Nature walk organised along the Palak Lake , Aizawl, Mizoram The Palak Lake wetland conservation area is rich in biodiversity and falls under the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot Mass mobilisation across the country on LiFE is being organized in the run-up to the celebrations to World Environment Day (June 5). Several activities were organized by various […]
eSensitivity tool launched to balance biodiversity, energy planning – EQ Mag Pro
Exactly to address these kinds of issues, Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), BirdLife International, and the Asian Development Bank have launched a new, open access ‘Sensitivity’ mapping tool called AVISTEP – the Avian Sensitivity Tool for Energy Planning. New Delhi: A dozen-odd chinkaras – a protected species – lost their lives in Rajasthan after being […]
A further 80 high speed electric vehicle charging bays lined up for Doncaster
Doncaster Council is pressing ahead with plans to support the use of electric vehicles across the borough by increasing the availability of high speed electric vehicle charging points. These will complement the 67 charging bays currently available in car parks, supermarkets and fuel stations in Doncaster, raising the number to about 150. Work on installing […]
European politicians, CEOs, lawmakers urge green coronavirus recovery
As some EU countries move to ease the restrictions starting this week, the bloc is divided on how to finance economic recovery, with the ailing south advocating issuing joint debt against the opposition of the fiscally conservative north European politicians, CEOs, lawmakers and activists called on Tuesday for green investment to restart growth after the […]
Japanese plastics firm shines for Asia in ranking of world’s greenest corporate giants
Japanese plastics manufacturer Sekisui Chemical is the highest ranked Asian firm in a global index of the most sustainable corporations by Canadian publisher Corporate Knights. CK’s boss says it is ‘worrying’ that there are not more Asian firms in the list. apanese firms rose up the ranks while Singaporean companies lost ground in an annual […]
AfDB President expected to pitch for promotion of renewable energies in OPS 2019
The Bank’s President will be actively involved in high-level conversations, sectoral deep dives and coalition building for climate and environmental action in Africa. The President of the African Development Bank Dr Akinwumi Adesina, will lead a delegation to the One Planet Summit (OPS 2019), which will take place in Nairobi, Kenya on 14 March 2019 […]
