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 …
V Gangadharan IN a significant step towards promoting energy conservation, energy audits would soon begin in major government buildings in the State including the Raj Bhavan and the Madras High Court. The State Electrical Inspectorate (SEI), which is the nodal agency for energy conservation, is in the last leg of …
About 18 per cent of Bangladesh land will go under water and much of the Maldives would submerge following sea level rise at certain level, 'World Development Report 2010: Development and Climate Change' released yesterday in advance of the December meetings on climate change in Copenhagen said. "Rising sea levels …
Banks, pension funds and other investment groups representing more than $13 trillion in assets called for a strong global agreement on climate policy on Wednesday, saying it would lead to a flood of investment into the low-carbon economy. "Without the policies to encourage clean energy, investors are stuck at the …
MP Energy Development Corporation Limited in cooperation with MP Electricity Regulatory Commission organised a workshop on energy efficiency in which Energy Minister Anup Mishra was present as chief guest. Energy Minister Anup Mishra appealed to the Electricity Regulatory Commission Chairman JL Bose that in case of wind energy there was …
The world must devise a climate change treaty that will allow all countries to contribute to cutting emissions and not drive companies and jobs to other nations, the U.N.'s top climate official said on Thursday. Negotiations on a new global accord to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are set to conclude …
The government announced various electricity-saving measures as the nagging power crunch didn't change much despite previous steps, including the daylight-saving step. Under the latest plan, the government decided to conduct campaigns to encourage people to use solar energy, Concentrated Fluorescent Lamp (CFL) and Electronic Balast. The dos and don'ts announced …
TAKING a giant step to arrest global warming in city, Chennai Corporation on Wednesday announced a ban on the usage of all sorts of round bulbs in its 2000-odd buildings located in its limits. It will be replaced with compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) soon. Speaking to reporters at the …
Climate talks could draw on global recovery spending to smooth a deal in Copenhagen in December to replace the Kyoto Protocol, said Nick Robins, head of HSBC's climate change research center. HSBC analysts estimate the green portion of a $3.1 trillion fiscal stimulus at about $512 billion. Those funds to …
The European Union has scaled back plans to give billions of euros to poor countries to persuade them to help battle climate change, a draft document shows. Funding from rich nations to the developing world has emerged as the main stumbling block to progress in climate negotiations ahead of international …
The Delhi Government may save hundreds of megawatt power if energy efficiency equipment is installed in government and commercial buildings, said Delhi industries minister Haroon Yusuf. He said the government had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) for installing the equipment in commercial and …
Fast-growing emerging markets are making energy efficiency a high priority. Leading the way: China. After years as energy-efficiency laggards, China and a number of other fast-growing emerging markets are putting a high priority on restraining oil demand. Stung by high energy costs prior to the world recession, these countries are …
Japan's prime minister-elect said on Monday he will forge ahead with a tough 25 percent cut in emissions by 2020, despite growing opposition from industry which says the target will hurt the world's No. 2 economy. But Yukio Hatoyama added that the target, more ambitious than the outgoing government's, was …
India hopes to set up by December next year energy efficiency targets for more than 700 industrial units, which account for 40 percent of India's fossil fuel use, the country's head of energy efficiency said on Monday. Ajay Mathur, director-general of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, said India's energy efficiency …
