Dr. Deepjyoti Borah of Assam, India, is a sustainability and climate-action professional whose career has been shaped by a sustained commitment to environmental responsibility, low-carbon development, social impact and the creation of practical solutions for a more sustainable future. With more than 18 years of professional experience in the global carbon market, climate change and sustainability sectors, he has worked across a wide range of areas involving Green Energy, Natu

The government today notified the Semicon 2.0 scheme with an outlay of Rs 1.27 lakh crore to boost the chip manufacturing ecosystem in the country. With this, India could account for nearly 10 percent of the global semiconductor industry market in the coming years and is expected to play a much bigger role in the global semiconductor value chain, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said while addressing a press briefing in New Delhi tod

In Nepal, the death toll from last week’s devastating floods and mudslides has risen to 903, while more than 4,247 people remain untraceable. According to the Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, the figure has increased from Sunday’s figure of 2,502. Bodies have been recovered from all eight affected districts of Nepal as rescuers race against time to search for those missing and rescue those stranded. Meanwhile, at least 933 workers are belie