In the face of the global imperative to limit the rise in temperatures to 1.5 °C (above pre-industrial level), as outlined in the Paris Agreement, nations have been striving to transition towards a net-zero economy. This challenge is particularly pronounced for India, where the dual goals of fulfilling developmental aspirations …
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India chastised regulatory bodies of twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack for their failure to enforce building norms and directed them to take action against violators. Although Section 91 of the Odisha Development Act provided that the development authorities had the power to demolish …
Government policies that improve energy efficiency, waste management and public transport could increase global economic output by more than $1.8 trillion per year says this new report released by World Bank & ClimateWorks Foundation in advance of the U.N. Secretary General's Climate Summit in September 2014. This report describes efforts …
While a green building concept is catching up in the country in a big way, the Odisha Government is making a move to erect eco-friendly towers in the capital city Bhubaneswar, which would house various offices of the State Government. A massive tower of 30,000 square metres (SQM) is coming …
The City Municipal Corporation has charted out plans to ensure that 100 per cent rainwater harvesting systems are in place in all households and government buildings by August. On Thursday, to create awareness among the public on the need to install the system in their houses, a public vehicle fitted …
Realtor inks pact with UK-based Aniron Solatricity and Azure Power India DLF has become the first real estate developer in the country to generate power by installing solar panels on top of its office buildings, a move similar to the experiment in Gujarat, where the state government has installed such …
`Most Buildings Have Harvesting Systems, Maintenance A Problem' Most buildings in the city are equipped with robust rainwater harvesting systems, says a survey by Metrowater. The study said more than 95% of the 6.5 lakh systems it surveyed, in various structures including 34,000 multistorey buildings, were “properly maintained“ and could …
As many as 130 buildings, spread over land worth hundreds of crores in the satellite city of Navi Mumbai, were built without Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearances, much like the controversial Adarsh tower in Mumbai. The violations were acknowledged by the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) in response to an …
As the city plunged into acute water crisis, the Madurai Corporation has launched a campaign to encourage Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) in public and private buildings to tap the much expected southwest monsoon rains. On Tuesday, Mayor V.V. Rajan Chellappa and Commissioner C. Kathiravan took part in a special rally taken …
All government buildings in the district should implement rainwater harvesting system by June 20, Collector L. Subramanian said on Tuesday. He was addressing a meeting of officials from the district administration and the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage (TWAD) Board convened to discuss measures to raise awareness among the …
The state government is apparently heading for trouble for its policy to regularise unauthorised colonies. Justice Rajan Gupta of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the state to explain the conflict between the policy, announced just before the parliamentary polls, and the provisions of the Punjab Apartment and …
The world can double the share of renewables in its energy use by 2030. REmap 2030, a renewable energy roadmap, is the first study of global renewable energy potential to be based on data from official governmental sources. Prepared by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in consultation with governments …
It is widely acknowledged that introducing a price on carbon represents a crucial precondition for filling the current gap in low-carbon investment. However, as this paper argues, carbon pricing in itself may not be sufficient. This is due to the existence of market failures in the process of creation and …
The number of measurements in indoor atmospheric environment is increasing due to growing number of complaints about the indoor air quality (IAQ). In the past, many such measurements are performed by researchers to test the postulated hypothesis about the effects between the complaints and the sources. The respective buildings generally …
BHOPAL: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has stayed all the ongoing constructions in the green belt of Kaliasot River. Director of town and country planning (T&CP;) and chief municipal officer (CMO) of Kolar municipal council would be held responsible in case any buildings are constructed in the green belt after this …
People in the district are troubled with drinking water shortages now on account of the continuously falling ground water level in the district. The problem escalates in summer as rivers, rivulets, ponds and even hand pumps go dry in many areas. The drinking water problem increases day after day because …
Britain is seeing business opportunity in Chinese green construction sector, which promises volume as high as 200 million pounds ($337 million), Business Secretary Vince Cable announced on Monday. The UK Trade & Investment said the former British government establishment, but now a private organization, Building Research Establishment (BRE), has signed …
Andhra Pradesh CM designate N. Chandrababu Naidu is said to be keen on developing the Vijayawada belt as his capital zone. But it might not be a good idea as Vijayawada is a seismic zone with the highest risk in the state and, if he persists, it could prove to …
300-Acre Project In Dombivli, First And Biggest Under New Policy, & 200-Acre Pune Plan Get Nod Two days before the election code of conduct came into force in March, the state urban development department (UDD) headed by chief minister Prithviraj Chavan approved the Lodha Group's sprawling 300-acre township near Dombivli. …
The encroachment of forest land on the McLeodganj-Dharamkot road has become a threat to reserve forests and rare deodar trees. Encroachers have been carrying out a systematic procedure to do away with deodar forests for raising illegal buildings in the area. They remove the earth from edges of the hill, …
Forty-seven-year old Chuda Mani Dangal, a local grocery store owner at Koteshwor, recently recovered from persistent coughing and headache that compelled him to stay home for nearly two weeks. This was the first time Dangal, who has been running the grocery shop adjacent to the recently expanded road section between …
