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 …
To conserve energy in Punjab, which has a shortfall of power, the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has decided to launch Bachat Lamp Yojana from May 2011. Under the scheme, every power consumer in the state will get four CFLs at a subsidised rate of Rs 15 each in …
Sri Lanka Electricity Board has implemented a mechanism to save Rs 8,450 million during the 2011 financial year, Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said. The Minister addressing the media yesterday at the Power and Energy Ministry, said the Electricity Board has planned to reduce expenditure while increasing revenue. …
MUMBAI: In a bid to conserve energy at stations, the Western Railway (WR) has launched a new project that will ensure that lights on platforms switch off automatically when not in use. "The new plan is called the automatic platform lights controller system. Light controllers will be connected to the …
This new study produced through a collaboration between World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Ecofys outlines how all the world's energy can be provided cleanly, renewably and economically by 2050. All of the world’s energy needs could be provided cleanly, renewably and economically by 2050, according to a new …
With estimations predicting a doubling of demand for energy in India in the next 20 years, it is time the Indian government helps its industry adopt energy-efficient technologies. Ajay Mathur, Director Generol of India's Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) in an interview, explains in detail various initiatives taken by the …
The objective of this study is to develop a mathematical model for the effective utilization of renewable energy sources in a developing country like India. Decentralized energy planning (DEP) is in the interest of efficient utilization of resources. DEP is one of the options for meeting the rural and small …
Global concerns about climate change and declining resources mean that major companies must do their best to produce and use energy as efficiently as possible. Paper industry as a sector consume approx. 7.5-15% of the total energy consumed by the industrial sector depending upon the region & operational parameters.
The Union Cabinet had approved the National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE). The Mission will usher in the four new initiatives to significantly scale up implementation of energy efficiency in India. The flagship of the Mission is the Perform Achieve and Trade (PAT) mechanism, which is a market-based mechanism …
Energy is an essential requirement for overall development of the nation. Pulp & Paper Industry in India has complex structure of old and new plants having diversified technology with varying raw materials and producing different grades of paper. This significantly affects the energy requirement of the mills and therefore results …
Energy conservation in pulp and paper mills, is not restricted to one form of energy management. Power and Steam Management go hand in hand, with Climate Change Development, adding as the third dimension. The paper aims at bringing out select innovative climate friendly combined heat and power (CHP) schemes relating …
The pulp and paper industry is an energy-intensive process industry where energy contributes 18-25% of the manufacturing cost. Due to shortages in energy availability and increase in energy cost, energy conservation has become a necessity in the paper industry.
The performance of the Indian economy has been robust in the new century. The impact of the global financial crisis on us was also muted; and the recovery too has been rapid. By most estimates and planning agencies the Indian economy is forecast to grow by 8-10% in the coming …
The author explores the nuances of inclusive growth and the technological infrastructure that is required for modernising India. The areas covered include, amongst others, IT, agriculture, transport, education, services and energy.
2010 was a year of contrasts. Many countries bounced back from recession while several others faced difficult economic and fiscal adjustments, which in some cases are still ongoing. The year also had its share of crises, including the violence that induced the change of Government and institutions in Kyrgyzstan, the …
The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) and the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) have released a preview of guidelines titled “Are We Building Competitive and Liveable Cities?” The guidelines address the development of eco-efficient and sustainable urban infrastructure …
The UNDP as the implementing agency for the project entitled: India: IND Energy Efficiency Improvements in Commercial Buildings - under the Programmatic Framework for Energy Efficiency in India. The project aims at promoting the construction of new energy efficient buildings or use of EE technologies and equipment in existing buildings. …
The EU provides its Member States with a long-term framework for dealing with the issue of sustainability and the cross-border effects of phenomena that cannot be dealt with at the national level alone. Climate change has long been recognised as one such long-term shaping factor where coherent EU action is …
Climate change is perhaps one of the most important global environmental challenges being faced by humanity today, with its implication on food production system, natural ecosystems, fresh water supply, health and weather related calamities. The North East region of India including Assam is expected to be highly prone to consequences …
ICT-enabled sustainability and energy efficiency initiatives are more than just a challenge: they also represent a great opportunity. A paradigm shift to a low-carbon economy by 2050 has the potential to write the next chapter of technological innovation. To realize this potential will require a third – this time a …
A recently renovated retirement facility in Canada will now benefit from the country's largest solar heating and cooling (SHC) installation. The system will cut electricity consumption roughly in half.
