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Aid

Indian signs a second 400 million USD loan for COVID 19 with WB to assist poor households

The Government of India and the World Bank signed a $400 million project to support India’s efforts at providing social assistance to the poor […]

12/16/2020 / SixDegrees

Sustainable Business

EU proposes sustainable batteries for a circular and climate neutral economy

The European Commission proposes to modernise EU legislation on batteries, delivering its first initiative among the actions announced in the new Circular Economy Action Plan. […]

12/13/2020 / SixDegrees

Batteries Circular Economy Clean Energy Climate Neutral Electric Vehicles EU Market European Union Green Deal Green Transport Legislation Policy

Biodiversity

European bison recovering, but freshwater dolphins face extinction: IUCN Red List

While the European bison (Bison bonasus), Europe’s largest land mammal, has moved from Vulnerable to Near Threatened due to conservation efforts, the latest IUCN Red […]

12/12/2020 / SixDegrees

Bison Dolphins endangered species Europe extinction IUCN Red List wildlife

Sustainable Business

India’s Energy Policy needs Balancing Economic Growth with Human Development

Rudra Narayan Mishra India needs cheap but clean energy towards improving hygiene/sanitation, education, health care, and smoke free energy for cooking to reduce indoor […]

12/09/2020 / SixDegrees

air pollution Clean Energy coal fossil fuels India indoor air pollution Inequalities renewables social welfare