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 …
JAIPUR: The Mahindra World City Jaipur is among the 16 founding projects of the Climate Positive Development Program under the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) that will support the development of large-scale urban projects that demonstrate cities can grow in ways that are
Sushmi Dey NEW DELHI THIS may well turn out to be a desi version of carbon trading. The power ministry is planning to lay down energy benchmarks for nine energyintensive industrial sectors, including thermal power, cement, iron & steel, railways and fertilisers, an official said. While this may make it …
The world needs to sign 'Green New Deal' which should focus on investing in renewable sources of energy, eco-friendly infrastructure and energy efficiency. This will not only create jobs, but also tackle global warming. This was stated by President Institution of Engineers of Pakistan (IEP) Engineer Aftab Islam Agha, while …
U.S. lawmakers on Thursday sought to increase incentives for nuclear power and energy efficiency in a measure that would require utilities to generate a certain amount of electricity from renewable sources. Nuclear power is not currently considered a renewable electricity source in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee bill. …
Xcel Energy Inc would offer incentives for Minnesota customers who take steps to conserve energy, which could include installation of solar panels on homes and businesses, under a $280 million plan filed this week with regulators, the state's biggest power company said on Thursday. The company said in a release …
Subhro Niyogi | TNN Kolkata: Keen to set an example by cutting down energy use, West Bengal governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi has asked his staff to transform Raj Bhavan into a carbonneutral estate. Gandhi has approached Joyashree Roy, a member of the Nobel prizewinning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) …
Energy Conservation On Agenda New Delhi: On the eve of the World Environment Day, the Commonwealth Organizing Committee unveiled the roadmap for making the 2010 Commonwealth Games the first ever green games. The committee which has a strategic MoU with the United Nations Environmental Programme to fulfil the Green Games …
Gunjan Pradhan Sinha Posted: Thursday , Jun 04, 2009 at 2333 hrs IST New Delhi: In an effort to assess the problems faced by Indian power plants using Chinese technology and equipment, a joint team from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) and public sector power house NTPC visited plants in …
The Norwegian government said on Wednesday it would assess the impact of climate change on financial markets and urged global investors to join forces. The finance ministry will undertake the study in its role as owner of Norway's $350 billion sovereign wealth fund which invests the country's oil wealth in …
The United States wants to forge a partnership with China, bringing the world's two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases together to address global warming, Washington's top climate diplomat said on Wednesday. This bilateral relationship could be a "positive anchor" for overall U.S.-China relations, possibly easing dialogue on such issues as …
New Delhi: The government has finally decided to implement auto fuel economy standards. After a year of wrangling between the heavy industries, surface transport and power ministries, the PMO has decided that the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) will formulate the norms and notify them under the Energy Conservation Act …
China aims to save 75 terawatt hours of power per year, the equivalent of 75 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, by promoting energy-efficient air-conditioners and other home appliances. The government plans to raise the market shares of such appliances to over 30 percent by 2012 by subsidizing sales, the …
The U.S. climate change bill making its way through Congress is the best legislative bet to help the country take the lead in tackling global warming on the world stage, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said on Monday. "The Waxman-Markey bill is our best shot of any thing I've seen …
The United States may soon take the mantle as the global leader on climate change in part because of its strong research and development on energy, said oil historian and analyst Daniel Yergin. "The United States is way ahead of everybody else," on research and development of alternative fuels and …
The City of Brotherly Love is tackling rising unemployment and improving the energy efficiency of homes by training people to weatherize its estimated 400,000 low-income row houses. Edward Abraham, 28, is one of Philadelphia's first class of 20 "weatherization" trainees who are learning how to install insulation, caulk windows, seal …
