January 29, 2024: The Rural Electrification Corporation (REC), a state-owned entity, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited (NIIFL), as announced in a press release … READ FULL STORY
January 4, 2024: Curated in collaboration with Investmentz.com by Asit C Mehta Investment Intermediates Limited, the Pantomath Financial Services Group released a 2023 performance and 2024 outlook report highlighting the global economy updates and … READ FULL STORY
Climate change is real and it is here. Unseasonal rains across India, floods in Europe, wildfires in California and record-breaking summer temperatures – the impact of global warming is being felt in extreme weather … READ FULL STORY
In order to make our infrastructure disaster-resilient, India will launch a Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure, prime minister Narendra Modi announced, at the UN Climate Action Summit, on September 23, 2019. “I invite member … READ FULL STORY
When it comes to boosting the growth of the real estate sector, till now, what every government has done, is to rejig the tax rate, regulations, etc. However, this may not be sufficient for … READ FULL STORY
The interim budget presented by finance minister Piyush Goyal, on February 1, 2019, reduced the budget for pollution abatement from Rs 20 crores in the last fiscal to Rs 10 crores for 2019-20 and … READ FULL STORY
New coal power plants in regions like Uttar Pradesh, in close proximity to ‘heavily polluted’ Delhi-NCR, are financially ‘risky, unnecessary and pose a health risk to millions’, even as cheaper electricity is available from … READ FULL STORY
Real estate developer K Raheja Corp has received a Gold rating certification, for Building 12 A in its commercial business park Mindspace, at Madhapur in Hyderabad, from the US Green Building Council (USGBC). Mindspace … READ FULL STORY
The country’s largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI), is in the international bond market to raise nearly USD 500 million in green bonds, making it the maiden issuance for the lender. The tenor … READ FULL STORY
The Diu Smart City has become the first city in India that runs on 100 per cent renewable energy during the daytime, setting a benchmark for other cities to follow, an official release said, … READ FULL STORY
Aiming to promote clean energy, discom BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL), on January 7, 2018, launched the country’s first solar rooftop consumer aggregation programme for residential buildings, which seeks to provide installations at a … READ FULL STORY
The Kolkata airport is all set to start using clean and green energy for its day-to-day operations, as its ground-mounted grid-connected solar plant, is ready for commissioning. The 15 MW plant, capacity-wise the largest … READ FULL STORY
India’s future strategy for urban development intends to tap into the potential of rapid urbanisation for economic development, while at the same time addressing issues of sustainable development and climate change, announced Housing and … READ FULL STORY
