The link between rising levels of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and changing climatic patterns was first definitively put forth in 1898 by Svante Arrhenius, a Swedish scientist.
With the world waking up to climate emergency, most countries are looking at controlling emissions, including a reduction in Greenhouse Gases (GHG).
•The study estimated the investment required to meet new emission standards for coal power plants in India till 2030.
India’s falling aquifer levels, erratic monsoons, arable land constraints, stagnating crop yields, growing food demand, and rising greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions necessitate that strategic interventions be planned and implemented to maintain food security in the country.
The recent Leaders’ Summit has signaled a strong comeback by the United States into the climate fold.
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.
Growing air pollution poses a serious health risk in India.
The climate crisis is no longer a distant event that might happen in the future.
The Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP)—a Bengaluru-based think tank—published a study on the climate of northern India titled ‘District-Level Changes in Climate: Historical Climate and Climate Change Projections for the Northern States of India’.
A study by the Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP)—a Bangalore-based think tank—on the climate of eastern India underscores the need for climate risk mapping and climate action.
The studies, “Emission Inventory and Pollution Reduction Strategies for Bengaluru” and “Identification of Polluting Sources for Bengaluru: Source Apportionment Study”, point to transportation and road dust as the biggest contributors to air pollution in Bengaluru city.
In 2019, the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) under the Government of India launched the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), which proposes strategies to reduce air pollution in several cities in India.
Jharkhand is a mineral-rich state in India.
Building codes are not new to India, and the first iteration of the National Building Code (NBC) dates back to 1970.
