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Lack of domestic demand major hurdle for green transition of MSMEs in Maharashtra

India, June 30 -- The air is heavy with the stench of chemicals. Workers lower machine parts into acid vats. Others apply silver coating. In a cabin off the factory floor of Automat Industries-an elec... Read More


Global energy demand rises 1.7 per cent in 2025 as clean power hits milestone, Asia remains emissions hotspot

India, June 30 -- Global energy demand rose 1.7 per cent in 2025, with renewables emerging as the largest source of total energy supply growth for the first time outside a recession, even as global em... Read More


Data-driven flexibility could cut electricity grid upgrade costs: Report

India, June 30 -- DSOs must turn vast but fragmented datasets into "business-ready" intelligence to manage grid congestion. A new report proposed a bronze-silver-gold data architecture, AI-based load... Read More


The 20km ripple effect: How mines can trigger distant deforestation in Africa

India, June 30 -- Africa's drive to supply critical minerals for the green energy transition is triggering extensive, often overlooked deforestation far beyond mine sites. Using satellite data, resea... Read More


New South-North Commission on Development launches in Hamburg; sets itself task to rewrite rules of global cooperation

India, June 30 -- In one of the most consequential outcomes of this year's Hamburg Sustainability Conference (HSC), the South North Commission on Development was formally launched on the gathering's s... Read More


Global climate finance tops $2 trillion for first time, but growth slows as investment gap widens

India, June 29 -- Global climate finance crossed the $2 trillion mark for the first time in 2024, reaching a record $2.008 trillion, according to the latest Global Landscape of Climate Finance 2026 re... Read More


EV freight transition gains urgency as 16,900 trucks entering Delhi daily generate 23% of transport emissions

India, June 29 -- Nearly 16,900 heavy-duty trucks entering Delhi daily generate 23% of the city's transport emissions This rises to 61% at night, underscoring the urgency of electrifying freight. A ... Read More


Development is hard power, clean energy is security: Hamburg Sustainability Conference 2026 sounds the alarm on a fractured world

India, June 29 -- Fossil fuel subsidies, which had been on a downward trend globally, are on track to reach US$1.1 trillion in 2026 - US$410 billion more than in 2025 - since the West Asia conflict an... Read More


Centre unveils VB-GRAMG planning framework with focus on water, roads and climate resilience

India, June 29 -- The Centre has released the Viksit Gram Panchayat Plan framework for implementing VB-GRAMG, the new rural jobs and livelihoods mission. The framework prioritises water security, rur... Read More


Is Bundelkhand again heading towards drought?

India, June 29 -- These images show buffaloes cooling off in one of the last remaining pools on the Yamuna riverbed near Mahoba in the Bundelkhand region of north-central India. Bundelkhand is notori... Read More