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 …
A novel dew point evaporative cooler (DPEC) can sensibly cool the incoming air close to its dew point temperature. This paper presents potential energy savings of a novel DPEC for various cities during the summer season (April-June) for Indian buildings with the help of meteorological data. Energy savings are calculated …
It is time to build truly green structures rather than erecting huge ones and sugarcoating them with a little green Building green is not about building structures that use lots of materials and energy, and then fixing them so that they become a little more efficient. Building green is about …
This document presents national and international best practices on solar water heater and reviews the building sector policies and regulations in India in the context of solar water heating (SWH) system promotion & assesses their effectiveness. This report has three distinct sections, section I deals with National and International best …
Buildings use 40% of the primary energy supplied in the United States, and more than 70% of all generated electricity, primarily for heating, cooling, and lighting. About 20% of the energy used by buildings can potentially be saved by correcting faults, including malfunctions and unnecessary operation.
The Haryana minister for environment, forests, finance, irrigation and planning, Capt Ajay Singh Yadav, has stressed the need to promote the construction of
Atanu Kumar Das / New Delhi February 18, 2010, 0:51 IST In two years, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, which comes under the Ministry of Environment and Forests and being constructed over a 9,000-sq mt plot at Aliganj in Delhi, will be showcased as the government
From April 1, Maharashtra Government is planning to introduce an amendment in Development Control rules, which will help in adhering to the norms of eco-friendly housing projects in the State, said the Chief Minister, Mr Ashok Chavan, at an industry function on Tuesday. The government is also planning to offer …
The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) is going to enact a law for all the new buildings making it mandatory for them to install low carbon emitting lights. Mr SP Gon Chowdhury, managing director of West Bengal Green Energy Development Corporation (WBGEDC) said that they will be meeting the …
IN LINE with the developed world that has strict norms for energy efficiency, India will soon implement star rating schemes under Energy Conservation Building Code for all buildings that have high energy consumption. The Bureau of Energy Efficiency, the nodal regulatory agency for energy conservation under the ministry of power, …
Von Hippel and colleagues have highlighted the crucial role of users in innovation in different industries and types of products. They describe the innovation process in terms of the distinct domains of knowledge that producers and users possess. Producers have knowledge about technical solutions and users about their needs, the …
Ahmedabad: Saving Rs 1.5 crore annually without spending a single extra penny through implementation of the Energy Saving Companies (ESCO) project undertaken by the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) evinced lot of interest on day two of Municipalika, 2010. On Friday, the 8th International Conference and Exhibition on
Paul John & Kumar Manish | TNN Ahmedabad: The upcoming headquarters of Ahmmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) in Danapith will be the first green public building in the city. This is among four energy-efficient green public buildings based on energy saving designs under construction. The other three are new dental hospital …
Q&A;: Jairam Ramesh, Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam RameshIn this concluding part of his extended interview to Business Standard, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh talks of his agenda for greening Indian industry: new energy efficiency norms for industry, applying a new environment index at industrial clusters, and the like. Excerpts …
With an aim to increase awareness about efficient use of energy, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and the Chandigarh-Punjab Chapter of the Indian Institute of Architects (IIA) organised a symposium on urban sustainability and green buildings at Government Museum and Art Gallery, Sector 10, Chandigarh on Sunday. The …
Satyasundar Barik A set of rules for the purpose being prepared by the department concerned BHUBANESWAR: With impacts of climate change and scarcity of power uppermost in the mind, the Orissa government is coming out with a set of rules for making energy efficient buildings
In a bid to fight climate change threats through improved energy efficiency, all new buildings of government and public sector undertaking (PSU) offices will have to follow green rating norms.
