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 …
RIYADH: The Riyadh municipality has intensified its efforts to rationalize energy consumption in street lighting by increasing reliance on energy-saving (LED) systems and expanding the use of solar energy. This comes as part of the governorate's plans to decrease the consumption of the electric power that is used for lighting …
Global Marine Fuel Trends 2030 from Lloyd’s Register and University College London’s Energy Institute explores the drivers for the future energy mix in shipping in 2030. The report provides insight into future fuel demand for the containership, bulk carrier/general cargo and tanker sectors - representing approximately 70% of the global …
US food producer General Mills has announced that it aims to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 28% across the entirety of its value chain in the next 10 years. General Mills will cut emissions from ‘farm to fork to landfill’ to achieve an overall reduction of 50-70% in emissions …
As solar panels get cheaper, they are being bought for use in houses also. Until last year, industries and institutions like schools and hospitals bought most of the rooftop solar systems to save on power bills and taxes. Free power from solar panels offset the high rate of electricity for …
WORRIED that deforestation could ultimately be bad for business as well as for the environment, the Tobacco Research Board (TRB) has released a new barn design, the kutsaga barn, hoping to encourage farmers to use more fuel-efficient methods of curing their crops. The kutsaga barn is still based on rocket …
The party leaders have promised their manifestos will be consistent with Scotland's Climate Change Act The leaders of Scotland's five main political parties have promised to set out plans on how they will tackle climate change and reduce emissions. An agreement was brokered by WWF Scotland ahead of the Holyrood …
A report from America’s 3rd-largest bank asks why we’re not transitioning to a low-carbon economy Citi Global Perspectives & Solutions (GPS), a division within Citbank (America’s third-largest bank), recently published a report looking at the economic costs and benefits of a low-carbon future. The report considered two scenarios: “Inaction,” which …
Nearly 66 remote villages in Etawah, the hometown of chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, will soon be lit using solar power under Janeshwar Mishra Gramya Yojana. New and Renewable Energy Development Authority (NEDA) has decided to provide solar-powered home electricity systems to 10 homes each of people coming from extremely poor …
India Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Program launched a series of three new, India specific tools and methodologies for companies to effectively measure, manage and mitigate their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at the India Business and Climate Summit 2015. Air, Rail and Road Emission Factors along with the methodology to compute transport …
JAIPUR: India and Switzerland need to enhance their partnership and strengthen ties on issues of climate change, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation's assistant director general Pio Wennubst said offering technical support to projects on green initiative here. "Activities related to climate change are running here and we give technical …
JAIPUR: After successful implementation of energy efficiency measures in Aranya Bhawan, the Swiss agency for development and corporation (SDC) and Rajasthan government is deepening ties to deal with issue of climate change. A delegation headed by the Switzerland ambassador, Pio Wennubst visited Aranya Bhawan, which is the first project in …
Chennai: Leading share bourse National Stock Exchange (NSE) became India`s first stock exchange to invest in wind power with a 6.25 MW project, said Suzlon Group on Tuesday. In a statement, Suzlon Group said it was NSE`s technical partner for supply and commissioning of the 6.25 MW project. "The project …
India's climate action plan ahead of the United Nations' Paris summit in December will come with sector-specific emphasis on emission reduction. The Union environment ministry has held at least five rounds of meetings with key infrastructure ministries to help clarify the definition, scope and approach for preparing India's Intended Nationally …
China's move to a low carbon future will provide opportunities for companies in the United Kingdom. The second-biggest economy in the world is going through massive changes with clean and green technology at the forefront of this brave, new world. China's 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-15) marked a turning point in …
The government has approved a proposed master plan to develop 50 solar cities, for which master plans have been prepared for 46, an official statement said on Sunday. Three of these cities under the programme are planned to be set up the national capital region, the ministry of new and …
Describing solar energy as the ultimate solution to India's energy problem, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called upon Indian scientists to work towards developing more efficient equipment which could revolutionise the entire sector. His remarks came during his interaction with 30 eminent scientists from top institutions of India …
Switching to a low-carbon energy system immediately could save the planet $1.8trn by 2040, global investment bank Citi has claimed. The bank this week released a report, Energy Darwinism II: Why a Low Carbon Future Doesn’t Have to Cost the Earth, comparing a business-as-usual scenario to one where the planet …
The Ministry of Energy with support from the ECOWAS Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) on 12 August, 2015 opened a two day workshop to validate the National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP) and National Energy Efficiency Action Plan (NEEAP) for the Gambia. The objective, according to organizers, …
American firm DuPont has topped a new league table from CDP which ranks chemical companies on various emissions-related metrics. The research ranked 18 chemicals companies, representing over $500bn in market cap, on seven categories, including product innovation, energy efficiency, water risk and carbon regulation. DuPont was described as the “comfortable …
Up to $44 trillion could be going up in smoke if the world does not act on climate change, according to the latest piece of research from U.S. banking giant Citigroup. The report – Energy Darwinism II: Why a Low Carbon Future Doesn't Have to Cost the Earth -- has …
