The Director for the UNAIDS Regional Support Team for Eastern and Southern Africa, Sheila Tlou, has visited Uganda to advocate for accelerated action to address the trend of rising new HIV infections in
The Dutch government on Wednesday proposed a 33 percent increase in its budget for renewable energy projects in 2017, as it attempts to catch up after lagging on its 2020 emission reduction targets.
Europe will phase out coal subsidies and cut its energy use by 30% before the end of the next decade, under a major clean energy package announced in Brussels on Wednesday. The 1,000-page blueprint
Bicycle sensors in Copenhagen clocked a new record this month: there are now more bikes than cars in the heart of the city. In the last year, 35,080 more bikes have joined the daily roll, bringing the
Wildlife ecologists who study the effects of climate change assume, with support from several studies, that warming temperatures caused by climate change are forcing animals to move either northward or
The French nuclear industry is in its “worst situation ever” because of a spate of plant closures in France and the complexities it faces with the UK’s Hinkley Point C power station, according to a former
Canada has approved Kinder Morgan Inc’s hotly contested plan to twin a pipeline from the Alberta oil sands to the Pacific coast, setting up a battle with environmentalists who helped elect the prime minister,
Global firms behind popular brands such as Kit Kat, Colgate toothpaste and Dove cosmetics use palm oil produced by child workers in dangerous conditions, Amnesty International has claimed. The human
NEW DELHI: Ninety percent of projects got environmental clearance in the country last year as compared to nearly 54% in 2014. Informing this in the Rajya Sabha, environment minister Anil Madha Dave in
Rajkot: The Rajkot Municipal Corporation's (RMC) housing scheme, 'Smart Ghar', proposed using green technology design, has received 'Indo-Swiss Building Energy Efficiency Project' certification. The
Penguin India on Monday announced that it has acquired Sunita Narains "Conflicts of Interest: My Journey through Indias Green Movement", a personal account of one of Indias foremost environmentalist experts.
North Atlantic coral populations - which support a variety of sea life - are under threat from climate change, according to scientists who have warned that changing winter weather conditions may upset
MUMBAI: An experiment will soon get underway at three busy traffic junctions in the city to ascertain if a new air purifying device, called WAYU, can disperse the deadly particulate matter. The three spots—Sion
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday directed the Delhi government and the Delhi Police to impound four-wheelers running on diesel in the capital under the Environment Protection Act. The bench
KOLKATA: The city's air was more toxic than Delhi's on four days last week. Kolkata's PM2.5 (finer particulate matter that goes straight into the lungs) count was consistently more than five times the
Ways to purify your indoor air for fresh airWays to purify your indoor air for fresh air Delhi recently faced a panic situation. Schools were closed and people were forced to wear masks to battle the
Power generation from renewable energy sources like solar and wind has increased to 7.54 per of the total electricity generated in the country during April-September this fiscal, Parliament was informed
Wind turbine maker Suzlon Group has bagged an over 50 MW wind power project in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. Suzlon, a leading global renewable energy solutions provider, today announced winning this order
ReNew Power Ventures, a renewable energy development company, won bids for 5 MW solar installations across various locations for the Indian Railways. The company will be investing close to Rs 35 crore
AHMEDABAD: Even as the mean temperature in the city continues to dip, the city got no respite from vector-borne diseases. According to the weekly health report by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC),
