 summit in Dubai, UAE approaches its final day, the latest draft text, issued by President Sultan Al Jaber, has refrained from addressing the phasing out of fossil fuels.
Hindustan Unilever joins forces with Brookfield for 45 MW solar energy park
04 Dec 2023
Hindustan Unilever Ltd. announced that it is planning to set up a 45 MW solar energy park in Rajasthan in partnership with a global leader in alternative asset management, Brookfield.
International brands' waste fuels brick kilns in Cambodia, prompting health concerns
20 Nov 2023
The Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO) reveals that waste from at least 19 international brands, including major names like Adidas and Walmart, is being utilized as fuel in brick factories in Cambodia.
Brazil’s President Lula delighted as Global Biofuels Alliance launched in G20
11 Sep 2023
On Monday, 11 September 2023, Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva expressed his joy regarding the launch of the Global Biofuels Alliance
Environment ministry notifies `no-go’ zones in Western Ghats
15 Nov 2013
The MoEF notification, based on a diluted version of the Madhav Gadgil Committee report, allows construction of hydro-electric power projects and windmills under strict monitoring
Steps proposed to make development eco-friendly
26 Feb 2010
PM proposes national authority for environment protection
18 Aug 2009
Prime minister Manmohan Singh today asked state governments to ensure that the country succeeds in reversing the degradation of its environment, which has reached alarming proportions.
Rifts at climate conference continue
06 Dec 2008
Countries are still wrangling over a variety of issues related to the global fight against climate change, even as they seek a unified response to it
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Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
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Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation