Environment

Air pollution is considered the world's largest environmental health threat2, with, according to the WHO, 93% of children breathing polluted air every day. In a bid to raise awareness of the devastating health impact of this ‘invisible crisis’ and show what is possible, nasal health expert Otrivin has launched the Otrivin Air Bubble, a unique educational architecture, using biotechnology to...

Recognising that climate change is a global concern, big pharma is taking action at a global level. Pharmaceutical corporations are already working on initiatives to reduce carbon emissions across their own operations and value chains, invest in renewable electricity and energy efficiency measures, recycle and cut water use and on bespoke projects which will...

India has promised to cut its emissions to net-zero by 2070. While delivering the national address at the CoP26 climate summit at Glasgow, as a ‘representative’ of developing nations, PM Modi outlined a five-point plan or ‘Panchamrit’ to fight the devastating effects of global warming and climate change. What is Net Zero? ‘Net zero’ emissions means...

Today UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Solutions Michael R. Bloomberg announced the nine founding members of CFLI India. CFLI India’s members are leaders in climate and infrastructure finance and bring the same global scale and influence of the Climate Finance Leadership Initiative (CFLI) to concentrate action on accelerating private climate finance flows...

Global carbon credit exchange and marketplace Climate Impact X (CIX) has completed a first-ever pilot auction of a portfolio of high-quality carbon credits. The auction successfully cleared 170,000 carbon credits from eight recognised NCS projects curated to form a diversified portfolio, at $8 per tonne. What is a carbon credit? A carbon credit is a certificate...

The COVID-19 pandemic put a halt in the pace of development across the globe. The economic activities have been greatly impacted in the last two years as a result of this. While in this time, there was a sure fall of carbon emissions, a new report has revealed that even so, 2021 is set...

In the run-up to the COP 26 – the climate summit in Glasgow, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched a campaign called ‘Don’t choose extinction’ aimed at sending an impactful message to take action against climate change. To this end, UNDP has brought a ferocious, talking dinosaur to the United Nations’ headquarters...

Solar panel systems are an affordable and reliable source of energy, and they are gradually gaining ground in India and other parts of the world. Solar panels absorb the sun ray’s and convert the solar energy into Direct Current via the photovoltaic (PV) effect. Since solar panels are getting more affordable, and even the...

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has released a new report that highlights that the climate targets submitted by countries party to the 2015 Paris Agreement are insufficient to prevent global warming. The NDC Synthesis Report released just ahead of the global climate summit in Glasgow has also indicated that the progress...

Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) has successfully achieved 100% Renewable Energy from June 2021 which includes TKM Manufacturing Plant at Bidadi and 8 On-site Supplier Companies. This feat has resulted in offsetting carbon of 16,635.54 tons (Cumulative April’21 ~ Sept’21) which underscores the company’s strong commitment towards conserving the ecosystem throughout the entire life cycle of...

Bright blue skies, lofty peaks and emerald green water – I stood mesmerized, watching the confluence of Indus and Zanskar rivers. The clean air and tranquillity of Ladakh was a refreshing change from the everyday hustle-bustle of Delhi. Ladakh is known for its breathtaking mountain scenery, wildlife and unique culture. I was back here again...

NatWest Group India, (formerly RBS India) the global capability centre of the NatWest Group, today announced the winners of the 11th edition of the NatWest Group Earth Heroes Awards. Celebrating efforts in “Biodiversity – A resilient nature is the foundation on which all climate mitigation and adaptation efforts must be raised”, theme for the...