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Oct 12, 2020 12:37 pm | Sustainability Outlook_Desk1

Source Name: 
Financial Post
Source Url: 
https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/hsbc-targets-net-zero-emissions-by-2050-earmarks-1-trln-green-financing-3

HSBC will target net zero carbon emissions across its entire customer base by 2050 at the latest, and provide between $750 billion and $1 trillion in financing to help clients make the transition, Chief Executive Noel Quinn told Reuters.


Oct 12, 2020 12:34 pm | Sustainability Outlook_Desk1

Source Name: 
Press Information Bureau
Source Url: 
https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1663200

Goa has earned itself the unique distinction of becoming first 'Har Ghar Jal' State in the country as it successfully provides 100% Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTCs) in the rural areas covering 2.30 lakh rural households.


Oct 12, 2020 12:31 pm | Sustainability Outlook_Desk1

Source Name: 
The Times of India
Source Url: 
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/25000-farmers-to-get-solar-power-during-day-maharashtra-minister/articleshow/78601543.cms#:~:text=MUMBAI%3A%20Over%2025%2C000%20farmers%20across,Nitin%20Raut%20announced%20on%20Monday.

Over 25,000 farmers across Maharashtra will soon get full-time electricity supply during the day, state energy minister Nitin Raut announced on Monday.


Oct 12, 2020 12:19 pm | Sustainability Outlook_Desk1

Source Name: 
The Economic Times
Source Url: 
https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/renewable/railways-taps-solar-energy-to-power-stations-in-karnataka/78584470

The South Western Railway (SWR) has installed solar panels on the roof of its stations, terraces of its buildings and at level-crossing gates across Karnataka to harness renewable energy for its power needs, an official said on Friday.


Oct 12, 2020 12:17 pm | Sustainability Outlook_Desk1

Source Name: 
The Times of India
Source Url: 
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/delhi-govt-exempts-electric-vehicles-from-road-tax/articleshow/78611220.cms

The state government has exempted battery-operated vehicles from road tax under its ambitious Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy.


Oct 12, 2020 12:15 pm | Sustainability Outlook_Desk1

Source Name: 
The Hindu
Source Url: 
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/govt-to-introduce-energy-conservation-policy/article32829609.ece

 

In an attempt to achieve energy security, cost-effective power and strengthen the power sector, the State government is contemplating to introduce a new policy for promotion of the use of the latest and efficient technologies for energy conservation in various sectors, according to a release by State Energy Conservation Mission CEO A. Chandra Sekhar Reddy.


Oct 12, 2020 12:09 pm | Sustainability Outlook_Desk1

Source Name: 
The Economic Times
Source Url: 
https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/renewable/teri-launches-portal-for-firms-to-self-assess-improve-on-renewable-energy-consumption/78575439

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) has launched an online rating tool, the Portal for Renewable Energy Action Assessment Metrics (PRAMAAN), for organisations to assess their actions towards renewable power.


Oct 12, 2020 12:06 pm | Sustainability Outlook_Desk1

Source Name: 
Business Standard
Source Url: 
https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/dubai-company-plans-india-foray-to-help-manage-deadly-winter-smog-120100901249_1.html

Dubai-based Averda is making an entry into India for managing municipal and farm waste in the northern city of Amritsar to offer a solution to the deadly smog caused by stubble burning.


Oct 12, 2020 12:02 pm | Sustainability Outlook_Desk1

Source Name: 
The Hindu
Source Url: 
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/cochin-shipyard-gets-green-certification/article32817064.ece

The public sector Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) has been certified by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) for the GreenCo Silver rating, which has made it arguably the first in the shipping sector to get the certification.







 

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