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 …
Technical guidelines for environmentally sound mercury management in flouroscent lamp sector by the CPCB. These guidelines are applicable, in principle, to other mercury-bearing lamps, as well. Mercury-bearing lamps (fluorescent, compact fluorescent, mercury vapor, sodium vapor and metal multi-vapors and mixed) use mercury as a vital component for their functioning. Mercury …
More than ever, IT and GIS companies are facing the need to address the environmental issues arising out of power consumption and cooling. Faced with increasingly urgent warnings about the consequences of the projected rise in both energy demands and greenhouse gas emissions, governments and businesses alike are now focussing …
Air quality management (AQM) is still a major challenge in Asia. The fast growing Asian economies and continued urbanization have increased the demand for mobility and energy in the region, resulting in high levels of air pollution in cities from transport, industry and other sources. This report presents an update …
The annual CD4CDM Perspectives Series features a topic of pivotal importance to the global carbon market. The series seeks to communicate the diverse insights and visions of leading actors in the carbon market to better inform the decisions of professionals and policymakers in developing countries. The second theme of the …
The International Energy Agency (IEA) is developing in-depth indicators of energy use, efficiency trends and CO2 emissions. This latest publication provides a summary of the key results of the indicators work so far and shows how this can be used to identify the factors driving and restraining the demand for …
Developing and emerging economies face a two-fold energy challenge in the 21st century: Meeting the needs of billions of people who still lack access to basic, modern energy services while simultaneously participating in a global transition to clean, low-carbon energy systems. This report addresses the two-fold energy challenge that confronts …
Renewable energy offers the planet a chance to reduce carbon emissions, clean the air, and put the civilization on a more sustainable footing. It also offers countries around the world the chance to improve their energy security and spur economic development. So much has happened in the renewable energy sector …
The United States is developing national climate legislation. While the nation debates and assembles a comprehensive policy, federal agencies are issuing important policies ? from clean energy codes to air pollution standards ? that affect greenhouse gas emissions today. For these policies, the final choice among different regulatory alternatives can …
ONGC is now planning to look beyond hydrocarbons (L); Mining companies have benefited from the high commodity prices They take the top eight slots in the BW Real 500, and account for half of the Top 30. Natural resource-based companies have dominated this year
Having cried foul over exclusion from the earlier supply order for power saver CFL bulbs, the HPL Socomec has finally bagged a contract for supply of 10 lakh bulbs to the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board (HPSEB) for implementation of the Atal Bijli Bachat Yojna. The HPSEB today gave the …
Haryana has the potential to save 25 to 30 per cent of the energy used in the agriculture sector by making the existing tubewell system energy efficient. This was said on Sunday by Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam MD Vijayendra Kumar, who added that 170 lakh units of electricity can …
In the Darwinian struggle for global manufacturing orders, the "Wal-Mart price" has generally been short-hand for shaving production costs to the bare minimum. But today in Beijing, Lee Scott, Wal-Mart's chief executive, will tell hundreds of the company's top Chinese suppliers that the retailer intends to use its market power …
A penny saved is a penny earned. That is a maxim that telecom operators worldwide appear to have adopted as a motto. While that is not unusual, what is heartening is that they are looking at saving on energy costs through renewable energy sources and better equipment. Safaricom, Kenya
To spread awareness about environmental issues, Greenpeace India has set up a stall at the CII Fair being held at Parade Ground in Sector 17. The group is also enlisting volunteers to creating awareness about deforestation, industrial pollution and climate change. The campaign also includes educating people about increasing the …
