Yale E360

AUGUST 9, 2023

India is producing one-third less heat-trapping gas for every dollar generated by its economy, officials say. Read more on E360 →

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

As farmers once again protest in India – three years on from the biggest peaceful civil society protest in the world – it is worth remembering that agriculture was also a critical issue for the nation in its first decades. When India began extracting its groundwater this issue faded, but new challenges were created.

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Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 10, 2023

Representing one of the largest project financing deals in India’s renewables sector this year. The post Amazon-Backed Vibrant Energy to Construct Two Wind-Solar Hybrid Projects in India appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Yale E360

AUGUST 19, 2021

“The Story of Lumshnong” — the winner of the 2021 Yale Environment 360 Video Contest — examines how government officials allowed cement companies to pour into a forest in northeast India, polluting the air and water and destroying an ecosystem on which local villagers depend. Read more on E360 ?.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 3, 2024

By Priyanka Thirumuthy The combination of heat and humidity during the recent ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in India took a toll on its athletes. Cricketers face the heat During the tournament’s Australia v India match at Chennai’s Chepauk stadium on 8 October, the temperature reached 33C and humidity in the evening peaked at 88%.

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The Vikram lander and Pragyan rover, which together make up India's Chandrayaan-3 moon mission, went to sleep two weeks ago to survive the freezing lunar night

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JANUARY 12, 2024

At a workshop convened by India's National Disaster Management Authority, experts discuss actions to strengthen heat preparedness in India.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The success of the Indian Space Research Organisation mission to the moon places India as a capable up-and-comer in the space industry, and may inspire other nations with relatively new space agencies to follow suit

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Scientific American

JULY 13, 2023

After a failure in 2019, India’s second attempt to land on the moon comes as the nation signs on to a U.S.-led led plan to shape future global lunar activities

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NRDC

JUNE 20, 2023

Deepening the strategic partnership between the United States and India on issues of climate change and clean energy.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 28, 2021

A new report reveals massive gaps in groundwater management in India. New Report Reveals Gaps in Groundwater Management in India. A new report from the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) found a sizeable gap between groundwater management regulations and implementation. YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. billion ringgit ($2.33

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New Scientist

MAY 28, 2023

A strange canine was spotted in a pack of wolves near Pune in western India, but it stood out for its lighter coat and dog-like facial features. It was confirmed to be a wolf-dog hybrid through genetic sequencing

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New Scientist

JULY 14, 2023

India has launched its Chandrayaan-3 mission, which aims to explore the south pole of the moon by rover, completing a scientific mission that was first attempted in 2019 but ended in catastrophic failure due to a software glitch

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Environment, Law, and History

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Devika Shankar's article on property in water and fish in India is now also a blog post at Past & Present. It would do so by significantly strengthening the kinds of private rights that could be claimed over water, and inaugurating a novel category of “private waters” in tidal waters in Bengal and other parts of India.

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Physics World

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Moments earlier, national representatives had queued up to express disappointment at India’s infamous last minute interjection to weaken the deal’s wording from “phase out” to “phase down” of coal. The sentiment was clear: why can’t India just get on with ditching the coal? The post What next for India and coal?

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Physics World

MARCH 15, 2022

Air pollution in India is reducing the energy output of some solar panels as much as 52%. Solar energy is playing a crucial role in India’s transition to renewable energy. However, parts of India suffer from high and growing levels of particulate air pollution, which reduces the capacity of solar panels in two ways.

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A Greener Life

JULY 13, 2021

India, the world’s second-most populous country and predicted to overtake China soon as number one, and with a growing middle class and a growing economy the demand for energy is huge and surging. India has the world’s fourth-largest coal reserves and is the second-largest coal consumer, importer and producer. By Anders Lorenzen.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Nearly all of India is experiencing dry conditions amid the summer crop season. Despite ‘normal’ rains, almost 90 percent of India face arid conditions as the summer crop season is underway, Down to Earth reports. The post The Stream, September 9, 2021: 90% of India Experiencing Drought appeared first on Circle of Blue.

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NRDC

JUNE 14, 2023

On World Environment Day, a dialogue to discuss pathways for a more gender balanced clean energy transition in India.

