-The Telegraph Risks and rewards of a green transition At the CoP26 in Glasgow, India pledged to net-zero carbon emissions by 2070, with specific commitments at a shorter horizon to obtain half its energy from renewables and lower the carbon intensity of the economy by at least 45 per cent from 2005 levels as well as the total projected carbon emissions by one billion tonnes by 2030. The commitment to a low-carbon...
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Govt. Squeezes Spending, Even Though Tax Collections Have Increased -Subodh Varma
-Newsclick.in Modi government has restrained spending of various ministries including education, social justice, environment and others. Continuing with its policy of cutting down spending, the central government has spent only 47% of the budgeted amount by the end of September 2021. That’s half of the financial year 2021-22 gone. This is a new low (see graph below), and bizarrely, it comes at a time when tax revenues have picked up. As can be...
More »A solution to India’s stubble burning and climate change problems is growing around its cities -Aaran Patel
-Scroll.in Regenerative agriculture on the fringes of cities can bolster food security while helping the country achieve its climate goals. With the onset of winter, a blanket of smog has once again settled over northern India, caused in part by deleterious agricultural practices. Heedless of the environmental outcome of their action, farmers in the region are burning crop stubble in fields to reduce manual drudgery and expedite sowing of winter crops. It...
More »Why Chennai’s Flooding Problem Won’t Be Solved for Another 10 Years -Raj Bhagat Palanichamy
-TheWire.in Many parts of Chennai have been inundated after heavy rains – up to 22 cm – last night. The city, like all others in India, faces a wide range of issues and is unlikely to solve any of its problems related to urban flooding within the next 10 years. Many parts of Chennai have been inundated after heavy rains – up to 22 cm – last night. The city, like...
More »Explained: Where does India stand on methane emissions? -Jacob Koshy
-The Hindu * Why has it stayed away from both the methane pledge and the forest conservation declaration at Glasgow? The story so far: At the ongoing UN Climate Change Conference (the 26th Conference of Parties-COP26) in Glasgow, the United States and the European Union have jointly pledged to cut emissions of the greenhouse gas methane by 2030. They plan to cut down emissions by 30% compared with the 2020 levels. At...
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