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 …
Sarikah Atreya The Sikkim Government is set to notify working groups for preparation of a State-level action plan on climate change with support from German Technical Cooperation (GTZ). Briefing the media about the outcome of the two-day meeting held recently under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary, Mr T.T. Dorji …
Nathu-la at 14,400ft in Sikkim is one of the many snow-capped areas, like Yumthang which is facing climate change Gangtok, May 17: Receding ski slopes and a rise in mercury level have prompted the Sikkim government to frame an action plan for climate change. Minimum temperatures have risen by 1 …
Vasundhara Vyas Mehta | TNN Ahmedabad: Innovation is the only solution for the challenge of energy conservation and final year students of instrumentation department of Nirma University have proved this. A huge amount of electricity is wasted when the streetlights stay on during the day. In the computerised systems, the …
This might sound perverse but this writer actually likes the water and power crises that is upon us. It is poetry to one who has long lamented young journalists’ lack of attention to the shortage of power and water and, of course, to the piling heaps of garbage in every …
ISLAMABAD: Through friendly negotiations with traders community and other members of the society, Islamabad police and district administration successfully implemented energy conservation plan and is presently saving 40 megawatts per day in the capital, the official sources said. The cabinet committee has also appreciated Islamabad police and administration for taking …
KOCHI: The Kerala State Electricity Board will distribute two 14-watt compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) to the households that come under the Kaloor electrical section, from Tuesday. The CFLs will be distributed at the St Francis Church, Kathrukkadavu, on May 13, Pioneer Hall, Thammanam Road, on May 14, and St Francis …
The Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) has evolved an energy efficiency plan that will be launched soon. This was said by PEC chairperson Rukhsana Zuberi while speaking at the second session of a two-day
Climate policy, as it has been understood and practised by many governments of the world under the Kyoto Protocol approach, has failed to produce any discernable real world reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases in 15 years. The underlying reason for this is that the UNFCCC/Kyoto model was structurally flawed …
The provisions contained in this renewable energy policy will be applicable to all the renewable energy projects. This policy will be applicable to all the Renewable Energy projects sanctioned prior to the commencement of the policy and those renewable energy projects in the process of development including already commissioned renewable …
The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), a statutory body under the Union Power Ministry, is targeting to train 5,000 A/C showroom salesmen across the country on energy efficient choice this year as part of a national education programme on star labelling for air-conditioners. Of this, around 850 salesmen will be …
The Centre has put in place an enabling legal, regulatory and policy framework to promote market-based energy efficiency in the country and the focus now is on implementing schemes aimed at reducing the energy intensity of the economy. Speaking at a national seminar organised by FICCI here on energy efficiency, …
NEW DELHI: Stating that rapid economic growth and industrialisation were the major challenges that need to be met head on, Union Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said power generation capacity addition during the XI Plan would be about 74,000 MW, almost close to the original target of 78,577 MW.
POWER minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said that about 74,000 mw of new generation capacity could be added during the Eleventh Plan period, betraying a lack of clarity in the government on this issue. The minister had earlier scaled down the capacity addition target to 62,000 mw from 78,577 mw due …
Sanjay Jog / Mumbai May 05, 2010, 1:11 IST Several states have responded well to the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) initiative to introduce a renewable electricity certificate (REC) mechanism. While Gujarat has notified the final regulations on REC mechanism, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh …
The Haryana Raj Bhawan here will soon go solar. Plans are afoot to install a solar power plant of 45 kW capacity, which will energise 160 tubelights, 100 CFLs, 40 fans, 10 computers and 15 exhaust fans during the day and outdoor lighting during the night. According to Madhusudan Prasad, …
