Conditional environmental clearance for Jaitapur nuclear plant lapses

The process to get extension of the environmental clearance has already begun.

Dec 2, 2015

Gas worth Rs.11,000 cr migrated from ONGC to RIL fields: Report

The volume of gas belonging to ONGC which RIL has produced comes out to worth $1.7 billion.

Dec 2, 2015

U.S. bill now allows companies to own what they mine in space

The Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act was signed by President Barack Obama last week.

Dec 2, 2015

Europes most powerful solar farm opens near Bordeaux

Europes biggest photovoltaic solar power plant opened on Tuesday (1 December) near Bordeaux on the second day of the COP21 climate conference hosted by France. With the projects inauguration, France has made up some lost ground after being a relative latecomer to the solar phenomenon compared to its neighbours in Europe.

Dec 1, 2015

Guatemala: Fuego volcano spews ash and lava

Guatemalas Fuego volcano is at it again, erupting early on Monday (30 December), spewing lava into the night sky. The volcano – about 29 miles southwest of Guatemala City – has had at least three large lava flows reported in recent days. David de Leon of Guatemalas emergency agency CONRED is monitoring the situation closely.

Dec 1, 2015

US keen to bring home a successful climate agreement, says Obama

World needs an enduring framework for addressing climate change, Obama added.

Dec 1, 2015

Japan whaling ships leave port

Japans whaling fleet set out for the Antarctic on Tuesday (1 December) to resume a decades-old whale hunt, defying global outrage, after a years hiatus due to an international court ruling. Japan aims to take more than 300 whales in its scientific whaling programme before the hunt ends next year.

Dec 1, 2015

China to monitor greenhouse gas emissions via carbon-tracking satellites from space

After Japan in 2009 and United States in 2014, China to be world's third country monitor greenhouse gases with satellites.

Dec 1, 2015

Six big global lenders give $100 bn for sustaining climate funding

The contributions may ensure that global development is sustainable and green.

Dec 1, 2015

Japan's whaling fleet sets sail for the Antarctic despite opposition

Japan aims to take more than 300 whales before the hunt ends next year.

Dec 1, 2015

Tropical deforestation could be halved by 2020 by following Brazil's policy: Study

Brazil cut carbon emissions by reducing rate of deforestation in the Amazon.

Dec 1, 2015

$2.8 trillion investment needed to meet India's growing energy: Report

75% of that investment would be for the power sector.

Dec 1, 2015

Poorest nations need $1 trillion to tackle climate change

Least-developed countries currently get less than a third of all international climate funding.

Dec 1, 2015

COP21: Barack Obama says Paris climate conference ‘a turning point’

President Barack Obama said on Monday (30 November) the Paris climate conference was a turning point to address the growing threat of climate change and that the United States, as the worlds second biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, recognised its role in creating the problem of global warming and embraced its responsibility to help fix it.

Nov 30, 2015

Rich nations must lead the way in dealing with climate change: PM Modi

We want a comprehensive, equitable and durable agreement, PM Modi said.

Nov 30, 2015