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 study by Centre for Science and Environment of the six most energy-and emissions-intensive sectors of Indian industry shows that low carbon growth is a real challenge after 2020, possibly an illusion by 2030-31. To read more click on the following URL: http://www.downtoearth.org.in/cover.asp?foldername=20100430&filename;=news&sid;=23&sec;_id=9 See Also Report: Energy intensive sectors (LCD) …
This sector has a very high energy-saving potential vis-a-vis best available techniques. However, there is limitation to realise this saving potential because of the process route chosen to make steel and because the plants use coking and non-coking coal with high-ash content and iron ore with high silica and alumina …
This document contains the speech of Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh, delivered at 16th SAARC Summit at Thimphu, Bhutan on 28th April 2010. He told in this speech that even after creation of institutions for regional cooperation, yet not empowered them to be more proactive. At home, regional …
The European automotive industry is a world leader in developing clean and energy efficient technologies based on combustion engines, consequence of substantial investment in the last 15 years in research and development. It is also a crucial European industry, competitive, innovative and supporting a wide range of related sectors. This …
Mumbai: ITC Hotels has set a precedence by possibly becoming the first hospitality chain in the world to have earned carbon credits. Its luxury property, ITC Sonar in Kolkata, which switched to energy efficient CFL bulbs as part of its energy saving drive, has been issued 1,996 carbon credits per …
Mumbai: After witnessing a dip in 2009 on account of the global financial crisis, the green sector in India is once again attracting the attention of investors and banks.
Paint manufacturer Madhav Sawant's glow-in-the-dark paint is used to light up the emergency exits of various buildings, but the mechanical engineer has a brighter, more lasting vision. The 47-year-old has developed a unique way to increase the brightness of glow powder so that it can be used as an alternative …
KOLKATA, 25 APRIL: Consulting Engineering Service (India) Private Limites, (CES) in collaboration with Bengal Engineering and Science University (Besu) would set up a research centre within the Besu campus to promote green movement. Mr Sudhangsu Sekhar Chakraborty (in SNS photo), chairman and managing director of CES, said to reduce consumptive …
Washington: From solar-powered water purification systems in Afghanistan to a Navy jet fueled in part by biofuel, the US military is taking a lead role in shrinking the US carbon
GAGAN KUMAR IIT Roorkee pass-outs Sudhir Manchanda and Mayank Agarwal always wanted to do something different. Since their college days the duo was inclined towards clean-tech and environment-friendly activities. It all began at the time of their placements. When companies were offering high pay packages the duo was busy exploring …
Kolkata: To encourage the Centre to change its procurement policy in favour of buying energy efficient goods, the British High Commission has begun supporting a project on developing policy guidelines in this regard. Participating in the launch of an electronic platform for buying green products, ahead of Earth Day, British …
NEW DELHI: To create awareness about energy conservation, a workshop on energy conservation was organised by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency in association with Residents' Welfare Association Sector-5 of R. K. Puram and Delhi Tamil Sangam here on Sunday as part of its national awareness programme. The workshop was conducted …
Initial estimates by the New Delhi-based Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) suggest that around 1,650 MW of electricity was saved countrywide during FY10 through the use of star-rated air-conditioners, refrigerators, tube-lights and colour TVs. This includes nearly 350 MW saved by CTVs alone. While the one- to five-star labelling for …
The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (bee), the Centre’s nodal agency for energy conservation, intends to make energy efficiency rating mandatory for all office buildings across India by 2011. But its scheme to coax office building owners to voluntarily get their properties assessed for energy efficiency has few takers. Under the …
There is a buzz about green buildings. But the question is: what does one mean by building green? And how does one design policies to make the green homes of our dreams? Green is not about first building structures using lots of material and energy, and then fixing them so …
The Joint Forest Management Committees in the State will observe Bamboo Plantation and Energy Conservation Week from Monday. The year 2010 is being observed as Bamboo Year in the State. This year, five crore bamboo rhizomes will be planted in the State. The Joint Forest Committees have been formed for …
This article contains the Book review on "Energy efficiency and climate change: conserving power for a sustainable future". The book contains innovatively developed 10 chapters tracking every aspect of linkages between energy & its efficient production and utilization, climate change and economic development. The book would be of immense use …
RAHUL BEDI DIRECTOR,CORPORATE AFFAIRS INTEL INDIA AGREE: Climate change is a reality that cannot be denied. And there is an increasing urgency across the world towards lowering the climatic impact of human actions through increasing citizen awareness, governmental policy actions and development of newer technology, in addition to others. In …
Kalpana Jain / New Delhi April 06, 2010, 1:11 IST All decks are being cleared to launch by April 2011 a scheme to assign energy efficiency improvement targets to India
