New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI/NewsVoir): As the dust on the world's largest global negotiations for climate action - the Conference of Parties (COP27) settled, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) with support from Bloomberg Philanthropies organised a session on "COP-27 Outcomes: From the perspectives of Policy, Research & Businesses" summing up views and setting expectations from a wide range of experts from the government, think-tanks and the industry, on Tuesday in New Delhi.

New Delhi: Secretary Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change Leena Nandan on Saturday said that developing a global baseline to enhance transparency and investor confidence is a crucial measure in enhancing adaptation readiness. She delivered her special remarks at a session on ‘Long Term Strategy on Adaptation and Adaptation... The post appeared first on .

New Delhi: Secretary Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change Leena Nandan on Saturday said that developing a global baseline to enhance transparency and investor confidence is a crucial measure in enhancing adaptation readiness. She delivered her special remarks at a session on ‘Long Term Strategy on Adaptation and Adaptation... The post appeared first on .

Secretary Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change, Leena Nandan on Saturday said that developing a global baseline to enhance transparency and investor confidence is a crucial measure in enhancing adaptation readiness.

New Delhi [India], February 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver the inaugural address at The Energy and Resources Institute's (TERI) World Sustainable Development Summit on February 16 at around 6 pm virtually.

New Delhi Nov 18 PTI Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Thursday urged Union minister Bhupender Yadav to call a joint meeting and prepare an action plan to tackle air pollution in Delhi-NCR Rai also cited a study from Indian Institute of Tropical Management IITM a central government-run body that 69 per cent share in Delhis air pollution between October 24 and November 8 was of external sources He said that a similar study by TERI in 2016 had shown that 64 per cent pollution is due to external sources and 36 per cent pollution is due internal source of DelhiIITM is a central government institute which has analysed per hour data of Safar to understand the source of pollution IITMs data analysis from October 24 to November 8 shows that 69 per cent Delhis pollution is due to external source and 31 per cent is due to Delhis internal source Rai said in a press conferenceHe added that the Delhi government is taking a number of steps from anti-dust campaigns to Red Light on Gaadi Off campaign to controlling the citys internal pollution But it requires a joint effort from all NCR states such as Haryana Punjab Delhi and Uttar Pradesh the minister saidPeople of Delhi cant reduce the 70 per cent of the external sources of pollution Thats why I am requesting again the Union environment minister to call a joint meeting of environment minister from NCR states and make a joint action plan Responsibilities of each state should be fixed to implement that plan and reduce pollution Rai saidHe also alleged that construction activities are going unabated in surrounding areas of Delhi which is further worsening the air Rai said the Delhi government is providing 24-hour electricity supply due to which generator sets do not have to function here but it is not so in NCR cities The Delhi government on Wednesday banned entry of trucks barring those carrying essential items with immediate effect in the national capital till November 21 or any further orders amid alarming levels of air pollutionThe government has also shut schools colleges and other educational institutions till further orders and extend the ban on construction and demolition activities till November 21 Later in the day the government issued a statement where it said that Centre for Science and Environment CSE analysed the data of IITM which revealed that the pollution generated inside Delhi has reduced in the last five yearsThe CSE took the data from the Decision Support System DSS for 15 days per hour from October 24 to November 8 and analysed it to get the result that 69 per cent pollution in Delhi was because of external sourcesThe environment minister said that in the Supreme Court the central government has accepted that the share of stubble burning in pollution has increased from 35 to 40 per cent the effect of which is visible inside Delhi the statement said Rai in the statement said that the government has converted around 1500 industries to CNG-based which had previously been running on pollutant fuel According to the Commission for Air Quality Management the same was to be done for the entirety of NCR but it never happened We had made this appeal in the previous Joint Meeting where the Union environment minister the chief ministers of Haryana and Punjab the environment ministers of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh but to no avail Rai said in the statementHe said that are no brick kilns within Delhi but there are many right outside All the pollution from these kilns is entering Delhi Now they are talking of an emergency shutdown of the thermal power plant But the suggestion to help it move on to advanced technology has been postponed every time Rai said in the statement PTI AKM KJ

New Delhi Nov 18 PTI Delhi recorded its air quality in the very poor category on Friday and strong surface winds are likely to bring some relief from high pollution levels Sunday onwards authorities saidThe city recorded its 24-hour average air quality index at 347 down from at 375 on WednesdayNeighbouring Faridabad 349 Ghaziabad 360 Greater Noida 308 Gurugram 323 and Noida 336 also recorded their air quality in the very poor categoryThe air quality is likely improve significantly from November 21 owing to relatively strong winds and reach poor category PM25 to be the predominant pollutant the central governments Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi saidAccording to the Ministry of Earth Sciences air quality monitor SAFAR 773 farm fires in neighbouring regions accounted for two per cent of Delhis PM25 pollution on ThursdayThe stubble burning contribution is negligible because the transport-level winds are coming from the east direction preventing intrusion of pollutantsEarlier in the day Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai urged his Union counterpart Bhupender Yadav to call a joint meeting and prepare an action plan to tackle air pollution in Delhi-NCRRai also cited a study from Indian Institute of Tropical Management IITM a central government-run body that external sources accounted for 69 per cent share in Delhis air pollution between October 24 and November 8He said that a similar study by TERI in 2016 had shown that 64 per cent pollution is due to external sources and 36 per cent pollution is due internal source of DelhiTo combat pollution the Delhi government on Wednesday issued 10 directions including a ban on the entry of trucks carrying non-essential items in the city and closure of schools and colleges till further ordersThe Delhi government has banned construction and demolition activities in the city till November 21 It has also ordered its employees to work from home till SundayThe city government had earlier announced the closure of all schools colleges and educational institutions till Sunday and banned construction and demolition activities till November 17Rai said 1000 private CNG buses will be hired to strengthen the public transport system PTI GVS KJ

New Delhi [India], November 18 (ANI): Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Thursday said that Delhi's contribution to air pollution is 31 per cent and the remaining 69 per cent of the pollution is from outside Delhi, adding that it is impossible to curb pollution without a joint-action plan by the Centre.

Islamabad [Pakistan], November 7 (ANI): Pakistan Hindu Council (PHC) will organise a grand function to celebrate Diwali at the Teri Temple, Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday, reported a local media.

After the tremendous success of the Swacch  Bharat Mission, the government is now focused on providing water security to citizens across the country. With the newly formed Ministry of Jal Shakti and a separate budgetary allocation of funds to the Jal Jeevan Mission, the path has been paved for India to solve the critical issue of water conservation in […]