The Year 2019, was indeed an important year in terms of Sustainability and the factors related to it. We witnessed a certain amount of events related to the Sustainability and Green/Clean Energy revolution. In this article, we are gonna be providing you the highlights of some of those major events that we did stories on.
Domestic Stories/Events :
- Indian Railways To Go ‘Completely Green’ By 2029 Indian government planned to transform the Indian Railways into ‘Green Railways’. Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways and Commerce, presented the government’s proposal in the Rajya Sabha. The Railway is starting to set up solar panels on unused railway lands. Indian Government also targeted the electrification of the railway tracks by 2022.
- The Western Ghats Should Be Divided Into Three Zones: Gadgil Committee –The Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel, also known as the Gadgil Commission after its chairman Madhav Gadgil had recommended 64% of Western Ghats to be declared as an ecologically sensitive area. It had suggested three levels of categorization where regulatory measures for protection would be imposed and had recommended the establishment of the Western Ghats Ecology Authority for the management of the Ghats.
- Tamil Nadu Uncovers Its New EV Policy – Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami announced the Tamil Nadu’s New Electric Vehicle policy having objectives like attracting₹50,000 crores in investments and to generate 1.5 lakh new jobs.
- Indian Mobility Market To Achieve $90 Bn Feat By 2030 -This new mobility market that is consecutively growing is expected to touch $90 billion by 2030. The Revenue from the taxi cluster is expected to exceed $61 billion by the time, revenue from ride-hailing is expected to hit $43.3 billion by 2025.
- EV Charging Infrastructure To Be Amended In India – The study undertaken by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) involved a consortium of consultants led by Ernst & Young LLP to conduct a study encompassing the technical and commercial aspects of sustainable operations of EV charging infrastructure.
- C40 Cities Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards 2019 India was a finalist.
- Bajaj Auto To Entered Electric Mobility Arena With Launching Of Its Urbanite Brand.
- Toyota-Suzuki announced Collaborate To Bring Compact Hatchback Electric Vehicles To India.
INTERNATIONAL STORIES/EVENTS :
- US$500k Sustainable Energy Grant For Africa Sanctioned- The Sustainable Energy Fund For Africa has sanctioned an amount of US$500k in order to support and foster the development and launch of the NEAF.
- Porsche And Boeing Deal For Future Of Premium Urban Air Mobility Vehicles – With two big companies signing “premium” the electric vertical takeoff & landing (eVTOL) aircraft market deal flying cars are not too far from reality.
- Action For Tomorrow Trended On Twitter As A War Against Water Poverty.
- Oakville, A Town In Canada Was Recognized For Pledge For Sustainable Building Design.
- International Builder’s Show 2020 Provides Scholarship For Sustainability And Green Building.
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