CO2 emission

India’s first indigenously developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus

August 22, 2022

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 ..

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Report: India at top in Emissions related to Crop Burning

October 20, 2021

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 ..

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Amazon Rainforest emits more CO2 than it absorbs

July 17, 2021

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 ..

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Report: 1 bn tonnes CO2 to be removed by 2025 to meet climate goal

July 1, 2021

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 ..

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CO2 Emissions of India falls in 4 decades

May 13, 2020

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 ..

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GoI: Quota Allocation Procedure for import of Calcined Pet Coke initiated

April 20, 2020

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 ..

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