The studies, “Emission Inventory and Pollution Reduction Strategies for Bengaluru” and “Identification of Polluting Sources for Bengaluru: Source Apportionment Study”, point to transportation and road dust as the biggest contributors to air pollution in Bengaluru city.
In 2019, the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) under the Government of India launched the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), which proposes strategies to reduce air pollution in several cities in India.
Jharkhand is a mineral-rich state in India.
Building codes are not new to India, and the first iteration of the National Building Code (NBC) dates back to 1970.
Technology plays a crucial role in realising the sustainable development goals of India.
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are a direct cause of human-induced climate change.
The on-road vehicle stock in Bengaluru is expected to grow by 1.
The electric vehicle (EV) segment in India has witnessed a phenomenal growth in the last few years.
India generates an enormous amount of waste, including municipal solid waste (MSW), industrial waste, hazardous waste, and biological waste.
In 2021, Hanson — a subsidiary of Heidelberg Cement in the United Kingdom — substituted 100% of thermal energy with energy from alternative fuels in one of its cement kilns by using a mixture of hydrogen (39%), glycerine (49%), and meat and bone meal (MBM; 12%) instead of coal.
Public health is a fundamental pillar of society, with inextricable links to a country’s economic growth.
At the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow in November 2021, India pledged to achieve net-zero emissions by 2070, positioning itself as a frontrunner in the race to carbon neutrality.
CSTEP has initiated a source apportionment (SA) study for Bengaluru as per the request of the Government of Karnataka.
To increase the reliability of India's national emissions inventory, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) must consider developing 'country-specific' emission factors using real- time measurements across all sectors.
CAPS is developing an emissions inventory for Bengaluru by estimating the emissions load from different sectors contributing to air pollution and analysing the spatio-temporal distribution of the emissions load.
