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 …
Thailand is a rapidly growing country with a large middle class, and as a result may be undergoing a structural transition, changing the nature and shape of electricity demand in the coming years. Thai energy policy is driven by the three pillars of security, affordability and environmental sustainability. Concerns over …
In case of failure in granting building permits within 30 days, construction can start based on deemed permissions, said Union minister Venkaiah Naidu. Delhi is set to become the first urban area in the country to streamline its building permissions so that building plans are sanctioned within a 30-day period. …
The Australian Government has established a $1 billion clean energy innovation fund, but has stripped its renewable energy agency’s funding in the process. Last week, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced the creation of a $1 billion Clean Energy Innovation Fund that is intended to support emerging renewable energy technologies …
Cambodia has an opportunity to become a leader in clean, renewable electricity as renewable energy sources such as sun, wind, water and biomass energy abound. Choices made in the coming months and years could lead to seizing opportunities to leapfrog and embrace the best technologies now or to continued over …
America can address its “largest environmental challenges by shifting to 100% renewable energy”, according to a new report by Environment America and Frontier Group. 'We Have the Power: 100% Renewable Energy for a Clean, Thriving America' shows that a complete transition to clean energy is both possible and essential in …
State plans distribution of more LED bulbs Hyderabad: Having already distributed two LED bulbs to each of the 1.16 crore households in the State, AP government has now in principle proposed to illuminate the houses of SCs, STs and BCs by distributing up to 5 more LED bulbs at just …
This report seeks to describe the landscape of opportunities for the private sector and other relevant stakeholders, with insights pertaining to the Paris Agreement, commitments made by countries to decarbonise economies, India’s approach to tackle climate change and a look into the future market. The report presents a snapshot of …
Visakhapatnam: Nearly two lakh farmers across 13 districts in the state will be provided energy efficient agricultural pumpsets free of cost in fiscal 2016-17. There are nearly 15 lakh agriculture workers including 2.5 lakh under Vizag-based Eastern Power Distribution Company of AP Limited (APEPDCL) and 12.5 lakh under Tirupati-based Southern …
KOLKATA: The private sector may be giving up on greenfield thermal power projects and looking to solar energy instead. Installation and generation costs have risen for thermal plants following an increased coal cess and stricter pollution norms, experts said, adding that are likely to go even higher. Also, there's uncertainty …
PATNA: Indian households are rapidly adopting LED bulbs in a bid to make their homes energy efficient. Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) distributed over 8 crore LED bulbs in a year across 125 cities in the country under the GOI's UJALA (Unnat Jyoti by affordable LEDs for all) scheme. This …
South Africans joined billions of people across the globe by switching off the lights from 20:30 to 21:30 in an annual initiative to create climate change awareness and encourage people to do their bit for the environment. Earth Hour was first initiated by the WWF in 2007 in Sydney. It …
Doubling renewables in the global energy mix by 2030 is not only feasible, but cheaper than not doing so. Economic savings would far exceed the costs. It would create more jobs, boost economic growth and save millions of lives annually through reduced air pollution. It would also, when coupled with …
The adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) and the new international climate treaty could put 2015 into the history books as a defining year for setting human development on a more sustainable pathway. The global climate policy and SDG agendas are highly interconnected: the way that the climate problem is …
Three months after India committed to an ambitious set of targets under the global climate change Paris agreement the government is working in fits and starts to put the architecture, policy and regulations in place to achieve what it promised to the global community. India promised a 30-35 per cent …
This report complements the findings shown in the "Trends and Projections in Europe 2015 - Tracking progress towards Europe's climate and energy targets" report with details about the 2013 renewable energy sources (RES) progress at EU and at country level, and for key RES technologies. Furthermore, it provides approximated estimates …
GrEEEn Solutions for Livable Cities is a result of a 2-year innovative, exploratory, and reflective study of cities as unique urban spaces that support life, work, and play. It responds to major issues that affect the quality of life of urban residents. This publication offers practical ways on how urban …
Nagpur: City's metro railway has cleared another hurdle with the union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) making it clear that environment impact assessment (EIA) was not needed for the project. Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Limited (NMRCL) is however, getting an EIA done as foreign lenders insist on it. The …
Kolhapur: The University Grants Commission has asked all educational institutions to develop green campuses in a bid to promote the idea. As per a circular dated March 10, the UGC has asked university officials to send proposals under the Development of Solar Cities programme. The project, under the ministry of …
The renewable energy sector, facing a huge skill shortage in the face of ambitious expansion, will get a new crop of professionals from the Skill Council for Green Jobs (SCGJ) initiative, launched in May last year. SCGJ aims to train 28,800 professionals in 2016-17. Of these, 20,000 will be in …
The EU Commission's focus on gas for energy security is expensive as well as illogical. €11.4bn could be saved if the EU switches its plans from new-build gas infrastructure to renewable energy, a new report from consultants Artelys and Climact, backed by WWF and others, shows. Existing pan-European infrastructure can …
