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India Needs Modern Land Use Policies: Ajay Chhibber

In this installment of Policy Matters, our executive editor for public policy Neeta Misra speaks with Ajay Chhibber on his new book and policies for the upcoming budget.

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Environment Experts Back India's COP26 Announcement To achieve Net-zero Target By 2070

PM Modi has announced India's updated nationally determined contributions (NDCs) at COP 26, the first time since 2015. In 2015, India had committed to achieving 40 per cent of all installed electricity generation capacity to be from non-fossil energy sources by 2030.

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Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-Wen Affirms Net-zero Emissions By 2050

Taiwan has established long-term reduction targets and is planning a practical path to attain 2050 net-zero emissions. The Taiwan Climate Alliance, formed by eight ICT companies, has set the goal of using renewable energy in 100 percent of their manufacturing processes by 2050 and will lead other manufacturers in the supply chain to jointly reach this target. Taiwan experienced its worst drought in more than 50 years, which was followed by abnormally heavy rainfall. One can clearly see how climate change has profoundly affected the whole world.

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Race to Net Zero – A Broader Perspective Required

Net Zero is too limited a concept to define the actions we need to take to address a complex problem that has very broad consequences globally and impacts us all.

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Climate Change Causing Drop In Brightness Of Earth: Study

The study used decades of measurements of earthshine, the light reflected from Earth that illuminates the surface of the Moon.

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Poem On Sustainability: Abstain To Sustain

Meeting our own needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs is all about sustainability. There is enormous content available to understand it. Here present a poem, by Ishika Keswani to create more effect of the same.

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PepsiCo Aims To Be Net Water Positive By 2030

Besides, PepsiCo’s 'Net Water Positive' vision also looks to deliver safe water access to 100 million people by 2030.

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Climate Change Threatens To Deal A Knock-Out Punch To Ecosystems

What we call climate change today is the drastic and sustained change in the climate due to human activities. The fast and furious change in climate today is proving beyond the coping capacity of our ecosystems.

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One Water For All: A Pathway To A Water-Secure Future

How collaborative institutions can enable communities to manage their own water resources

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Getting Waste Wise: Managing Waste With Technology & Innovation

Propelled by comprehensive measures by governments across the world, the global waste management market size is expected to reach $2,339.8 billion by 2027. But in India, we are barely scratching the surface since only 60% of all waste being generated is collected; of which only 15% is being processed.

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