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Environment, Law, and History

MARCH 5, 2023

Next up is an examination of how "the rule in Rylands v Fletcher " fared in India. Even before the House of Lords had issued its opinion in Rylands's appeal, the Madras Railway Company decided to try and have the rule in the case established by the Court of Exchequer Chamber imported to India.

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Scientific American

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

India is at an energy crossroads: if it chooses fossil fuels, it could undermine global climate targets

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A Greener Life

APRIL 7, 2023

India is looking to cut its emissions by 45% from 2005 levels by 2028. India missed its target to install 175 GW of renewable energy by 2022, and is now trying to make up for that by boosting solar, wind, nuclear, hydropower and bio-power to 500 GW by 2030. While coal is still king in India and has grown slightly from 72.3%

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Nanotech

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

To date, EuropaBio has published the following one-page summaries, providing information on a country’s policies, targets, and investments: The post EuropaBio Publishes Biomanufacturing Global Series Reports on the United States, India, and Japan appeared first on Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

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New Scientist

APRIL 18, 2024

The vertebrae of Vasuki indicus, a snake that lived 47 million years ago, suggest it could have been as long as 15 metres

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

India plans to introduce up to 36 cheetahs in Kuno National Park, but conservationists warn the habitat isn't big enough to support a stable population

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The deaths of seven children in India have been linked to unhygienic conditions and illegal drinking water pipe connections. The Haryana government in India said this week that the deaths of seven children can be linked to contaminated drinking water, the Indian Express reports. YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. 7 CHILDREN.

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Scientific American

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Now these researchers are on a mission to save India’s endangered chiropteran species together. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com. They sealed their love with dead bats.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

Nestle among firms facing higher tax in India after court loss The Business Times PaulaR Wed, 01/03/2024 - 15:48 Sunday, October 22, 2023 Read more SEVERAL multinationals doing business in India are on the hook for significant back taxes, interest, and potential penalty payments after the Supreme Court overturned a lower court’s interpretation of tax (..)

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New Scientist

MAY 10, 2022

India is no stranger to high temperatures but they don't normally occur in March and April, when many people aren't used to dealing with extreme heat

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Scientific American

AUGUST 22, 2021

The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund's pressure to privatize India’s health care system deepened inequities in access—to lethal effect. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

March for Climate Justice in Kolkata, India, in September 2019. India ’s climate pledges involve a reduction in the carbon intensity of its GDP, meaning that emissions are expected to grow together with the country’s economy, albeit at a slower pace. “All Photo credit: Pacific Press Media Production Corp. By Lou Del Bello.

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AUGUST 17, 2023

EcoPerspectives Blog The Fad of Ecotourism in India: Discovering Paradise to Creating Purgatory? student, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow, India August 17, 2023 I. In Union of India v. India does enjoy a precedent establishing the principle of carrying capacity in Forest Friendly Camps Pvt.

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Environment, Law, and History

MARCH 18, 2022

Last week I enjoyed attending on online event of the Asian Legal History Seminar, at which Devika Shankar presented her article, "Water, Fish and Property in Colonial India, 1860–1890" , recently published in Past & Present. Could water be owned like land? And could fish swimming in open waters be claimed as property?

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

A new study proposes an ‘extended producer responsibility’ regulatory framework for end-of-life solar PV management in India. Read the full story in pv magazine. Read more →

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Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 5, 2023

In recent years, India has rapidly increased its renewable energy capacity and is now the fourth-largest producer of hydro, wind, and solar power. The post India’s Clean Energy Transition Hinges on Domestic Manufacturing, Warns Top Energy Official appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Himachal Pradesh: Thousands despair as India Adani plants shut down BBC PaulaR Thu, 11/16/2023 - 19:43 Sunday, January 8, 2023 Read more Raghvendra Rao "I don't know what our fault is. What have we done to deserve this?" says a distraught Kanta Sharma, pointing to a shuttered cement plant in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.

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Corp Watch

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

India's women gig workers organise with WhatsApp, secret meetings pratap Thu, 09/21/2023 - 11:32 Tuesday, September 12, 2023 [link] Wallabag ID 17348212

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