Unplanned Patna's ambient air is now hazardous to human health

Ajay Kumar | November 19, 2023 12:00 PM

Patna, Nov 19 (IANS) If you are a resident of Patna and are planning to go for a morning walk, it would not be a good idea given the hazardous air quality of the city. The Air Quality Index (AQI) of Patna is the worst, not only in the country but in the world, this winter season.

Powered by govt, corporate sector, India's green energy drive in top gear

S.P.S. Pannu | November 19, 2023 10:03 AM

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister R.K. Singh said this week that India needs to develop but will do so “responsibly”, which is reflected in the country being nine years ahead in achieving the nationally determined contributions (NDC) target set under the Paris Agreement on Climate Change of having 40 per cent of installed power capacity from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030.

Historic opportunity for course correction under Paris Climate Agreement

Vishal Gulati | November 19, 2023 10:00 AM

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Is the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) -- probably as important as the one in 2015 when the universal and legally-binding Paris Agreement was adopted by nearly every nation -- to speed up bolder and more ambitious climate action, amidst the ongoing geopolitical conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East still crucial?