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 …
‘Each state has a responsibility to push the federal government in this area,’ Victorian environment minister Lisa Neville says The Victorian government wants to join forces with New South Wales and South Australia to press the federal government for more action on climate change in the wake of record or …
This compendium is a joint initiative by Centre for Environment Education (CEE) and UNDP India which provides a compilation of Simple Solutions to address climate change for India which could be utilized by people from all walks of life. It will help every concerned citizen in the country to understand …
The American Petroleum Institute broadened its fifth annual State of American Energy report as it included solar, nuclear, hydropower, wind, coal, geothermal, biomass, and energy efficiency as well as oil and gas. The US is the world’s leading natural gas producer and petroleum refiner, and is expected to become its …
New energy efficiency measures have been brought in by the European Union (EU) with the aim of helping reduce energy consumption in 2015. The rules, which were agreed by all EU Governments, aim to reduce member states' household energy bills by more than £30 a year as well as greatly …
Scotland’s electricity system could be powered almost entirely by renewables by 2030 and without the need for any gas, coal or nuclear power stations in Scotland, according to a new report published by WWF Scotland. Based on independent technical analysis by leading engineering and energy consultancy DNV GL, ‘Pathways to …
A floating solar thermal power plant conceptualised and implemented indigenously will be inaugurated next week at Rajarhat near Kolkata. The pilot project has 10 KW capacity. The experimental project, the first such floating solar power plant in the country, has been promoted by the Union Ministry of Renewable Energy and …
The heritage landscape of Burhanpur has an architectural and horticultural composition, consisting of many historic gardens, a unique water management system, a sustainable planning and design framework, the use of landscape and topography with numerous heritage components and historical monuments, temples, tombs and mosques that are locally, regionally and nationally …
China and India together are expected to account for half the growth in global energy demand because these two developing economies will lead the world in terms of population size and the pace of growth in standards of living says this new report by Exxon Mobil Significant growth in the …
Sustainable energy is not only an opportunity to transform societies and grow economies, but also a necessity - a prerequisite to meet growing energy demand and reduce the carbon footprint. That is why it is so important to balance what the World Energy Council defines as the ‘energy trilemma’, a …
Energy is among the top strategic issues shaping the global agenda in 2015. The uncertainty and impact of energy and commodity price volatility has now established itself as the number-one issue for energy leaders worldwide. Emerging risks and the resulting need to redefine energy infrastructure resilience, changing market designs, evolving …
The Africa Clean Energy Corridor initiative aims to transform the continent’s energy mix by promoting the development of clean, indigenous, cost-effective renewable power options. A comprehensive report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) examines the evolving infrastructure of Eastern and Southern Africa for the generation and transmission of electricity, …
The State of Maharashtra has been a pioneer in implementing fiscal instruments to address air pollution and climate change related issues. In the process, the State has also generated significant revenues that were supposed to be utilized towards vehicular pollution management, and promotion of renewable energy and energy efficiency measures. …
This paper documents the assumptions and analysis that underlie the presentation and discussion of the exhibit on the Global GHG Abatement Benefit and Co-benefit Curve: 2030 in the Commission’s global report Better Growth, Better Climate. This analysis builds on the concept of a marginal abatement cost (MAC) curve, presenting this …
This summary report informs on the journey of knowledge transfer on decentralised energy access from India to Africa and other Asian countries, the outcomes and the next steps. The key objective of the proposed project was to ‘share the existing knowledge and best practices from India with other regions in …
An aircraft with a parallel hybrid engine the first ever to be able to recharge its batteries in flight — has been successfully tested in the UK, an important step toward cleaner, low-carbon air travel. Researchers from the University of Cambridge, in association with Boeing, tested the first aircraft to …
At a time when the developing world is worried over the rich nations’ reluctance to contribute to the Green Climate Fund, the chairman of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, R K Pachauri, remains hopeful the developed world would be more forthcoming once all countries provide their ‘Intended Nationally …
Indian Railways' coach manufacturing unit Integral Coach Factory (ICF) located in Perambur was awarded the first prize in the ‘National Energy Conservation Award’ for 2014 by the union power minister Piyush Goyal on December 14. The markers for the awards are based on initiatives taken by organisations to conserve energy …
With winter at its peak and women's safety a daily concern, Tata Power Delhi is deploying high-tech street lighting for the first time. According to officials, the futuristic streetlight system, equipped with the astro timer technology , is being set up along with LED lights to curb wastage of precious …
Lima witnessed the end game of a 20 year old negotiation around doing away with differentiation between countries at different levels of development and the beginning of negotiations on a global pact for sharing the carbon budget. It is all about geopolitics, not about the global environment. The Lima Call …
Governments support energy production and consumption in order to meet social, economic and environmental objectives, and they have been doing so for decades. In times of economic crisis, public budgets and household incomes come under pressure. At the same time, countries need to kick‑start their economies by creating new employment …
