United Nations, July 14 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the international community to “accelerate progress at scale and speed” in implementing the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.Speaking at the opening of the ministerial segment of the high-level political forum on sustainable development, Guterres said important progress has been made since the 2030 Agenda was launched a decade ago, marked by lower child and maternal mortality, greater access to social protection…
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New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday met Spanish Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo in Madrid and explored ways to deepen business ties between the two countries.Kicking off official engagements in Spain during his three-nation visit, Goyal said: “We had productive discussions on strengthening the India-Spain economic partnership through greater trade, investment and technology collaboration, with a focus on renewable energy, green hydrogen, advanced manufa…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Monday announced that 104 airports across India are now operating on 100 per cent renewable energy, marking a significant milestone in the country’s efforts to make aviation infrastructure more sustainable.Sharing the update on social media platform X, the minister said the achievement reflects the government’s commitment to clean energy and sustainability under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.“…
Kathmandu, July 13 (IANS) Nepal’s Supreme Court order directing the government to work on increasing Nepal’s share of free electricity from the 480 MW Phukot Karnali Hydropower Project being developed by India’s state-owned NHPC Limited, is likely to be one of the key issues during high-level bilateral energy talks between both countries this week. The 13th meeting of the Joint Secretary-level Joint Working Group (JWG) and the Secretary-level Joint Steering Committee (JSC) — the highest bilate…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Public sector Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has completed drilling its second geothermal well in Ladakh’s Puga Valley, in a significant step toward developing India’s first pilot geothermal power plant.The upstream oil giant’s research and development arm, ONGC Energy Centre, drilled the well to a depth of 1,000 metres at an altitude of more than 14,000 feet in about a month, improving on the timeline and cost of its first geothermal drilling campaign, accord…
Ahmedabad, July 10 (IANS) Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL), the flagship company of the Adani Group, and Dioxycle, a French clean-technology company specialising in chemical manufacturing, on Friday announced a long-term partnership to develop and scale low-carbon chemical production in India.The initiative will begin with a pilot facility at an Adani Group’s site to produce formic acid using captured carbon dioxide and renewable electricity. Following successful validation, the partners plan to sc…
Gandhinagar, July 9 (IANS) Gujarat accounts for the largest share of India’s installed renewable energy capacity, contributing 17.82 per cent of the national total, with the state’s cumulative renewable energy capacity reaching 50.386 GW, according to figures released on Thursday ahead of ‘Global Energy Independence Day’, observed annually on July 10. The day is marked to promote a transition from fossil fuels to cleaner and more sustainable sources of energy.India has set a target of achieving …
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Entrepreneurs and activists on Thursday underlined the importance of decision making by women in discussions around energy transition in India during a climate talk event, while saying that the sector has been traditionally dominated by men.Speaking to IANS, Neha Saigal, author of the book ‘Powering the Future: Women Leading India’s Energy Transition’, mentioned that the primary objective of the event was to discuss how women are central to the energy transition in India…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) India and Germany are working closely together in the renewable energy sector to create a more sustainable environment and this relationship will deepen going ahead, the German Ambassador to India, Philipp Ackermann said. “It’s a very, very good framework where India and Germany put together their thoughts, expertise, and knowledge in order to create a better and more sustainable general environment. This includes, of course, clean energy, and we are very actively workin…
Gandhinagar, July 9 (IANS) Gujarat plans to develop Dholera into the world’s largest data centre city, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi said on Thursday as the state launched the ‘Viksit Gujarat – Data Centre Policy 2026-29’, outlining a strategy centred on large-scale digital infrastructure, renewable energy and investor facilitation.Addressing investors and technology companies after Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel unveiled the policy, Sanghavi said Dholera has already been prepared with th…