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  • Scientists developed eco-friendly Green cement to lower the carbon footprint

    Industrial development has significantly contributed a lot to increasing pollution and the pollution emanating from them is very dangerous. In view of this, Navratna Green Cement Industries Private Limited (NGCIPL) has come up with Green Crete. The newly developed green cement has the qualities of being a border-free building material apart from being a zero-carbon emission product.

  • NATO commits to cut 45% Co2 emissions from the defence sector by 2030

    Amidst the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, NATO nations committed to reducing the civilian and military carbon emissions by 43% by 2030. The statement was given by NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at the NATO summit held in Madrid, Spain.

  • Gujarat-based cafe accepting plastic waste as payment

    In an attempt to spread awareness regarding the negative impacts of plastic waste, a Gujarat-based cafe has started accepting plastic waste as a mode of payment. The cafe run by Sarvodaya Sakhi Mandal highlighted that the customers can bring in the plastic waste and redeem it with the food items listed on the menu. The food items will be sold as per the weight of the plastic waste the customers will bring.

  • Japan plans to slow down the target of achieving 50% zero-emission vehicles by 2030

    A report published by Reuters highlighted that Japan is planning to pull back from the zero-emission vehicle target by 2030 at the G7 summit. As per the proposed draft, Japan has asked to remove the reference

  • UN Ocean conference 2022 aims to find the solutions to save the dying global oceans

    The United Nations Ocean Conference 2022 kicked off on 27th June in Lisbon with 120 nations coming together to find effective solutions to save the dying oceans due to the global warming and climate change impacts. The countries will discuss the key agenda that is to tackle challenges and opportunities for the ocean economy in the five-day conference which will continue till 1st July.

  • Several single-use plastic items will be banned in India from 1st July 2022

    In an attempt to escalate the target of phasing out single-use plastic from India by 2022, the central government ordered to ban several single-use plastic items from 1st July. The regulation passed under the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021 prohibits manufacturing, importing, stocking, distribution, sale and use of identified single-use plastic items, which have low utility and high littering potential, all across the nation.

  • Godrej appliances aim to use eco-friendly packaging solutions

    In an attempt to minimize the use of plastic in the packaging, Godrej appliances have announced that the company has filed for a patent for eco-friendly packaging. Godrej Appliances is planning to replace Expanded Polystyrene Foam (EPS) which is known as thermocol with paper-based honeycomb (HC) packaging solutions.

  • Modi Urges G7 Countries To Help India in Its Climate Change Efforts

    India’s prime minister visited the G7 summit and made an address to the nations, he said “India's dedication to climate commitments is evident from its performance.”

  • PM Modi to emphasize Climate change & renewable energy at G7 summit

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Munich, Germany to attend the 48th summit of the G-7. He will participate in the G-7 meeting to be held in Munich, Germany today. During this, he will discuss many global issues including the environment, and climate change.

  • Germany To Push For 'Climate Club' At G7

    Heads of state from the G7 nations will gather in Germany this year for the annual G7 meet. Germany wants to focus on inflation, global warming, global energy crisis and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.