Green credits earned by individuals & industries will be tradable via a proposed market platform. Notification comes 2 months after environment ministry readied the scheme's draft contours.
Centre for Policy Research report released Thursday also found bulk of expenditure by 9 state pollution control boards & 1 pollution control committee went towards pay and allowances.
‘Safeguard Mechanism’ reform legislation is key to Labor govt's pledge to cut emissions by 43% by 2030 in country that ranks as one of world's biggest carbon emitters per capita.
Bhiwadi in Rajasthan was the most polluted city in India and second-most polluted in central and south Asia region. Delhi was not far behind, followed by Darbhanga and Asopur.
Today, single-use plastic covers the Earth, and its consumption is on track to skyrocket–from 460 million tonnes in 2019 to 1,231 million tonnes in 2060.
In assessment of 10 state-level bodies in Indo-Gangetic plain, think tank CPR has found them ill-equipped to manage air pollution. Lack of technical expertise also cited as factor.
Cutting trade ties with Pakistan is easier said than done: the neighbouring country is Afghanistan’s largest single trading partner, taking in 45 per cent of Afghan exports in 2024.
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
Wing Commander Namansh Syal is survived by his wife, their 6-year-old daughter and his mother. Back in his native village, relatives and neighbours wait for his remains for last rites.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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