CHENNAI: Renault Nissan Automotive Pvt Ltd (RNAIPL) has announced that it is making strong progress towards its 2045 carbon neutrality goal unveiled in February this year and that it will be crossing several important sustainability milestones by the year 2030. RNAIPL’s carbon neutrality roadmap encompasses three key pathways: Increasing the share of green energy in the overall mix, aggressively improving efficiencies in energy usage and continuous adoption of energy efficient technology at its Oragadam plant near Chennai. The strategy has

Dia Mirza, an actor, and UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador, addressed the issue of plastic use and also shared how people can avoid single-use plastics in their daily lives.“I don’t think banning plastic is going to be the solution. What we need to do is engage with industries, with various stakeholders who are generating and producing the single-use packages for our daily use things. The efforts would be to follow the guidelines

Sustainability is inherent in our traditions, culture and way of life. The Vedic way of life highlights environmentally conscious lifestyles. It talks about harmonious coexisting with nature – respecting the fabric of nature – rivers, land, forests, mountains, animals and other innumerable creatures on our planet.It is only in recent times that we are ignoring our bond with nature. Mission LiFE – or lifestyle for the environment – aims to connect individuals, societies and communities, and transform them into a

LUCKNOW: Lectures, quizzes, motivational talks and plantation drives marked the celebration of World Environment Day in the city on Monday.NBRI, Lucknow and the International Society of Environmental Botanists (ISEB) jointly celebrated the day by organizing a special lecture by environment expert Prof Venkatesh Dutta, who highlighted the research work done by his team on the restoration of rivers in Ganga Basin.Citing a Central Pollution Control Board report, he claimed that Ganga water in

BENGALURU: Highlighting the perils of global warming, chief minister Siddaramaiah cautioned people on Monday. “Humans are an integral part of nature. Destruction of nature is nothing but our own destruction and one day, we will face the consequences. All of us must grow and live with nature,” Siddaramaiah said at the World Environment Day celebrations organised by the department of environment, ecology and forest and Karnataka State Pollution Control Board. Recalling his