EV industry can reshape Indian employment landscape with green jobs, but building a skilled workforce is key
Industry could generate 10 million direct jobs, 50 million indirect ones by 2030; Can take examples from China and Germany
Used heavy duty vehicles major polluters, UN releases recommendation ahead of environment assembly
HDVs projected to significantly grow in numbers with increasing economic activities, report estimates
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 26, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Upscaled EV manufacturing needs zero emissions mandate
Electric vehicle output quota for auto companies, reportedly proposed in the working paper of the EAC-PM, can be a game changer when other EV …
Parliamentary panel recommends FAME-II scheme’s extension by at least 3 more years
Committee also recommends incentivising setting up of charging stations
The sorry state of state bus transport in India
Overaged buses, mounting losses and low occupancy rate plague India’s 56 state transport undertakings
DTE Call for Action: Is rapid expansion of electric buses critical for India’s low-carbon strategy
Presently, around 370 million commuters use approximately 1.7 million buses daily. Even a small fragment of 10 to 20 per cent electrification can …
Green bond issuance by automakers reflects global energy conundrum
India’s first sovereign green bonds framework was formulated in 2022
Battery recycling rules need to be revamped to make process more efficient and economic
Battery Waste Rules, 2022, only ensure that retired batteries reach recyclers
Decongesting roads just as vital as introducing EVs to transform India’s transport sector. But who’s listening?
Traffic congestions lead to energy wastage & are a mental health hazard
EV battery recycling can give wings to India’s decarbonisation dreams but faces stiff challenges
Recyclers face double jeopardy of having to depend on global market for buying feedstock as well as for selling final products
The future of transport is electric
Countries need to get the policy mix right to encourage the switch to electric vehicles
How is Southeast Asia’s charge to EVs going?
Who’s leading the race to develop electric vehicles in Southeast Asia? The answer is complicated.
As told to Parliament (August 8, 2023): Central Electricity Authority suggests not retiring coal power plants before 2030
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Himachal sets target to be a clean and green energy state by March 31, 2026
State government has completely banned purchase of petrol and diesel vehicles in government offices
Making India’s 3-wheelers electric
Down To Earth presents a snapshot on the electrification of 3-wheelers in India and how it can benefit the country
Centre releases white paper on pathways to catalyse tech innovation ecosystem for e-mobility
Document co-authored by CSE with Department of Science & Technology part of white paper; it envisages focused cell & battery development …
Race to save the world
‘Racing Green’ shows how motorsport acts as a proving ground to experiment with sustainable innovations that can be adopted for …
This is not the time to obscure the e-car pathway
As the car industry has to prepare for firmer regulatory targets for electrification and upscaled market by 2030, only incremental steps within …
As told to Parliament (February 2, 2024): Rs 2.81 lakh crore transferred to 110 million farmers so far under PM-Kisan
Union Budget 2024-25 set blueprint for India’s New Green Deal
Sitharaman’s announcements are in line with PM Modi’s 2021 Glasgow declaration on Net Zero by 2070
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 9, 2023)
China’s Africa strategy is shifting from extraction to investment — driven from the industry-rich Hunan region
Vulnerability of African countries and changing domestic needs of China leading to the shift
EU’s anti-subsidy investigation into electric vehicles is a risky strategy that may backfire
The commission will now undertake the investigation and probably propose new “anti-subsidy” duties on Chinese imports
World EV Day 2023: Why electric mobility in Nigeria is an opportunity to leapfrog in the Global South
Electric mobility is an opportunity for Africa to sidestep polluting internal combustion engines and leapfrog to eliminate toxic exposures and …