Emerging markets India and China are driving growth in energy demand and choosing renewables over fossil fuels. Both are already choosing solar and wind over fossil fuels, a new report said on Tuesday.


'India, China driving global energy market transition'


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The Supreme Court on Monday declined to interfere with an NGT order to set up an experts committee to study the impact of Vedanta's copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu on the environment. The state government ordered the closure of the plant on May 22, prompting the company to approach the tribunal.


Tuticorin plant: SC refuses to interfere with NGT order (Lead, correcting headline)



Tuticorin plant: SC refuses to to into NGT order


The death toll in Japan's 6.7-magnitude earthquake, that struck the Hokkaido island last week, has climbed to 44, officials said on Monday.


Japan earthquake death toll climbs to 44


In the first in a series of corporate announcements ahead of the Global Climate Action Summit here, one of the world's largest electronics and entertainment companies Sony Corporation on Monday announced to join RE100.


Sony Corporation to source 100% renewable power


An all-party delegation from Karnataka will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Monday to seek central aid for the flood-hit districts in the state, an official said on Sunday.


Karnataka delegation to meet PM for flood relief


Actor-environmentalist Dia Mirza, who could soon pen a new book on the "unsung" foot soldiers of conservation in India, said here that her literary tastes have evolved over the past years.


Desire to pen book on India's unsung conservation heroes: Dia Mirza


Border states Punab & Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday signed an agreement to re-start work on the Rs 2,793-crore Shahpur Kandi project.


Punjab, J&K ink pact on restarting Shahpur Kandi project


A joint platform of developing countries on Saturday called on the developed nations to make a greater commitment towards honouring the Paris Agreement during the Climate Change Conference being held in the Thai capital.


Developed countries urged to honour Paris Agreement


Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Bishnupada Sethi on Saturday asked four District Collectors to remain on the alert as the Baitarani river crossed its danger mark.


4 Collectors in Odisha's on alert as Baitarani river crosses danger mark


Some companies in India are engaged in a campaign to run down electric vehicles in order to promote their hybrid cars in the country, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday, adding that it is sad that hybrid cars are being promoted at the expense of electric cars.


Campaign to run down electric vehicles sad: Goyal


The European Union (EU) has agreed to pay 3.5 million Euros to help evolve a low-carbon urban transport system between Kochi, Ahmedabad and Nagpur, and help India improve its sustainable transport policy, the government said on Friday.


Euro 3.5mn aid for green transport in Kochi, Ahmedabad, Nagpur


The Indian Railways is creating a buzz with its "Plan Bee" to tackle a mammoth problem at a meagre cost: It has installed devices which mimic the humming of a swarm of bees to keep elephants off the tracks to avert accidents.


Railways' 'Plan Bee' creates a buzz to tackle mammoth problem


The Indian Railways on Friday said that its "Plan Bee" to stop elephants from being hit by speeding trains in the Northeast Frontier Railways (NFR) has been a great success as the number of casualties has gone down drastically.


Railways 'Plan Bee' to avert elephant mishaps a success


Indian activist Vidya Dinker, Bolivian Martin Vilela and Zimbabwean Mela Chiponda live in different continents but suffer a common problem of climate change, which they denounced before the UN in Bangkok.


Indian, Bolivian, Zimbabwean activists unite against climate change


The number of people killed in the powerful earthquake that struck the island of Hokkaido in northern Japan climbed to 18 while 24 people remain missing, the government said on Friday.


Death toll in Japan earthquake climbs to 18


All possible steps for extending relief to the flood-affected Kerala are being taken under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is personally monitoring the situation, Union Minister J.P. Nadda said on Friday.


PM monitoring situation, Kerala will get all possible help: Nadda


Even as the Kerala government has appointed a team of experts to study the damage caused to the biodiversity due to torrential rains and floods, the Centre on Friday reiterated its commitment to extend all possible help to the battered state.


Kerala sets up team to assess biodiversity loss


Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday announced that the toll from a 6.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Hokkaido prefecture has increased to 16, with 26 others still reported missing.


Japan quake toll reaches 16


In a major step to combat pollution, a charging infrastructure having 18 charging stations was inaugurated on Thursday near Dwarka Metro station.


'18 charging stations for e-vehicles inaugurated in Dwarka  '


At least nine people were killed and 300 injured after a powerful earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale rocked Japan's Hokkaido prefecture on Thursday.

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