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Electric Vehicles Set To Revolutionise Last Mile Logistics In The Next Five Years
Electric mobility though is still at a nascent stage in India. Presently, pure electric vehicle penetration in India is barely 0.1% in private vehicles, about 0.2% in two-wheelers and nearly zero for commercial vehicles Three major challenges to EV adoption include, higher acquisition costs, absence of charging infrastructure and an EV manufacturing ecosystem for both […]
Pandemic changes may point way to sustainable cities of the future
Rigid school and office hours have given way to a more flexible system of working during the pandemic that puts less pressure on transport systems and energy grids LONDON: City dwellers and planners should build on the dramatic changes swept in by COVID-19 to create a more sustainable and low-carbon future, urban experts told a […]
OPINION: Why climate adaptation should be top priority in India’s climate agenda
Along with growth & recovery, we should aspire to make India more sustainable and resilient. First step is to prioritize climate adaptation in our national climate agenda as Plan A. New Delhi: COVID-19 has caused unprecedented damage to our economy – mass unemployment, disruptions in key socio-economic systems and economic contractions. Its impact on vulnerable […]
Germany to help India evaluate optimal power balancing to meet renewable energy plans by 2022
In 2016, ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) announced one of the world’s largest renewable energy expansion program, with the stated aim of generating 175 GW of green power by 2022 MANGALURU: Deutsche Gesellschaftfür Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) has contracted DNV GL, world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body to conduct a […]
India up at 74th place on WEF’s global energy transition index
In its report, the WEF said its study measuring readiness for clean energy transition in 115 economies showed that 94 have made progress since 2015, but environmental sustainability continues to lag New Delhi: India has moved up two positions to rank 74th on a global ‘Energy Transition Index’ with improvements on all key parameters of […]
Arcadia Power Awarded as Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum
WASHINGTON: Arcadia Power, a DC-based technology company building the utility of the future, was selected among hundreds of candidates as one of the World Economic Forum’s “Technology Pioneers.” The World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers are early to growth-stage companies from around the world that are involved in the design, development and deployment of new technologies […]
India ‘Ready’: Climbs To 76th Place On World Economic Forum’s Energy Transition Index; Sweden Tops List
In the second edition of the Energy Transition Index, India improved its rank by two points from last year (2018) to rank at 75, five places higher than China but lower than other developing economies like Brazil and Indonesia. Sweden topped the annual list, followed by Switzerland and Norway. The index, published by World Economic […]