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Towards a hydrogen economy in India

30 Jan 2024

Changes in India’s energy system are on the anvil. One that is really anticipated is the increased use of hydrogen and its derivative energy carriers, according to a Mongabay-India commentary....

Climate change and India’s monsoon pattern

23 Jan 2024

A recent study ‘Decoding India’s Changing Monsoon Patterns: A Tehsil-level Assessment,’ was carried out by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW). In the Executive Summary, researchers Shravan Prabhu...

Lauding efforts towards sustainability

16 Jan 2024

Organizations, government departments, non-governmental organizations and institutions across India are announcing and awarding honours for efforts towards environmental sustainability. At the 13th edition of the CNN-News18 Indian of the Year...

Promoting meteorological forecasting, climate studies

02 Jan 2024

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is celebrating its 150th anniversary with yearlong celebrations starting from 15 January 2024. The day is being celebrated with a view to highlight the achievements...

India testing eDNA technology for biodiversity assessment

26 Dec 2023

The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) is testing new technology to assess biodiversity using environmental DNA (eDNA), as reported by Mongabay-India. The ZSI) has set up a pilot project to...

Ancient ocean water could help climate modelling

19 Dec 2023

A team of researchers from India and Japan have found water droplets trapped in mineral deposits in the Kumaon mountains in the Indian state of Uttarakhand that were likely left...

India betters its position in this year’s CCPI

12 Dec 2023

India has ascended to the seventh position in this year’s Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI), showcasing a commendable improvement from its previous ranking. This significant announcement came during the global...

India reiterates call for climate action

05 Dec 2023

The Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, was in the UAE to participate in the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28). PM Modi...

Helping Indian women farmers withstand climate change

28 Nov 2023

The United Nations (UN) World Food Programme (WFP) in India and the Norwegian Government have joined forces for a project aimed at supporting women smallholder farmers in the country’s northeastern...

Rooftop solar potential could boost India’s energy transition

21 Nov 2023

A new independent report by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) released recently has said that over 250 million households across India have the potential to deploy 637...

Meena Janardhan

Writer/Editor/Consultant. She has over 25 years of experience in the fields of environmental journalism and publishing.

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