M.Vetri Selvan

In June, the Delhi government came up with an order to allow petrol and diesel vehicle owners to convert their vehicles into electric vehicles through retrofitment. As a step to make the retrofitment process faceless, the module for retrofitment of electric vehicle (EV) kits in diesel vehicles has been made available online on the Vahan portal. It’s a boon to anyone looking to convert their petrol or diesel vehicles into electric vehicles.

There is no denying that to mitigate the disastrous impact of climate change the human dependence on fossil fuels needs to change. And what could be the best alternative energy source other than solar power? However, incentivising people to build the infrastructure for it still remains a challenge. Perhaps that’s what instigated furniture giant IKEA to reinforce its renewable credentials. IKEA’s innovation lab Space10 is envisioning a new research project – SolarVille – in Copenhagen.

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Georgetown University, and the United Nations University recently launched new guidelines to provide the first-ever global policy framework that will help protect, include, and empower children on the move in the context of climate change. In 2020 alone, nearly 10 million children were displaced in the aftermath of weather-related shocks.