EVs are being aggressively pursued by many countries across the world as one of the solutions to address climate change.
Union Budget 2021 expectations for climate: Talking to Financial Express Online's Bulbul Dhawan, Dr Jai Asundi, Executive Director of think tank CSTEP, shared his views on various domains, their outlook and Budget 2021 expectations for these fields.
The Government of India presented the Union Budget 2021–22 on 1 February 2021.
Studies point out that despite the Government of India's renewable energy target of 450 GW by 2030, electricity generation from coal-based thermal power plants (TPPs) will still be more than half of the total supply.
The Union Budget 2021-22 is clearly a plan to bolster the nation's financial stability that has been down in the doldrums due to the pandemic.
CSTEP signed an MoU with the Seshadripuram Institute of Commerce and Management, Bangalore, on 15 February 2021.
CSTEP signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Presidency University, Bangalore, on 27 March 2021.
Under the aegis of Prakash Javadekar, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Institutes of Repute (IoRs), Urban Local Bodies, and State Pollution Control Boards on 26 March 2021 for the efficient implementation of National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) action plans in 120 non-attainment cities.
Climate resilience is the ability to anticipate, absorb, accommodate, and recover from the effects of a potentially hazardous event.
India has to overcome several developmental challenges in the coming decades.
India’s rapid urbanisation underscores the need to balance growing consumption patterns, development goals, and climate commitments.
Air pollution impacts human health, quality of living, climate, and the economy (Hystad et al.
The Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP) in collaboration with the Chandigarh Pollution Testing Laboratory (CPTL) organised a virtual round-table disussion titled ‘Understanding the Sectoral Challenges in the State of Punjab’ on 27 July 2021.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) sixth assessment report (AR6) of working group 1 — ‘The Physical Science Basis’ has reinforced our worst fears about the state of climate.
Thermal comfort is a fundamental need and should not be the privilege of the well-off.
The Sixth Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projects intense heatwaves in India, with longer durations and at an increasing frequency.
