Gujarat's theme for the Republic Day parade tableau in New Delhi on January 26 will be "Clean-Green Energy-Efficient Gujarat," according to a formal announcement made on Sunday.
Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority and the Environment Protection Training and Research Institute (EPTRI), have estimated that Telangana produced 50,335.6 metric tons of electronic waste in the years 2021–2022, but only 42,297 metric tons of that amount were disposed of in a responsible manner (HMDA).
Energy security is now more critical than ever. Global priorities under heightened geopolitical tensions, climate change, and rising fossil fuel prices include expanding the production of renewable energy, diversifying energy sources, and boosting energy storage. In an effort to address these problems, the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) was held in November 2022.
Rystad Energy research predicts that spending on low-carbon projects will increase by $60 billion this year, or 10% more than in 2022. Although infrastructure funding for hydrogen and carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) will also see a considerable increase, wind energy advancements will be a key contributor to this rise. Cost-conscious developers are tightening their purse strings after two years of increasing costs, limiting the growth in total spending from prior years, which witnessed gains of 20% a year on average.
The F-South ward of the BMC will soon construct a 40 kg/hour e-waste processing facility in Sewri. This plant is likely the first of its kind in the city to serve the ward that includes Parel, Sewri, and Naigaum. According to an official, the ward produces about 0.5 metric tons of electronic waste every day. In accordance with the city's development plan, officials have decided to build the plant on a 2,000-square-foot portion of the plot on T J Road.
The Carbon Markets Association of India (CMAI) and the Association of Renewable Energy Agencies of States (AREAS) have inked an agreement to enhance information sharing about carbon trading and encourage the expansion of the Indian carbon market.
At the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, the chairman of the Indian company Godrej Industries Limited, Nadir Godrej, read a poem in place of a speech. With the line "It is no longer climate change inside an acceptable change, a crisis is what it's about with fires, floods, as well as drought," Godrej began a poem that lasted for more than six minutes.
The World Economic Forum (WEF) announced on Thursday that nine significant industrial clusters from China, Indonesia, Japan, Spain, and the United States have joined its initiative to help businesses reduce emissions. The mission's objectives are to link 100 industrial clusters worldwide in order to reduce 1.6 billion metric tonnes of CO2 emissions, maintain and create 18 million jobs, and contribute $2.5 trillion to the global GDP.
As part of a larger campaign, the Lions Multiple District 324 is organizing a month-long "Dump and Donate" e-waste collecting drive in Chennai.
Bangladesh is facing the worst effects of climate change despite contributing less than 1% of the world's carbon emissions. As a result, Bangladesh is now asking the international community for compensation for the harm caused by rich countries' high carbon emissions, but to no avail.
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Technology is a useful servant, but a dangerous master, it was rightly said. Electronic devices have grown into an inevitable part of our daily lives.