Environment

According to a new study, wind and solar-generated 10 per cent of global electricity for the first time in 2021. According to Ember, a climate and energy think group, fifty countries get more than a tenth of their power from wind and solar sources. Rise in demand for Energy in 2021 Energy demand surged in the...

Every year, 19 million tonnes of steel waste is produced by steel plants across the country. Most of this waste ends up getting accumulated in landfills. However, a way to give new life to this steel slag has been found and executed. India’s First Steel Road A road made of steel waste has been built in...

From coal to petroleum, every natural resource is exhaustible, but the one resource that is inexhaustible is the sun. So, in timeswhen our energy requirements are increasing by the day, solar energy can come to our rescue. And now that industries in India and all over the globe are switching to renewable energy, you should...

Every year on March 18th, Global Recycling Day is observed to help recognise and celebrate the importance of recycling in protecting our planet's future. The goal of the day is to persuade world leaders that recycling should be a global concern and to inspire people to be inventive rather than wasteful when it comes...

According to experts, India's lack of professionals with standardised skillsets in the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) area is proving to be a key hurdle in achieving the net-zero emission ambitions by 2050. According to Think Change Forum, an independent think tank, ESG investments in India are worth between $30 and $40 billion and...

Sustainability is the need of the hour. The occurrences of heatwaves in the current times has highlighted the fact that climate change is here, and that we need to rake drastic measures in order to contain the increase of global temperatures. Waste management plays a significant role in the fight against climate change. The mantra...

Women and men, in all their diversities, interact with the environment differently. For instance, evidence shows that climate change has gender differentiated impacts, employment data indicate that women rely on natural resources more than men do, and literature is plentiful on the disproportionate barriers women face to own assets, the absence of which can...

According to a new report, India has dropped three ranks from last year's 117 to 120 on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals announced as part of the 2030 agenda by 192 UN member states in 2015. With the most recent rankings, India has fallen behind all other South Asian countries, with the exception of...

27th February is observed as World Sustainable Energy Day, when conversations take place around the globe on renewable energy sources and technologies that optimise energy usage. It is the responsibility of the present generation to leave a better world behind for future generations, and sustainable technology plays a big role there. The construction industry,...

The time to take action against climate change and adapt to rising temperatures is quickly running out. According to the latest study by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), acting now to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels can result in a "substantial" reduction in losses and damage...

Sify Technologies Limited announced a major commitment to renewable energy for its growing data centre portfolio in India. The company recently concluded power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Vibrant Energy Holdings (“Vibrant”), a majority owned subsidiary of Blue Leaf Energy Asia Pte. Ltd. (“Blueleaf Energy”) which is a portfolio company of Macquarie’s GIG. The PPAs are...

EARTHDAY.ORG is pleased to announce its partnership with ClimateScience for the ClimateScience Olympiad 2022. The initiative is the brainchild of Eric Steinberger, EARTHDAY.ORG's Youth Ambassador in Austria and a member of the organization's My Future My Voice initiative that has brought together young environmental leaders from 90 countries to synergize efforts for a better...