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Budget 2024-25: Nuclear option vital for energy mix; Centre to partner with private sector to develop miniature reactors

New Delhi, July 23 -- This year's Union Budget has emphasised nuclear energy's contribution to India's energy mix, especially when it comes to emerging technologies. One of the technologies mentioned ... Read More


Budget 2024-25: Sitharaman unveils climate finance taxonomy, experts hail move but concerns over greenwashing persist

New Delhi, July 23 -- The Centre will create a taxonomy for climate finance to encourage investments in climate action, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in the "Next Generation Reforms" s... Read More


Economic Survey 2024 raises questions on India's voluntary carbon market; double accounting & expensive emission reduction activities are concerns

New Delhi, July 22 -- The 2023-2024 Economic Survey Report raises the same concerns highlighted in "Discredited", the Centre for Science and Environment, and the Down To Earth investigation on the vol... Read More


AI in Africa: Deployment highest in 3 countries; limited datasets, computing power, data centres key barriers, says report

Kenya, July 17 -- Nigeria and South Africa top the list of African countries deploying artificial intelligence, according to a new report. Of the 90 applications identified in the three countries, 40... Read More


UNEP Foresight Report: AI-based weapons already in use could cause major disruptions in 4-6 years

New Delhi, July 16 -- Artificial intelligence (AI) has already made its presence felt in the battlefields, with its use during the Ukraine and West Asia conflicts. This dangerous global shift towards ... Read More


UNEP Foresight Report: Major disruptions from spatial activity acceleration; ozone depletion flagged as primary concern

New Delhi, July 16 -- The rapid expansion of anthropogenic activity in outer space is already showing signs that it could cause disruptions to the global environment, with experts expecting them to oc... Read More


UNEP Foresight Report: Disruptions from deploying speculative technologies to cool planet could occur in 7 years

New Delhi, July 16 -- The European Union, the United States and China are currently funding research to better understand controversial and speculative technologies called Solar Radiation Management (... Read More


Wild guess

New Delhi, July 13 -- IF THE area that gets affected by wildfires each year were considered a country, it would be the second largest emitter of carbon dioxide (CO2), surpassed only by China. In 2023,... Read More


Climate change: Scientists call for studies on risks, benefits of glacial geoengineering to slow sea-level rise

New Delhi, July 12 -- Fibre-based 'curtains' around the feet of ice shelves and drilling holes through the glacier bed were the two main technological tools discussed at recent science conferences to ... Read More


US reports first local plant extinction due to rising sea levels: Study

New Delhi, July 10 -- Rising sea levels, a growing threat linked to climate change, may have claimed its first victim in the United States - a unique cactus species. A new study suggests the Key Largo... Read More