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 …
Having a decent job is widely recognised as the best way out of poverty. The private sector provides some 90 per cent of jobs in developing countries, and is thus an essential partner in the fight against poverty. It is also needed as an investor in sustainable agricultural production if …
A unit of WPP Plc (WPP), the world’s biggest advertising agency, is working with Onzo Ltd. to study ways to harvest smart-meter data on household energy use that may be useful to customers. Kantar Group Ltd., whose clients include Coca Cola Co. and Microsoft Corp., and London-based software company Onzo …
On the heels of the administration's release of the Third National Climate Assessment report, President Barack Obama today announced an array of executive actions and public and private sector commitments to increase solar installations and energy efficiency improvements, strengthen energy efficiency standards, and bolster the solar industry workforce. The actions …
The president, who will make the announcement during a visit to Wal-Mart in Mountain View, California, will also highlight commitments by corporations to lift solar generation at their facilities. Wal-Mart, Apple Inc, Yahoo Inc, Google Inc and Ikea were among the companies making such commitments. Several financial institutions, including Citigroup …
President Obama will announce on Friday a handful of executive actions and private and nonprofit groups’ investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy. The initiatives will not amount to much in terms of energy policy or their impact on global warming. But they are part of a broader campaign to …
Ireland is teaming up with Sustainable Development Capital LLP to set up a fund that seeks to invest 70 million euros ($97 million) in energy-saving projects. SDCL will manage the fund, which has raised an initial 35 million euros, the London-based company said today in an e-mailed statement. The Irish …
The government has cancelled a project to replace incandescent bulbs by energy efficient compact fluorescent lamps as the World Bank, the lending agency of the project, has withdrawn its support saying that the purpose of the project was achieved, officials said. Instead, the WB would support the government in developing …
A White House climate report due to be released on Tuesday will be the most comprehensive source of scientific information ever produced about how climate change would impact all regions of the United States. It is the third national climate assessment, John Podesta, senior adviser to the President, said Monday …
Newcastle University academics argue 'fragmented' energy sector needs a strategic authority to ensure energy security The government must urgently establish a strategic authority to oversee the future growth of Britain's ageing energy infrastructure, a study argues on Tuesday . Academics at Newcastle University challenge the government's market-based approach, saying the …
Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) expects to bag a ₹300-crore contract to replace street lamps in Kolkata with energy efficient LED lights. Consumes less power LED consumes 50-52 per cent less electricity and has better luminosity. The project is expected to bring about major savings to the city civic authority’s …
From the tropics to the poles, from small islands to large continents, and from the poorest countries to the richest, climate change impacts are already widespread, costly and consequential, UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon said, urging stakeholders gathered in the UAE capital to consider concrete actions to tackle the phenomenon now …
70 per cent of buildings that will stand in 2030 have not been constructed’ What should set alarm bells ringing for urban developers and policymakers is the data released by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) that says more than 70 per cent of the buildings that should stand …
Washington Governor Jay Inslee outlined policies on Tuesday to cut greenhouse gas emissions from the state, including a carbon cap-and-trade program, although he will need approval from the state legislature before implementing the measures. Inslee said the new policies were needed to ensure the state met limits set in 2008 …
Having acquired skills to build clay brick stoves, non-formal education instructor Phuntsho Rabten aspires to impart his skills to those in his village in Lhuentse. The clay brick stove is ‘fuel wood efficient and emits less greenhouse gases’. Phuntsho Rabten said his village in Tsango under Khoma gewog was mountainous …
Tracking Clean Energy Progress 2014 examines progress in the development and deployment of key clean energy technologies. This Energy Technology Perspectives 2014 (ETP 2014) excerpt tracks each technology and sector against interim 2025 targets in the IEA 2014 Energy Technology Perspectives 2°C scenario, which lays out pathways to a sustainable …
Energy efficiency is a growing policy priority for many countries around the world. It is widely recognised as the most cost-effective and readily available means to address numerous energy-related issues, including energy security, the social and economic impacts of high energy prices and concerns about climate change. At the same …
The U.S. Biennial Report, as part of the 2014 U.S. Climate Action Report, outlines how U.S. action on climate change puts the United States on a path to reach the ambitious but achievable goal of reducing U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the range of 17 percent below 2005 levels …
The report looks back on the past years and discusses the evolution of NAMAs, it presents five case studies (Chile, Indonesia, Kenya, Tunisia, and Peru) and draws insights from hands-on NAMA experience and dialogues with peers, and it looks into the future of NAMAs as essential building block for a …
South Asia is home to one fifth of world population and represents a populous and densely populated geographical region. Countries in the region are constrained with high levels of poverty and are highly vulnerable to natural disasters and climatic stresses. The countries in the region have a high reliance on …
Coal is the principal fuel for the global generation of electrical power. It is the leading source of power generation in OECD countries and the dominant fuel source behind economic growth in non-OECD countries. However, while coal provides over 40% of the world’s electricity, it is responsible for more than …
