India’s first automobile in-plant railway siding project (of Maruti Suzuki) was inaugurated by PM Modi in Gujarat on March 12. The project is at Hansalpur in Gujarat’s Mehsana district. Under the project, Maruti will increase the use of railways for dispatching finished cars from 26% to 40% annually, saving 50,000 truck trips, 35 million litres … Read more
The two-day Petersberg Climate Dialogue is attended by 40 countries, including India and the U.S., and is a negotiating step ahead of COP28. | Photo Credit: Reuters Environmental campaigners urged climate envoys from dozens of nations gathering on May 2 in Berlin to discuss a global deadline for phasing out fossil fuels and ways of increasing … Read more
Guterres said the Paris climate accord’s goal was “on life support” because countries aren’t doing enough to drive down emissions. Countries scrambling to replace Russian oil, gas and coal supplies with any available alternative may fuel the world’s “mutually assured destruction” through climate change, the head of the United Nations warned Monday. UN Secretary-General Antonio … Read more
Delhi’s average life expectancy is 6.4 years lower than 69.4 — the national average. (Reuters/File) The World Health Organization’s message while updating its air quality guidelines (AQGs) last month was stark: impact of air quality on public health was twice as bad as estimated previously. Despite lax standards, India is home to 37 of the … Read more