In 1996, the first electric vehicle (EV) in India was a three-wheeler invented by Scooter’s India Pvt Ltd, and it was back then called VIKRAM SAFA. Approximately 400 vehicles were made and sold. According to data from the Press Information Bureau (PIB), there were 124,654 electric vehicles (EVs) registered in Indian in 2020. There is...
Sri Agastyaa is a strategic advisor to the World Environmental Movement for Awareness, Action, and Advocacy (WEMAAA). He is a prominent figure in India and internationally because of his professional expertise in climate change and environmental protection, which has forged unity between civil society and the corporate sector. His life path weaves together decades of...
India is a world leader in solar power for agriculture. According to the International Renewable Energy Agency, India has 93 percent of the world’s off-grid capacity deployed for agricultural use. Srinivas Bhaskar Karanki and Satish D. Dhandole of the Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar led the development of a mobile solar pumping system in India. The system can...
There appears to be consensus in India about severe climatic episodes and urgent action at all levels to support climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience measures. This is also reflected in the fact that the majority of the population in the country across urban, semi-urban, rural, river, and seaside areas is favorably inclined to have access...
Forest cover is the total geographical area declared as forest by the government. As of 2021, the total forest cover in India stood at 80.9 million hectares, approximately 21.71 percent of the total geographical area. According to the India State of the Forest Report (https://fsi.nic.in/forest-report-2021-details, ISFR, 2021), India’s forest cover is 7,13,789 square kilometers. It...
The NDC Partnership is a network of over 120 countries, facilitated by UNFCCC, that is dedicated to helping each other strengthen their Paris Agreement Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Pledges. The Partnership has just released Version 3.0 of the NDC Navigator, an interactive tool that supports the development of updated country NDCs to be submitted in...
from 76.38 Gigawatts (GW) in 2014 to 203.1 GW in 2024 India’s total energy consumption per capita reached 0.8 toe, half of the Asian average, with electricity consumption per capita reaching 985 kWh in 2023. Total energy consumption has also continued to grow significantly (6.5 percent year on year since 2020, of which 5 percent...
India has been hit hard by one of its worst heat waves this year, especially in the northern, western, and national capital regions. It has experienced consistent temperatures of 50ºC and above. In June this year, an outlier temperature above 52ºC was reported in Delhi, with city authorities warning of risks of water shortages and...
Foundation for Development Initiatives (FDI) (https://www.developmentinitiatives.org/) is a national non-governmental organization in India focused on climate resilience interventions and activities. Over time, the organization has partnered with reputable organizations such as UNICEF, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, NatWest Group (formerly Royal Bank of Scotland), Swedish Institute, Sweden, Exide Industries, PI Industries, Times of India, DLF,...
India recently established a National Steering Committee (NSC) to put in place a mechanism that would establish an indigenous emissions trading system (ETS). An ETS, or a cap-and-trade system, is a policy instrument designed to price carbon, incentivizing companies to reduce emissions. Jurisdictions managing an ETS limit or cap the total amount of GHG (greenhouse...
