India Is Playing A Leading Role In Driving Down Global Emissions, Says UN Environment Head Erik Solheim

Speaking at the three-day Global Climate Action Summit, United Nations Environment Executive Director Erik Solheim praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for driving the shift to renewables...

Plan For Electric Buses Ready, Delivery To Start From Second Quarter Of Next Year: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had earlier planned to procure 2,000 CNG buses but the Delhi High Court had put a stay on it saying that...

India To Launch Policy To Promote Electric Vehicles To Fight Air Pollution: Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Launching the e-mobility policy at the 'Global Mobility Summit' in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India’s most powerful weapon to fight climate change...

People In India Want Electric Vehicles To Reduce Air Pollution, Says Climate Trends Survey

Commissioned by Climate Trends, the survey was conducted online From August 21 to 24 and recorded the responses of 2,178 Indian drivers

To Combat Vehicular Air Pollution, Bengaluru Will Switch To Electric Buses In The Next Five Years

Karnataka government will replace 6,500 diesel buses operating in Bengaluru with battery-driven electric buses in the next five years to reduce vehicle emissions in the city

New Town Gets Recognition As Bengal’s First Green City For Effectively Building Eco-Friendly Civic Amenities

Water ATMs, electric vehicles and GPS enabled waste collection vehicles ensured that New Town got the Green City tag

Air Pollution: Bengaluru Joins Global Air Quality Network To Clean Up Toxic Air

As part of the C40 Air Quality Network, global cities including Bengaluru will pledge towards cleaner vehicles and rely on low-emission vehicles that run on electric...

Air, Water Pollution: Government Forms Panel To Tackle Industrial Pollution Near Taj Mahal

An 'ethanol policy' will be introduced for Agra which will include conversion of bio mass to ethanol during the crop burning season and electric vehicles will...

Air Pollution: Niti Aayog Proposes 15-Point Action Plan To Improve Air Quality In 10 Most Polluted Cities

The draft action plan titled 'Breathe India' includes encouraging electric vehicles, phasing out private diesel vehicle and development of crop residue utilisation policy

Supreme Court Posers To Delhi Government's Proposal To Purchase Electric Buses

The Supreme Court on July 2 asked Delhi government about its proposal to buy 960 semi-low floor electric buses and the time required to set up...

Hyderabad Metro Introduces Rental Electric Car Service To Combat Air Pollution

In a bid to help commuters with last mile connectivity, and reduce air pollution in the city, Hyderabad Metro Rail has initiated electric car service

Andhra Pradesh’s Iconic Tirupati Temple Sets A ‘Green’ Record, Soon To Use Electric Cars

Here’s how government of Andhra Pradesh is planning to reduce their carbon footprint in the state by opting for electric vehicles

Pollution Free Electric Autos For Garbage Collection, Hyderabad Tackles Two Problems With One Solution

Switching to electric autos from diesel trucks is expected to reduce 35 tonnes of carbon emissions per vehicle, in the next five years

Ahead Of World Environment Day, Maharashtra Pledges To Beat Air Pollution And Climate Change Via Electric Cars

To mark the beginning of World Environment Day celebrations in India, Maharashtra on Thursday launched its Electric Vehicle Policy and flagged off 10 EVs in Mumbai...

World Environment Day: Devendra Fadnavis, Dr Harsh Vardhan And Erik Solheim Flag Off Maharashtra’s E-vehicle Policy

To promote the use of electric vehicles among people, ahead of World Environment Day, Maharashtra government signs a MoU with leading automobiles conglomerate