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 …
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Published: The New York Times, April 25, 2009 It is not an exaggeration to say that the team that President Obama appointed to promote his green agenda is nothing short of outstanding
Showers, taps, windows and home insulation will have to conform to environmental standards in the European Union, after lawmakers voted to widen the scope of existing "eco-design" regulations on Friday. The move is aimed at weaning the 27-nation bloc off its heavy dependence on Russian gas and at cutting greenhouse …
In the next few decades, energy efficiency and conservation will be the most effective mitigations tools. Developed countries need to change infrastructure that was built when fossil energy was cheap and the unintended consequences of its use was unknown. Developing countries have the opportunity to leap-frog past developed countries and …
United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has accelerated its efforts towards implementation of its Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) programme leading to energy efficiency in the Pakistan. The CDM under article 12 of Kyoto Protocol is considered as an effective mechanism for industrial and economic development for the developing countries like …
United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has accelerated its efforts towards implementation of its Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) programme leading to energy efficiency in the Pakistan. The CDM under article 12 of Kyoto Protocol is considered as an effective mechanism for industrial and economic development for the developing countries like …
Greenhouse gas emissions from industrialized nations rose by nearly one percent in 2007, led by strong gains in the United States, official data showed. Carbon emissions from countries signed up to the Kyoto Protocol climate pact edged up by 0.1 percent in 2007, mainly due to rises in Japan and …
Residents of the Thai capital produce as much carbon pollution as New Yorkers and more than Londoners, a U.N.-backed study released on Wednesday shows. The report, "Bangkok: Assessment Report on Climate Change 2009," underscores the city's carbon-intensive habits but also highlights the threat to Bangkok from rising seas caused by …
Britain unveiled 1.4 billion pounds ($2.04 billion) of initiatives to encourage investment in green energy on Wednesday and also gave tax breaks to help squeeze the remaining oil from the declining North Sea. Chancellor of the Exchequer (finance minister) Alistair Darling confirmed a 2020 target for Britain to curb greenhouse …
Leslie D'Monte & Kirtika Suneja / New Delhi April 23, 2009, 0:56 IST Companies renew pledge to conserve environment, save energy costs on Earth Day. The word
Elected leaders in New York City will propose a suite of laws and other initiatives on Wednesday aimed at reducing energy consumption and related emissions of greenhouse gases by requiring owners of thousands of older buildings to upgrade everything from boilers to light bulbs. Planners asserted that the package, drafted …
The government directed electricity generation and distribution companies to improve their quality of services to ease sufferings of people across the country due to non-stop electricity cut. "We want to utilise our electricity generation with full capacity from the existing power plants. For this, the ministry activated its seven load …
Faced with a deep energy crisis due to gas shortage that cannot be overcome overnight, the government considers importing Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), increasing efficiency of bulk gas users to reduce demands and setting standards to promote energy efficient electrical equipment, says Dr Towfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, energy adviser to the prime …
This is the only planet we have and it is our home. Everyone needs to wake up to the fact that we are misusing this planet and hurting its environment beyond repair. Measures on several scales with massive awareness about it can bring about the change. There is hope, yet. …
A recent letter from US Trade Representative Ron Kirk downplays the notion that the Obama Administration would implement a border tax on imports from large developing countries to help domestic industry under a cap-and-trade scheme.
Business leaders from some of the world's biggest companies recently called for water, energy and climate change to be linked in global negotiations, such as the international climate talks due to culminate in Copenhagen in December. The business leaders were speaking at the launch of a report by the World …
US lawmakers will pass major energy legislation, possibly including measures to address climate change, by the end of this year, a top White House official said on Sunday. "I do know this, at the end of this first year of Congress there will be an energy bill on the president's …
India is emerging as a key player in exercising influence over the global climate change initiatives, and no significant global reduction of green house emissions can be attained without active Indian participation. According to the McKinsey Global Institute report of July 2008, cost-effective opportunities in energy productivity could reduce the …
