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 …
The first national executive meeting of the CII India Green Business Council was in the recesses of the Lonavala hills in Maharashtra. For the businessmen present here was an opportunity not only to reduce the pressure on the planet
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 …
This ’State of Play’ report provides representative examples of the range of sustainable building activity in India. The report explains the state of sustainable buildings and construction in India including best practices, successes, barriers and recommendations for further implementation towards mitigation of climate change impacts and a transition to more …
Mumbai: In a move to make green buildings more energy efficient, the Centre has decided to lower the connected load of such buildings to 100KW (kilowatts) from the existing 500KW. The Union ministry of power has already tabled the Energy Conservation Amendment Bill 2009 in the parliament to change the …
New Delhi: As the world copes with Hagen, the government of Delhi, one of the few cities that can boast of a specific climate change agenda, is busy trying to reduce its carbon footprint by making its buildings energy efficient. The environment department is finally ready with an initial study …
Rituparna Bhuyan New Delhi: The Indian government has linked up its biggest investment idea in recent years with Climate change concerns. The commerce and industry ministry on Monday unveiled its plans to make all special economic zones (SEZs) eco-friendly by mandating the use of renewable energy sources, and energy efficient …
RASHME SEHGAL Keen to show the world during the Copenhagen Summit that they mean business, the Cabinet is expected to approve an amendment to the Energy Conservation Act 2001 on Thursday. With Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh having announced several energy saving measures in Parliament last week, the Cabinet is …
COST SAVING Based on the average tenant salary, an office space of 250 sq ft per worker and 250 work days a year, the report said the decline in sick days and rise in produc tivity translated into a net impact of about $25 dollar per sq ft occupied. Green …
As we wait for renewable remedies, clever use of IT can substantially cut emissions Sitting inside the historic golden gate park in San Francisco, the California Academy of Sciences is one of the more attractive buildings in the city. It was among the many buildings in the Bay Area damaged …
The green building code, termed energy conservation building code (ECBC), is likely to be mandatory for commercial buildings coming up in eight fast growing states in the next two years.
Aarti Dhar NEW DELHI: India on Thursday announced 20-25 per cent carbon emission intensity cuts on the 2005 levels by 2020. This would be done through a series of measures including mandatory fuel efficiency standards for all vehicles, a compulsory green building code and switching over to clean coal technology. …
Passive solar heating of houses is a clean technology which was made mandatory in the government/semi-government sector in 1994 in the Western Himalaya state of Himachal Pradesh. HP is the first state in India to take such a policy decision for promoting energy efficiency in buildings. A Solar House Action …
The institutions of the UN system are responding to the Secretary-General's call to make its in-house practices alongside its field operations more climate-friendly and environmentally sustainable. This publication presents the first greenhouse gas inventory for the UN system and an overview of the initial steps that have been taken to …
A Summary for Decision Makers, the latest UNEP-SBCI report, highlights the potential of more efficient buildings in addressing climate change. The report argues that a failure to encourage more energy-efficient and low-carbon buildings will lock countries into the disadvantages of poor performing buildings for decades, and states that governments will …
The CDP India Report 2009 reflects the progress that the Indian business community is making to combat climate change. This report highlights the actions of the top 200 Indian companies in reducing emissions as well as adapting to the direct impacts of climate change. It also identifies the challenges faced …
Greeshma Gopal Giri It is the first time in the history of Indian rlys that its buildings are given star status for energy conservation } THE Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has accorded star status to two buildings under the Southern Railway for energy efficiency. The BEE has conferred a …
JAIDEEP MISHRA FOR everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else, noted the poet and essayist who had two feet firmly on the ground, a realist. That was then, in more simplistic times when win-win outcomes and group-dynamic strategies were …
