‘Roof top solar panels on 10 million houses’: PM Modi’s big decision after Ram temple event
The decision is a major initiative towards achieving India’s renewable energy target of 500 GW by 2030.
Climate Watch
2023 was Singapore’s 4th hottest year on record
Nearly 20 temperature-related records in Singapore were matched or broken. This included the highest daily temperature of 37 deg C recorded on May 13, 2023, in Ang Mo Kio, which…
China’s regions told to brace for extreme cold
The cold wave will bring snowfall to Northwest China and some central provinces, while the provinces of Guizhou, Hunan and Jiangxi, as well as the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous…
Korea braces for cold snap as weather agency issues warnings
Nationwide morning temperatures will range from minus 11 C to 0 C, with strong winds predicted for January 22, making it feel even colder. In contrast to the relatively warm…
Music meets sustainability: A movement for climate action in Southeast Asia
Concerts with a sustainability focus have shown that music can entertain and inform simultaneously, and deliver a more climate-friendly musical experience.
Indo-Pacific a vital global economic player, but it also faces major challenges: WEF panel
Many countries in the region face demographic challenges. While the region accounts for half the growth in working-age adults, many Indo-Pacific countries, including Japan and…
Panels put rural homes on energy map in Chin
As China forges ahead with energy transition and rural vitalization, Lianxing and its almost 1,400 residents are a microcosm of the synergy that can be generated when the two…
Worst Air Quality: South Asian cities in top 5
India's Kolkata, Pakistan's Karachi and Lahore and India's Delhi occupied the first four spots on the list, with AQI scores of 240, 211, 183 and 179, respectively. Dhaka ranked…
Onerous rules holding back Indonesia’s green energy sector, Chinese investors say
Chinese investors also hoped the government’s renewable energy tariff policy could be changed, citing a presidential decree that put price caps on certain types of renewables…
Bangladesh has market for up to 4,000 MW power from Nepal, envoy says
During a bilateral meeting in May last year, the two countries had agreed to make efforts to start exporting power to Bangladesh through India’s transmission infrastructure…