Impressed by the solar power policy of India’s national capital of Delhi, the country’s Centre for Science and Environment has urged the central government to implement the same policy across the country. According to the provisions of the Delhi rooftop solar power policy, all buildings constructed after September 1, 2015, … [continued]
For quite some time now, India’s national solar power capacity target has been quoted as 100 GW by 2022, mostly on the basis of speeches from ministers and high level bureaucrats. But there has always been some hesitation in doing so, as this was never ‘officially‘ announced. At times there have also … [continued]
The big news we’re hearing about Barack Obama this weekend has nothing to do with climate change: it’s that he’s cutting short his trip to India to pay final respects from the United States to Saudi Arabian King Abdullah. He’ll also meet with Salman, the late monarch’s brother and former … [continued]
A new study has found that, on top of all the other manner of ways our cars are trying to kill us, the pollution they emit is now one of the fastest growing causes of death in the world. The study was published in the weekly journal The Lancet and looked … [continued]
