India’s solar cell capacity poised for 5-fold jump to 55 GW by 2026-27

IANS | February 6, 2025 5:20 PM

New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) India's solar cell manufacturing capacity is set to touch 50-55 GW by fiscal year 2027, up five-fold from 10 GW at the end of fiscal 2024, propelled by the government’s policy thrust to reduce imports of cells and modules, according to a Crisil Ratings report released on Thursday.

Delhi’s air quality plummets to ‘very poor’ category

IANS | February 2, 2025 8:33 AM

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The air quality in Delhi has significantly deteriorated, as the city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) surged to 341 on Sunday at 6 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), falling into the ‘very poor’ category.

GRAP-3 curbs back in Delhi as air quality worsens

IANS | January 30, 2025 8:45 AM

New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) As the air quality in Delhi-NCR worsened and the Air Quality Index (AQI) touched 'Severe' levels on Wednesday, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) re-imposed Stage 3 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) from Thursday.

India among world’s 13 leading nations spearheading fight against climate change: WEF

IANS | January 26, 2025 3:02 PM

New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) India is among the world’s 13 leading industrial clusters along with countries such as Australia, Brazil, the Netherlands, the UK and Saudi Arabia to join the World Economic Forum’s Transitioning Industrial Clusters initiative to fight climate change and safeguard the planet, according to a WEF statement issued on Sunday.