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 …
A truly sustainable solution can only be provided when the ecosystem factors are spoken about in the same breath as the actual implementation of solutions, says a WWF-India & SELCO Foundation report. The report, Deployment of Renewable Energy Solutions for Energy Access: An Ecosystem Approach, provides a broad ecosystem based …
Approved over yr back, implementation of Action Plan yet to begin JAMMU: Despite much visible adverse impacts of climate change during the past some years, the Jammu and Kashmir continued to remain unconcerned towards this grave issue as the implementation of the Action Plan approved by the Union Ministry of …
Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal gave away the five National Energy Conservation Awards – 2015 won by Andhra Pradesh, in a programme held at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on Monday. On the occasion, Mr. Goyal advised the governments of all States to give …
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday gave ex-post facto approval for signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between India and the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland on cooperation in the energy sector. The areas of cooperation included market reforms, regulatory structures and the role …
Paris: The successful conclusion of the Climate Change Summit here will offer India an opportunity to position itself as the leader of the developing world. If, however, India does not agree with the rest of the world to consider the outcome to be worthwhile, the possibility of a global deal …
The policy lays down regulations for setting power tariffs by asking electricity regulators to 'necessarily' be guided by the new policy while framing regulations Cabinet may take up power tariff policy this week The amendments to the national tariff policy for electricity are likely to be placed in the Union …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has raised its estimated economic impact of climate change in Southeast Asia, saying greenhouse gas emissions in the region is now becoming “more serious.” According to an ADB Brief, which was presented at the leaders meeting in Paris, France, the Manila-based lender estimated that annual …
The Climate Change Performance Index is an instrument supposed to enhance transparency in international climate politics. Its aim is to encourage political and social pressure on those countries which have, up to now, failed to take ambitious actions on climate protection as well as to highlight countries with best-practice climate …
PUNE: The city's weather, moderate with average temperatures ranging between 20 and 28 degrees Celsius, hardly needs much air conditioning, but the pace at which constructions are coming up and the building material used have increased the need for the cooling machines in the last two decades. Experts said Pune …
One of India’s leading information technology companies, Infosys, has been designated a finalist for the coveted Zayed Future Energy Prize. The nomination is the result of the company’s dedicated and sustained effort to make its operations environmentally sustainable, including an aim to be carbon neutral by 2018. The company has …
Initial analysis of almost 6,000 projects targeting renewable energy and energy efficiency in developing countries has revealed that the projects could reduce CO2 emissions by about 1.7 gigatons a year by 2020. The findings, released at COP21 in Paris by the 1 Gigaton Coalition in its first annual report, entitled …
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the Renewable energy Policy Network for the 21st century (REN21) joined forces to produce the UNECE Renewable Energy Status Report which covers 17 selected UNECE member countries located in the South East Europe, the Caucasus, the Russian Federation and Central Asia. …
The Compact of States and Regions has released its first-ever Disclosure Report. The Compact of States and Regions provides the first ever single, global account of greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets made by state and regional governments. Currently the Compact has the support of 44 states and regions together representing …
Unlocking ambition: Top corporate and sub-national climate commitments from CDP and The Climate Group identifies 200 companies, states, regions, and cities that have committed to full de-carbonization. The briefing is the third in a series of reports tracking the ambitious climate commitments made by “non-state” actors (i.e. non-national governments), in …
This study compared recommendations for good practice climate change mitigation policies from various institutions with the current status of application of these policies by countries. In an initial attempt, a broad set of climate mitigation-related policies covering all sectors were analysed for the 30 major emitting countries that comprise 82% …
From 1990 to 2010, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in Southeast Asia have grown more rapidly than in any other region of the world. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has analyzed the potential role the region can play in climate change mitigation, focusing on the five countries of Southeast Asia that …
Tracking progress in the transition to low-carbon energy systems, including action taken through countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), is necessary to focus attention on the steps needed today to achieve both short- and long-term climate goals. United Nations climate agreements have so far focused tracking efforts on greenhouse gases: while …
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are a central part of economies worldwide, comprising 99% of enterprises and providing about 60% of employment. The IEA estimates that SMEs use more than 13% of global total final energy demand, around 74 exajoules (EJ) and that cost-effective energy efficiency measures can save SMEs …
This paper compiles nine in-depth case studies of sub-national climate mitigation programs that exceed or lead national policy directives. From California to Rajasthan, India, these case studies reveal a range of local partnerships that exhibit strong climate leadership. In addition to examining the policy frameworks that make these accomplishments possible, …
This report sets out the results of a piece of work to develop a comprehensive set of sustainable mobility indicators for cities. The indicators are described with SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, time-based) methodologies that will allow cities to perform a standardized evaluation of their mobility system and measure the …
