India has only 3 per cent contribution in the historical emissions and that the US, Europe and other regions have contributed more to harmful emissions over the last 150 years, the Minister said. New Delhi: Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday said India is increasingly leveraging renewable energy to fuel its growing power consumption as […]
Climate finance still not on table for developing countries: Javadekar
Climate finance promised in 2009 under the Paris agreement are still “not on the table” for developing countries, Javadekar said. Climate finance of USD 100 billion a year and green technologies for mitigation actions promised in 2009 under the Paris agreement are still “not on the table” for developing countries, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said […]
212 cr released for procurement of e-buses under FAME-India Scheme
After that, 86 proposals from 26 states/UTs for the deployment of about 15,000 e-buses were received New Delhi: About Rs 212.31 crore has been released for the procurement of electric buses as of January 31 this year under the second phase of FAME-India Scheme, Parliament was informed on Monday. With an aim to promote eco-friendly […]
India Is The Only G20 Country To Be ‘2 Degree’ Compliant: Prakash Javadekar
New Delhi [India]: India is the only country in the G-20 nations which is 2 degrees compliant in keeping with the Nationally Determined Contributions presented in Paris, said Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday. “The Nationally Determined Contributions we presented in Paris, we’re walking the talk. Among G-20 we are the […]
Govt sanctions 670 electric buses, 241 charging stations under FAME scheme
“This is a good start, these e-buses, e-rickshaws and e-scooties as well as e-cars for city use are the best way forward for environment friendly transport,” Javadekar said New Delhi: The government on Friday said it has sanctioned 670 electric buses for Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat and Chandigarh and 241 charging stations in Madhya Pradesh, Tamil […]
Give $1trn for green recovery: Prakash Javadekar to developed countries
The event was co-chaired by Germany and the UK, and witnessed the participation of 30 countries. The aim was to facilitate discussions among high-level government officials over measures that could pave the way for a green recovery from the current economic crisis. Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar has called for a grant of $1 trillion […]
In Phase-II to Fame India Scheme 2636 EV Charging Stations sanctioned
Will Encourage OEMs to Launch New Electric Vehicles – Prakash Javadekar To give a further push to clean mobility in Road Transport Sector, the Department of Heavy Industries has sanctioned 2636 charging stations in 62 cities across 24 States/UTs under FAME India (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India) scheme phase II. As […]
Outcome of COP25 balanced, with the exception of Climate Finance issues: Shri Prakash Javadekar
The 25th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 25) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was held under the Presidency of Chile in Madrid, Spain on 02nd – 15th December 2018. The conference, which was expected to conclude on 13th December, was extended till 15th December 2019 to […]
India asks developed world to fulfil promises on climate finance
Madrid : India Tuesday asked the developed world to fulfil its commitment to provide $1 trillion in public finance and collaborate on technology, which is crucial for developing nations to fight climate change. Disaster should not be a means to make profit, India emphasised in the final week of the United Nations climate talks, COP25, […]
Prakash Javadekar takes electric car to Parliament, asks public to join fight against pollution
The Union Minister, who handles the environment portfolio, asked the public to contribute to the fight against pollution by using electric vehicles and public transport. HIGHLIGHTS Govt gradually switching to electric cars: Javadekar Air quality in Delhi-NCR has improved over weekend Delhi CM Kejriwal says no extension of odd-even scheme Union Minister Prakash Javadekar took […]