The IMF’s April 2025 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa presents a clear warning: regional growth is slowing, debt pressures are mounting, and donor assistance is declining. Yet the report outlines critical opportunities particularly in domestic revenue mobilization, structural reform, and private sector activation that can shape a more resilient …
“We have written to the urban development and municipal affairs departments to amend the rules so that there is a mandatory provision for green buildings,” said R.P.S. Kahlon, the principal secretary to the environment department. He was speaking on the sidelines of a discussion on climate friendly industrial development organised …
Construction of solar-powered green houses for the rural poor is likely to commence in Madurai district by the third week of November. The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RD and PR) Department has almost completed the identification of beneficiaries for this scheme. The constructions works are expected to be completed …
Countries are developing green labels that can benefit the environment, consumers and businesses. Consumers in developing and developed markets show a propensity to buy from companies with a reputation of environmental and social responsibility.
What began as a mere graduation project for Meidad Marzan, a student at Bezalel Academy of Art in Jersualem, now aims to make solar panels active participants in the architectural sphere, instead of being mere passive radiation collectors. Sapna Gopal delves into how this could alter the concept of lighting …
The recently approved National Manufacturing Policy has stringent norms to ensure ‘green manufacturing'. These include mandatory environmental and water audit for all industrial and institutional units in the National Investment and Manufacturing Zones (NIMZs). According to the policy, establishment of NIMZs is a key instrument to catalyse the growth of …
About 40 per cent of thermal power will be replaced by “clean energy" by 2035. It was decided at a seminar on energy conservation and India Vision Plan 2035 organised by the Union ministry of science and technology. Due to dwindling coal reserve, at least 40 per cent of thermal …
It will soon be possible to rate buildings according to their environmental friendliness. The upgraded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design 2011(LEED 2011 for India) rating system for green buildings was launched by the Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Dr Farooq Abdullah, on Thursday. The new rating comes …
A green building policy proposed to be brought by the State government will aim at reduction of energy consumption of existing buildings by 15 per cent and new buildings by 30 per cent. Public Works Minister V. K. Ebrahim Kunju announced plans for drawing up the policy in the Assembly …
The UNESCAP, UNECLAC, and the UNHABITAT, in partnership with the Urban Design Lab of the Earth Institute, Columbia University, have jointly released the "Guidelines for developing eco-efficient and socially inclusive infrastructure," which provide practical tools for city planners and decision makers to reform urban planning and infrastructure design according to …
The tallest building in New York currently standing is the Empire State Building. It is a beautiful symbol of the greatness of New York, rising 1,250 feet (381 meters) with an antenna spire rising to 1,454 feet (443.2 meters) above bustling midtown Manhattan. It was named one of the Seven …
New Delhi: Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited will soon construct only energy efficient buildings that will have a minimum of a three-star rating. The government agency has tied up with TERI to develop designs and build capacity in the sector of energy efficiency. In the near future, three buildings …
Unless eco-friendly buildings make economic sense to the buyer, they will not have a market A galaxy of experts from the infrastructure industry as well as environmentalists participated in The Economic Times Infragreen 2011 held last month. They, inter alia, discussed issues such as (a) energy-efficient technologies, (b) use of …
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy entrusted ADaRSH with the formulation and development of guidelines and benchmarks for Large Developments including educational institute campuses, housing societies and townships, residential campuses, etc. The broad objectives of the study are: To study and analyse trends in large campus development guidelines both …
This publication, “Sharing Solutions: Transatlantic Cooperation for a Low-Carbon Economy”, highlights the main lessons on how to build a clean economy despite economic and political challenges through transatlantic dialogue. It discusses how regions with a strong coal, manufacturing or rural economy are affected by climate and energy policies, and what …
It will go up from Rs. 41,250 to Rs. 66,250 per house The State government's share in the Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY), a Centrally-sponsored scheme, will hereafter be two-thirds of the unit cost of each house. In his budget speech, O. Panneerselvam, Finance Minister, told the Assembly that the unit …
Some good ideas take a while to be copied. This is the case with solar building codes, which were invented in Israel 29 years ago. Within the last two to three years, this political instrument has reached all five continents and will develop solar thermal markets in a sustainable way. …
Today’s manufactured housing looks similar to conventional site-built housing and is regulated by federal quality and safety standards. It represents seven percent of the U.S. housing stock and is a major source of unsubsidized housing for low-income households. While generally considered to be affordable housing, the energy-inefficient older models (built …
