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 …
PANAJI: In addition to the two large waste treatment plants - one each in Calangute and Cacora -- the government has mooted a third garbage treatment plant (GTP) in Bicholim to handle the state's plastic waste which will be converted to fuel. The project is being undertaken through the Goa …
The paper gives an overview of the energy resource governance in India. It illustrates the energy-poverty challenge and the emerging energy scenario in the country. The chapters also analyses the economic, social and environmental issues emerging out of rapid development in the energy sector and the challenge of sustainable energy …
The objective of the study is to generate a technology and policy focussed assessment for the Indian I&S; sector and to provide support to the industry and BEE in the implementation of the Perform Achieve Trade (PAT) mechanism. The study focuses on the following key aspects: Study the present state …
Policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are expanding around the world. They are being implemented to deliver countries’ own ambitions to move onto a cleaner development path, and in support of their international climate change commitments. When policymakers are developing their domestic policy packages to drive emissions reductions in the …
The World Economic Forum report aims to help countries position themselves for the widespread transition that is expected in global, regional and national energy systems. Effectively balancing the demands of providing an affordable, sustainable and secure energy supply continues to play a key role in the development of countries. Driven …
This paper explores energy access, energy poverty, and energy development as energy security concerns confronting Asia and the Pacific. Improved access to energy services is arguably the key defining characteristic of economic development. Lack of access and energy poverty contribute to hunger with women and children spending long hours gathering …
Policy activity has to increase significantly in order to limit global average temperature increase to 2°C above the pre-industrial level. With currently implemented government policies, greenhouse gas emissions are projected to lead to a warming of 3.7?C by the end of this century, about 0.6?C higher than that under the …
The United Nations and the World Bank on Wednesday announced a concerted effort by governments, international agencies, civil society and the private sector to scale up financing to provide sustainable energy for all, with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calling for massive new investments in the face of a rising "global …
Says money raised for providing electricity to poorest nations will only go to new power sources The World Bank and United Nations today appealed for billions of dollars to provide electricity for the poorest nations but said there would be no investment in nuclear power. "We don't do nuclear energy," …
ALLAHABAD: In order to provide solar power-run equipment to the beneficiaries of Ram Manohar Lohia Gramin Awas Yojna, the state authorities have decided to provide Rs 30,000 each to beneficiary to install solar power panels. Over 1.14 lakh beneficiaries would be benefited by the scheme. The rural development department had …
The Sri Lankan Hub of the Commonwealth Environmental Investment Platform [CEIP] was launched recently in Colombo. CEIP an alliance between the Royal Commonwealth Society and the Forbury Investment Network associated with the UK law firm Clarkslegal and is managed in London by Forbury. It has affiliated hubs in other countries, …
WARSAW: Laughing gas is, indeed, no laughing matter. The United Nation Environment Programme (UNEP) on Thursday released an eye-opening report on the sidelines of the ongoing climate talks, warning that nitrous oxide (N2O) — commonly known as laughing gas — with 300 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide …
Despite China's rapid advancement towards a green economy, the country is facing significant environmental and social challenges that must be addressed if it is to achieve its sustainable development goals, according to a joint report released by China's Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). …
Scientists say countries attending United Nations climate talks are going backwards on policy and risking 4C of global warming There's a gap that's getting wider in the global climate talks taking place in Warsaw between the near unanimous pledge to keep global warming below 2C and the ability of current …
Believe it or not, Kolkata's energy efficiency has doubled since the turn of the century and is projected to increase by two times in the next 12 years. Though the city's energy consumption has nearly doubled in the past 13 years as has the per capita energy use, energy required …
Five lights of 3 watts and 5 watts efficiency will be provided to beneficiaries Vellore is one of the four districts in Tamil Nadu selected by the State government for fitting of LED (light-emitting diode) lights in the free solar-powered green houses being constructed against the allotment for 2012-13 under …
Believe it or not, Kolkata's energy efficiency has doubled since the turn of the century and is projected to increase by two times in the next 12 years. Though the city's energy consumption has nearly doubled in the past 13 years as has the per capita energy use, energy required …
A new report talks about the authoritative evaluation of corporate progress on climate change in India and shows that the companies are largely deploying energy efficiency mechanisms to achieve their goals.The report is co-written by Carbon Disclosure Project, and the Sustainability practice of the leading Management Consulting firm Accenture. It …
Technology and high prices are opening up new oil resources, but this does not mean the world is on the verge of an era of oil abundance, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) 2013 edition of the World Energy Outlook (WEO-2013). Although rising oil output from North America and …
As representatives of some 190 countries gather at the National Stadium in Warsaw for the annual UN-sponsored climate change negotiations, the focus will be on ways to reduce emission of greenhouse gases in the period up to 2020, ahead of the new global regime to tackle global warming. The fortnight-long …
