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 …
Very soon the building of Punjab Mini Secretariat, Chandigarh, will be developed into the first energy-efficient building of Punjab. Disclosing the details, Viswajeet Khanna, Secretary, Science and Technology, said this building would be projected as an example of energy conservation which might motivate others. Elaborating on it, he said bids …
Corporates Take Note of Environmental Concerns, Opt For Eco-Friendly Structures To Save Energy Neha Lalchandani | TNN New Delhi: US secretary of state Hillary Clinton
INDIA firmly reiterated its position that it was not in a position to take on legally binding targets on reducing emissions. This statement came even as US secretary of state Hillary Clinton accepted that developed countries had made
The transcript of remarks by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her visit to New Delhi. Seeking India's proactive cooperation for a new global climate deal, she made a strong pitch for low-carbon economy and assured that Washington will "not do anything that will limit India's economic progress".
It is widely accepted that Environment friendly development ensures the long term sustainability of any economic activity. Last week President Mahinda Rajapaksa received the Green Lanka Action Plan from Environment and Natural Resources Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka. However, only a copy in English was handed over to President, this made …
The Greening-the-Box initiative aims to demonstrate that retrofitting can transform hard-to-heat housing association and council properties into models of low-tech sustainability and fuel efficiency - with almost zero heating.
The architecture of the 21st century can rely on proven solar technology that enables the building shell to be creatively designed as an energy shell. In focusing on the basic assignment of architecture and in light of climate change, as well as the fact that fossil energy sources are running …
Mumbai Mumbai's premier civic hospital, which annually treats more than 18 lakh patients from across the country, will finally be restored to its original glory, with an eco-friendly touch. King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital in Parel, a Grade II heritage structure that has suffered damage because of modifications over the …
Energy Conservation On Agenda New Delhi: On the eve of the World Environment Day, the Commonwealth Organizing Committee unveiled the roadmap for making the 2010 Commonwealth Games the first ever green games. The committee which has a strategic MoU with the United Nations Environmental Programme to fulfil the Green Games …
As an award-winning architect and globally renowned crusader for green architecture, Karan Grover is a man who needs no introduction. Rajesh Kulkarni caught up with him at a suburban Mumbai five star hotel for his unique take on the country's ongoing 'green revolution'.
Environmentally-friendly investments form part of many recently launched recovery programmes. With the right policies, they could achieve growth and a cleaner planet as well.
Replicating Manhattan with all its imposing skyscrapers in Mumbai does sound like a dream come true. But do highrises offer a sustainable solution for our land starved metros that are rapidly suffocating under the weight of an ever increasing populace and a crumbling infrastructure?
Kaithal: All offices of Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam in the district will start functioning from Rajeev Gandhi Vidyut Bhawan to be constructed at a cost of Rs 6 crore at Pehowa Chowk here. The construction work on this eco-friendly building will start immediately and it will be completed in …
