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Saturday, October 25, 2025
TopicClimate change mitigation

Topic: climate change mitigation

India’s climate war is missing its first responders—urban local bodies

The private sector stays out of climate resilience funding because projects lack revenue models, bankability, and local data. But empowered Urban Local Bodies can unlock that.

With projects to produce 7.5 MMT green hydrogen announced, India ‘100% confident’ of meeting 2030 goal

At an event, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy secretary highlighted major progress in National Green Hydrogen Mission, which targets 5 MMT of annual green hydrogen production by 2030.

Tamil Nadu is on a mangrove mission to create ‘bio-shields’. Villagers are on the frontlines

The Tamil Nadu government is nursing old mangroves back to health and planting new ones across coastal districts like Cuddalore. Local residents are playing a symbiotic role in the plan.

Most Indians support action on global warming, favour net zero by 2070 – Yale-CVoter survey

Report finds that 92% of the 2000+ polled want job training in renewables industry.

Saudi Arabia is showing us the way to a new, safer form of nuclear energy

Saudi Arabia can not only diversify its energy mix but also set a new standard in nuclear safety and sustainability that other countries could adopt.

These 8 countries have already achieved net-zero emissions

These ‘carbon sinks’ absorb more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere each year than they emit.

COP27 drags on as deadlocks over loss & damage, document summarising tone of negotiations loosen

COP27 president Sameh Shoukry said he has drafted texts on topics of negotiation on which no consensus had been reached & parties will be provided further opportunity to respond to them.

COP27: EU proposal on climate loss & damage fund ‘lacks moral integrity’ say developing countries

At COP27 negotiations Thursday, European Union agreed to set up a loss & damage climate finance facility that serves 'most vulnerable countries' only, and draws on a wide donor base.

PM Modi launches ‘Mission LiFE’ initiative with UN chief Guterres to fight climate change

The launch of the mission, aimed at encouraging people towards sustainable living, comes ahead of next month’s mega UN climate meet in Egypt.

Cabinet approves India’s new climate targets incorporating PM Modi’s ‘Panchamrit’ strategy

As per the update, India now commits to reducing emissions intensity of its GDP by 45 per cent by 2030, and achieving 50 per cent electric power from non-fossil fuel-based energy.

On Camera

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.