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Balancing India’s manufacturing expansion ambitions with its net zero commitments is emerging as a key structural challenge, Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Anantha Nageswaran said, noting that the country must grow industrial capacity even as it works to lower its carbon footprint.Speaking to ANI on the sidelines of the launch of the Niti Aayog study report…
FILE – The 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV sits on display at the Chicago Auto Show, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File) FILE – The 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV sits on display at the Chicago Auto Show, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File) General Motors will…
FILE – The company logo is shown on the grille of an unsold 2026 AMG S63 Performance model on the lot of a Mercedes Benz dealership Nov. 2, 2025, in Littleton, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) Mercedes-Benz USA and parent company Daimer AG have agreed to pay $149.6 million to settle allegations that the automaker…
PUNE: Driven by high vehicle density, Mumbai recorded the highest road traffic carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per km of road length among major Indian cities, while metros such as Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and Pune also showed high levels of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and carbon monoxide (CO) emissions from road transport, according to a new…
NEW DELHI: According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the city’s 24-hour average AQI at 4 pm stood at 372, rising from 304 on Monday and 279 on Sunday. Out of 39 monitoring stations, 16 recorded readings above 400 — a level known to seriously impact health. Stations in the ‘severe’ category included Burari,…
Representative image (AI) NEW DELHI: The global greenhouse gas (GHG) emission increased by 2.3% in 2024, compared to the previous year, to reach a record high of 57.7 gigatons of CO2 equivalent, with India reporting the highest absolute increase in emissions followed by China, Russia, Indonesia and the US, showed a UN report released on…
New Rules Make It Must For 282 Units To Reduce Emissions NEW DELHI: India’s all traditionally high-emission industries, including aluminum, cement and pulp & paper, will have to reduce the intensity of their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to meet specific targets by 2026-27 compared to a 2023-24 baseline as the govt has notified rules for…
MUMBAI: A new study by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has concluded that the airline industry has access to sufficient sustainable feedstock to achieve its net-zero emissions goal by 2050. The study, however, identifies a significant bottleneck in the slow rollout of technology needed to convert these diverse feedstocks into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF),…
NEW DELHI: In what could be a positive outcome of India’s growing renewable energy footprint, a new analysis based on official monthly data has shown the country’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from its power sector fell by 1% year-on-year in first half of 2025 and by 0.2% over past 12 months – this is only…
