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New Delhi is the venue for the 7th Agrivoltaics World Conference 2026, hosted by India and the first edition of the event to be held in the Global South. Agrivoltaics (AgriPV) means using the same land for both crop cult...
The Tuticorin International Container Terminal (TICT) at VOC Chidambaranar Port in Tamil Nadu earned green terminal status on 22 October 2026, after all of its operational equipment was converted to electric power. Earli...
The WWF-India EIACP Programme Centre started its countrywide Green Diwali Campaign on 20 October 2026; it will continue till 8 November 2026. Backed by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO), lifted its 2026 global growth projection by 0.1 percentage point to 3.1%, compared with 3.5% growth in 2025. The 2027 forecast stays at 3...
For the first time, India produced more than 100 billion units (BU) of electricity from renewable sources within a single quarter. The milestone came in the second quarter (Q2) of the 2026–27 financial year, as reported...
World Standards Day falls every year on 14 October. It draws attention to the role international standards play in keeping people safe, smoothing global trade and supporting sustainable development. Standards give manufa...
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), in its Trade and Development Report 2026, expects Official Development Assistance (ODA) to shrink by 6.9% in 2026 to US$152 billion, the smallest amount si...
Iceland is looking to partner with India on geothermal power and on CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage), notably through its Carbfix technology. Carbfix turns captured carbon dioxide (CO₂) into rock through pe...
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi opened the eighth edition of Windergy India 2026, a wind energy exhibition and conference held in Chennai. The event comes as India works towards a goal of 100 GW of installed wind power capa...
Team AgniRath of IIT Madras finished third at the Sasol Solar Challenge 2026, held in South Africa, driving its solar-powered car named Aagneya. With this result the team became the first from India to take part in the e...
World Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day is marked on 8 October to spread awareness of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. For the 2026 observance, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) held an event in New Delhi on h...
Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) aims to double uranium production by 2036 through new mines and by recovering uranium from copper residues, supporting India's nuclear power capacity of about 9 GW. UCIL meets...
