India’s thriving chemical industry & urgent call for human biomonitoring studies

Implementation of biomonitoring programme will enable India detect health trends early, participate in global efforts to address common …

Lifting the technology veil: Analysing technology requirements for decarbonising steel & cement sectors in India

Developing countries' achievement of Net Zero goals depends on technology transfer & access

Domestic manufacturing of electrolysers can be game changer for industrial emissions

Output of pilot projects in sectors such as steel, shipping and mobility will propel the way for adoption and commercialisation of green …

Kiln electrification key to decarbonisation of manufacturing in cement industry

The technology can reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the industry by upto 40 per cent

Plastic’s toxic trail: The curious case of India’s petrochemical refineries

India’s legislations do not mandate it to create a baseline health assessment of the population before setting up factories with the …

Climate tech: Zimbabwean scientist turns carbon dioxide into methanol to minimise emissions

Making energy materials like formic acid, methanol from carbon dioxide released from factories can be important for emerging economies, says …

City where the promise of good health turns to ash

Regular stakeholder consultation is needed to address climate change and lessen pollution-related health impacts

West Africa’s fashion designers are world leaders when it comes to producing sustainable clothes

Customised prèt-a-porter production is a proactive way of addressing unsustainable fashion practices

The Industrial Revolution began in Stuart Britain in the 1600s, a century before the traditional date: University of Cambridge

Britain’s service sector has been growing almost continuously for three hundred years, according to research  

Cocoa beans are in short supply: What this means for farmers, businesses and chocolate lovers

A shortage of cocoa beans has led to a near shutdown of processing plants in Ivory Coast and Ghana

Union Budget 2022-23: Why CSE disagrees with government’s proposal on coal gasification

The chances to reduce emissions through coal gasification are very remote, says CSE

Trendy fashion is not always great for the planet, but circular fashion choices can help

Fashion waste reduction, rental options and consumer awareness are some ways to reduce textile industry’s impact on environment

Simply Put: Fashion parade

Membrane made out of clay and tea waste can clean toxic effluents

The newly developed membrane has good thermal and chemical stabilities

A just transition away from coal is in the offing

Staying within 1.5°C needs the transition to speed up

Simply Put: Fruit juice doing kids more harm than good

Odisha's mines may power the country, but what about its people?

Mining has not yielded commensurate dividends to life in Odisha

Energy in news on May 14

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on energy

There’s rising need for global co-operation to decarbonise industries

The initiatives at COP28 send out a clear message for the need of international cooperation to achieve accelerated industrial decarbonisation

Just transition in petrochemicals: Bharuch’s industrial cluster is negatively impacting its ‘white gold’, cotton

The proliferation of petrochemicals units in Bharuch district has led to smoke plumes and chemicals leaks; cotton farms are dying consequently

Psychology of plastic use: How marketing, packaging and product design affect customer behaviour

Sustainability-focused behavioural shift necessary to reduce consumption of plastic

Simply Put: Life or livelihood?

This Pune stone-crusher unit shows how to do it properly

Mangrul village unit runs on best practices despite being surrounded by polluting ones

Simply Put: Sambalpur’s iron-rich fields

Upcycling cloth waste into high fashion through traditional Indian handloom

Large textile hubs in the country can produce up to 45,000 meters of fabric waste daily