Reply affidavit on behalf of the Central Ground Water Board in the matter of Suo Moto case titled "Haryana 60.48% groundwater over exploited Kurukshetra worst Jhajjar best says" appearing in the Tribune, January 8, 2025. The CGWA report, May 3, 2025 addresses the issue of groundwater exploitation and violation of …
This new report released by Greenpeace has found that large clusters of coal fired power plants proposed in Vidarbha may bring down the future availability of water in the Wardha river by 40% and affect irrigation for about 1 lakh hectares of farmland in the future. In the backdrop of …
For cities to confront the challenges of fossil fuel depletion, increasing energy costs and rapid climate change, it is inevitable to develop and implement urban energy management solutions for their sustainable future. This publication is a training companion developed originally for training courses at the International Urban Training Centre in …
While about 70% of Indian electricity is carbon-based, a quarter of the nation’s consumption goes into agriculture, to extract groundwater for irrigation. Improving the energy efficiency of Indian agriculture is thus a critical issue for the world at large, from both a climate change and energy security perspective. Yet, the …
The Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) was launched in 2010 as a high-level global forum through which to promote policies and programmes that advance clean energy technology, to share lessons learned and best practices and to encourage the transition to a global clean energy economy. The first CEM was held in …
The CII – Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre in Hyderabad is the first LEED Platinum rated building in India. It offers advisory services to the industry in the areas of : green buildings, energy efficiency, water management, environmental management, renewable energy, green business incubation, and climate change activities.
This paper emphasises the importance of understanding what types of clean energy subsidies countries usually provide, why countries provide them, and how they fit into existing legal mechanisms. A SETA, by simultaneously addressing these questions and clarifying existing WTO subsidy rules, could add to the certainty and predictability of a …
Chandigarh: To combat the acute power shortage due to deficient rainfall this monsoon in the state, Punjab government on Sunday banned the use of air conditioners and decided to change the office timings from 8am to 2pm without lunch break in all government offices, boards and corporations across the state …
Chandigarh: Unable to meet power requirements of the state, the Punjab Government today banned the use of air-conditioners (ACs) in government offices across the state, besides reducing office timings. The measures are, however, not applicable to offices in Chandigarh. An official press release here said the measure was being taken …
A senior United Nations chief has praised the measures taken by the UK to ensure that the London Summer Olympic Games are environmentally sustainable. Achim Steiner, executive director of the UN Environment Program (UNEP), says the eco achievements of the London 2012 Games should act as an inspiration for following …
The EU should vow tougher action on climate change to maintain political leadership, says a committee of MPs. The Energy and Climate Change Committee report also says the UK government must aim to end fossil fuel subsidies and raise energy efficiency, saving money. But it has come under fire for …
Will now have to wait for the market to recover. With carbon credit prices crashing, Indian Railways has missed the opportunity to earn from credits for the Mumbai suburban services, owing to delay in project registration. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and Mumbai Metro One have, however, been able …
After getting Delhiites to shift from incandescent bulbs to the energy saving compact fluorescent lamps (CFL), the Government now wants the citizens to opt for the more “energy saving and environmentally safer” LED bulbs. And as an incentive to do so, the consumers are being offered LED bulbs at discounted …
The streets in Delhi will soon have LED lights as the state government today said that it will shift from the ordinary CFL lights. Speaking at a function organised by BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) to encourage the use of LED, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said that the state government …
This presentation by Hemant Nandanpawar, International CDM Specialist, Technical Support Facility, ADB delivered on "Energy efficiency in Asia Pacific region" at Third Workshop on Enhancing the Regional Distribution of CDM Projects in Asia and the Pacific at Manila, Philippines during 18-20 July 2012. Presentation focused on Energy scenario of Asia …
To give a boost to electronic hardware production, the state government will soon sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Taiwan based Hsinchu Science Park, one of the world’s renowned hubs for semiconductor manufacturing, for exchange of information and technology. “We may sign a MoU with Hsinchu Science Park within …
Global emissions of CO2 increased by 3% last year, reaching an all-time high of 34 billion tonnes in 2011, according to this report released by European Commission. Top emitters contributing to this increase in CO2 are China, US, EU, India, the Russia & Japan. This report discusses the results of …
The objective of this report is to provide an independent assessment of the impact of the CDM across a broad range of metrics and possible effects. The impact of the CDM is assessed firstly in relation to its original purposes stated in Article 12 of the Kyoto Protocol, namely “to …
Study calculated each country's efforts to reduce energy use in industry, transport, and buildings as well as overall policies It lacks the glitz or glamour of the Olympics but the UK won a race that really does matter on Thursday, taking the gold in energy efficiency. A report launched in …
Agency to be set up to encourage conservation of water by industry The government plans to set up an agency on the lines of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency to encourage conservation of the increasingly scarce resource, official sources said. The water resources ministry has also roped in industrial bodies …
ICAR has planned to fund 12 major projects on bio-energy The XII Five Year Plan will take into account two approaches – development of energy-efficient systems for non-conventional energy use in agriculture, and substitution of conventional or non-renewable energy sources with renewable energy sources, M.M. Pandey, Deputy Director General, Agricultural …
