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India’s first indigenously developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh recently launched India’s first truly indigenously developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus developed by KPIT-CSIR in Pune. Key Points This bus has zero emissions compared to a diesel bus plying on long distance routes which usually emits 100 tonnes of CO2 annually. In terms of CO2 emissions, about 12-14 percent of ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: CO2 emission • Dr. Jitendra Singh • hydrogen fuel cell • Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus • India’s first Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus • KPIT-CSIR • What is Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology?
Report: India at top in Emissions related to Crop Burning
Climate tech start-up, Blue Sky Analytics, published its report on emissions related to crop burning. In the report, India has been ranked at the top position. Key Points As per report, India accounted for 13 per cent of total global emissions in the period of 2015-2020. Report notes a 12.2 percent contribution by India towards ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Blue Sky Analytics • Carbon emission • Climate TRACE • CO2 emission • Forest Fires • Forest Fires in India • Stubble burning
Amazon Rainforest emits more CO2 than it absorbs
As per a study published in science journal, Nature, parts of Amazon rainforest are emitting more carbon dioxide than they absorb. Highlights Study was conducted by making 600 flights over four areas of Amazon. It was led by researchers from Brazil National Institute for Space Research to collect data on amount of carbon dioxide present ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Amazon basin • Amazon biome • Amazon rainforest • Carbon Sink • CO2 emission • Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest
Report: 1 bn tonnes CO2 to be removed by 2025 to meet climate goal
According to a report released by “Coalition for Negative Emissions (CNE) & McKinsey”, Projects in development will remove only some fraction of the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) from air to meet the 2025 climate change goal. Highlights About 190 countries have signed Paris agreement which seeks to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Carbon emissions • Climate change • CO2 emission • Coalition for Negative Emissions (CNE) & McKinsey Report on Climate Change • Paris Climate Agreement
CO2 Emissions of India falls in 4 decades
According to the study conducted by Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), the Carbon dioxide Emissions in India has declined the least in four decades. Highlights The study says that the carbon dioxide emissions in India has reduced by 15% in March and by 30% in April. The study also says that ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: carbon dioxide emissions • Carbon emission • CO2 emission • Coal • Electricity • fossil fuel • Oil and Gas
GoI: Quota Allocation Procedure for import of Calcined Pet Coke initiated
On April 20, 2020, the Government of India has laid down procedure to allocate quota for the import of calcined pet coke in the financial year 2020-21. Highlights In October 2018, the Government of India permitted imports of certain quantity of pet coke in order to use it as fuel in anode making. Earlier, the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Air pollution • cement industry • CO2 emission • DGFT • Green House Gas Emissions • imports • Oil refinery • Pet-coke