Carbon credit exports will not kickstart until climate targets are met in the country

India’s power minister Raj Kumar Singh made it clear that India will not export any carbon credits until it meets climate goals. India will ban firms to export carbon credits until the nation meets its climate goals, power and renewable energy minister Raj Kumar Singh told lawmakers debating changes to the country’s energy conservation law.

Indian PM to dedicate 2G ethanol plant in Panipat to nation

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation a second generation (2G) ethanol plant tomorrow. The plant was built at an estimated cost of $11.31 million (Rs 900 crore) in Haryana’s Panipat. The dedication of the plant is part of a long series of steps taken by the government over the years to

Carbon trading market likely in India

As part of its efforts to hasten the transition to cleaner fuels, India is likely to introduce a carbon trading market for major emitters in the energy, steel and cement industries. The platform is expected to be announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Independence Day celebrations on August 15. The market would initially be

Foundation stone laid for first greenhydrogen project in India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of India’s first public use green hydrogen mobility project at Leh. The project will be set-up by National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) within next one and half year. The requirement of renewable energy for the project shall be met by solar PV project (1.70 MW) adjacent to

500 CNG-run boats dedicated to the nation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated 500 boats converted to run on environment-friendly Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) from petrol and diesel to the Nation. The conversion of the boats running on petrol/diesel to run on CNG also was carried out under GAIL’s Corporate Social Responsibility initiative in association with Varanasi Nagar Nigam (VNN). VNN appointed Varanasi

India-German agreement on green hydrogen takes shape

During the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official visit to Germany, India and Germany have signed a pact on Green Hydrogen. India’s Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy, RK Singh and German Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Change, Robert Habeck signed the joint declaration virtually whereby the two countries intend to form

Use of waste biomass can make India achieve 20% ethanol blending

India had set a goal of reducing its crude oil import by 10 per cent by 2022. The fulfilment of the goal will largely depend on the government’s ability to meet the recently revised target of blending 20 per cent ethanol in petrol (E20) by 2025 instead of the earlier deadline of 2030. As things

PM Modi Surprises Climate Summit with 2070 Net-Zero Vow for India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi surprised delegates at the COP26 climate summit with a bold pledge: the world’s third-biggest emitter will reach net-zero by 2070. The announcement injected new life into talks that had been set back by a disappointing outcome from the Group of 20 meeting in Rome this weekend. Though India’s goal is two