Reply by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in compliance to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order dated January 21, 2024 in the matter of ‘News item titled “Feeling anxious? Toxic air could be to blame” appearing in Times of India dated 10.10.2023’. NGT had directed CPCB to file a …
Rakteem Katakey / New Delhi September 27, 2008, 0:17 IST The petroleum ministry has recommended that successful bidders in its proposed coal-to-liquid project should share a portion of their profits with the government, similar to what oil exploration firms are doing. The projects, located in three different coal blocks in …
First came the promise of pollution-free energy. Then came the daunting list of economic and technical challenges. It seemed as if plans for the hydrogen economy might never make it off the drawing board. But with a number of research programmes showing promising results, hydrogen
Thermoelectric materials are solid-state energy converters whose combination of thermal, electrical, and semiconducting properties allows them to be used to convert waste heat into electricity or electrical power directly into cooling and heating. These materials can be competitive with fluid-based systems, such as two-phase air-conditioning compressors or heat pumps, or …
The Chinese government has issued a temporary moratorium on new facilities for converting coal into liquid transportation fuels, although at least two of the biggest projects will still move forward.
biological sciences Frog, out of the well The frog, Odorrana tormota, is the only animal that can manipulate its hearing system to select particular frequencies. It helps the males to call and woo females. The system in frogs is also being used as a model for hearing aids. The rare …
Corporate Reporter CHENNAI: Danfoss India, a leader in mechanical and electronic components and solutions, has announced the completion of a decade of operations in India and a continued thrust on developing energy efficient solutions for its customers. Addressing presspersons here on Wednesday, Sven Ruder, President (Danfoss Motion Controls Division), Danfoss …
Shipping is one of the most fuel-efficient ways to move freight, but the industry still produces significant greenhouse-gas emissions, including more than a quarter of the world's nitrogen oxides emissions. And it also produces more sulphur dioxide emissions than all land transportation combined. In the latest of Nature's our Future …
Using mercury nanotubes india may be able to produce solar cells with a greater capacity to absorb solar energy. The secret behind this extra capacity lies in mercury compound nanotubes, scientists at iit Delhi have found out. Nanotubes, because of their structure, exhibit electrical and optical properties, which help in …
The limited availability of fossil fuel sources, worldwide rising energy demands and anticipated climate changes attributed to an increase of greenhouse gasses are important driving forces for finding alternative energy sources. One approach to meeting the increasing energy demands and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is by large-scale substitution of …
This book is one of the first comprehensive attempts to look at the synergies between climate change and trade objectives from economic, legal, and institutional perspectives. It addresses an important policy question - how changes in trade policies and international cooperation on trade policies can help address global environmental spillovers, …
When Bill Barrett Corp, a small US natural gas producer, first went to Utah's Nine Mile Canyon in 2002 to begin drilling, it sought permission to drill fewer than 100 wells. But the price of natural gas has rocketed in the intervening years and now Bill Barrett is seeking approval …
Central Institute of Mining & Fuel Research, Digwadih Campus (Erstwhile Central Fuel Research Institute) under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), is a premier research organisation of international repute devoted to R&D; work - both fundamental and applied on Indian fuel resources, especially coal and lignite.
Smriti Kak Ramachandran Discoms asked to ensure the Capital's residents are insulated from cuts caused by frequency problems "There is no reason why paying consumers should face power cuts' NEW DELHI: The Delhi Government's Power Department has asked the power distribution companies in the city to speed up installation of …
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE Praveen Bose / Bangalore July 25, 2008, 0:04 IST Rural women battling fumes and smoke from burning of biomass like wood, crop waste and animal dung during cooking may soon get some respite. Envirofit International, an US-based non-profit organisation, has introduced a range of clean-burning and biomass-based cooking …
Magic dyes: The dyes can double the efficiency of solar cells used today. A simple sheet of glass coated with dye could be enough to cut the costs of solar power. That's the claim from researchers who have created a
P B Jayakumar / Mumbai July 24, 2008, 0:46 IST In partnership with different US firms, two companies belonging to Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) have submitted competing bids for a single project floated by the Ministry of Coal. The two ADAG companies
