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 …
Mitsubishi Electric has been awarded the Carbon Trust Standard, having achieved a 42% reduction in emissions over the past three years. The environmental technologies manufacturer, which has its headquarters in Hatfield, has been awarded the Standard for its efforts to reduce its energy consumption and carbon footprint. "Like any business, …
Taking the 'solar city' dream of Rajarhat New Town a step ahead, the New Town Development Authority (NKDA) is working on installing LED streetlights on a 30-km stretch in Action Area I and II. The LED lights have already been installed along the Rajarhat main arterial road. Not only on …
Reckitt Benckiser, the household goods manufacturer, has cut its relative water use by nine per cent in 2013, and brought about a seven per cent reduction in its carbon footprint across all its units. The UK-based company that sells Durex, Dettol antiseptic and Harpic toilet cleaners in India, among several …
Viyellatex Group, one of the leading garment exporters, reduced carbon emissions by more than 25 percent over the five years since 2009, Systain, a Germany-based environmental consulting firm, said in a report. “Viyellatex is highly committed to sustainable textile production. The management has put major focus on improving energy efficiency …
Industrialized nations' greenhouse gas emissions fell by 1.3 percent in 2012, led by a U.S. decline to the lowest in almost two decades with a shift to natural gas from dirtier coal, official statistics show. Emissions from more than 40 nations were 10 percent below 1990 levels in 2012, according …
According to the report, though China has made great efforts in cutting emissions and energy use, it still faces serious challenges due to its development pattern and poor technology. China has targets for emission cuts and energy saving in its 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015), under which energy consumption per unit …
China could set a new pace for slow-moving international climate talks by bringing its domestic commitment to fight global warming on to the world stage, the EU's top climate change official said on Wednesday. EU Climate Change Commissioner Connie Hedegaard is visiting China this week for two-way talks ahead of …
Bacardi Ltd. is a world famous maker of rum, but the company is becoming known for something else: its sustainability measures. After highlighting significant reductions in water and energy use in its 2013 corporate social responsibility (CSR) report, Bacardi recently announced new energy efficiency measures. These measures include installing solar …
The cost of keeping global warming in check is "relatively modest", but only if the world acts quickly to reverse the build-up of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere, the head of the U.N.'s expert panel on climate change said Sunday. Such gases, mainly CO2 from the burning of fossil fuels, …
Prof. N.H. Ravindranath at the Centre of Ecological Sciences, IISc, Bengaluru, and one of the lead authors of the last of the three IPCC working group reports focusing on mitigating climate change maintains that the agricultural sector has a high potential for energy efficiency. Prof. Ravindranath said, “The agricultural sector …
Parts of the grant would be used to improve energy efficiency and to encourage renewable energy use Energy: The Norwegian government allocated USD 5.7M for the country to conduct pre-feasibility studies of three new hydropower projects, improve energy efficiency and encourage renewable energy use, recently. The grant will be used …
Yesterday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its sixth annual list of the 25 U.S. metropolitan areas with the most ENERGY STAR certified buildings in 2013. The list demonstrates economic and environmental benefits achieved by facility owners and managers in America's leading cities when they apply a proven approach …
Greenpeace recently protested outside Twitter's headquarters in San Francisco, asking the social network to make its tweets green. Greenpeace, the watchdog environmental group conducted a research 'Clicking green' according to which Twitter got F's for "energy transparency," "energy efficiency and mitigation," and renewable energy deployment and advocacy," Meanwhile it got …
Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA) and Unilever NV (UNA) joined 68 other companies in urging world governments to cap cumulative carbon emissions since the industrial revolution to 1 trillion metric tons to contain rising temperatures. The emissions cap is needed to stabilize the increase in temperatures since the 19th century …
Today the Pew Charitable Trust released its annual ranking of how countries are faring against one another in the clean energy race, and China has for the fourth time in the past five years overtaken the United States as the global leader in clean energy investment. On one level, the …
Climate change risks dramatically increase the more Earth warms, but reducing greenhouse gas emissions lowers the risk of the most unwelcome consequences, according to the latest report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). “We have assessed impacts as they are happening on the natural and human …
Energy is a key input for the socio-economic development of a country, particularly for countries like India. Hence, it is important to holistically and objectively understand and assess the country’s energy sector, so that policies and interventions can be appropriately prioritized to further the country’s development. This report develops a …
European energy policy is facing major challenges. In order to tackle the climate crisis, a dramatic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions is essential. At the same time, security of supply and affordable energy for a competitive economy must be ensured. Many conventional power plants in the European Union are old …
Bhopal is leaving a huge carbon footprint on the environment due to its energy consumption pattern and continuous depletion of green cover. There is a rapid increase in energy consumption by the urban population. And with the recent depletion in city's green cover in the name of development, the city …
The Expert Group on “Low Carbon Strategies for Inclusive Growth” was set up by the Planning Commission to suggest low carbon pathways consistent with inclusive growth. The Expert Group submitted its Interim Report in May 2011. The group also made contributions to the Twelfth Five Year Plan and is now …
