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 …
Ahmedabad: A central aspect of smart cities is to create value for any services by integrating different technological systems in a city-which may link payment, civic services and the service industry. Experts at National Conference on emerging research trends in engineering (NCERTE) at the Vishwakarma Engineering college said on Monday …
BENGALURU: If the rising mercury is worrying you, here's some refreshing news. The latest data compilation of Indian Green Buildings Council (IGBC) shows Bengaluru is the third most green city in India. The IT capital is among the top three of 25 Indian cities having the highest number of registered …
Pune: Urban planners, architects and other experts have urged the Pune Municipal Corporation to not just provide incentives for green buildings, but to also monitor the performance of these structures. The PMC recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) and finalized a green rating …
This report seeks to describe the landscape of opportunities for the private sector and other relevant stakeholders, with insights pertaining to the Paris Agreement, commitments made by countries to decarbonise economies, India’s approach to tackle climate change and a look into the future market. The report presents a snapshot of …
Nagpur: City's metro railway has cleared another hurdle with the union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) making it clear that environment impact assessment (EIA) was not needed for the project. Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Limited (NMRCL) is however, getting an EIA done as foreign lenders insist on it. The …
The renewable energy sector, facing a huge skill shortage in the face of ambitious expansion, will get a new crop of professionals from the Skill Council for Green Jobs (SCGJ) initiative, launched in May last year. SCGJ aims to train 28,800 professionals in 2016-17. Of these, 20,000 will be in …
New research by the law firm Baker & McKenzie has highlighted which countries are leading on green building around the world. The report, the Global Sustainable Buildings Index, examined 25 countries across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas on their sustainable policies, schemes, trends and practices. Criteria …
Bombay House, the Tata group’s headquarters, on Tuesday became the first heritage building in India to be awarded a platinum rating by the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC). The building won under the EB (Existing Building) rating system for implementing measurable strategies and solutions in five categories: site & facility …
Lucknow: The Confederation of Indian Industry - Indian Green Building Council (CII-IGBC) has felicitated Kumar Keshav, Managing Director, Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) for leading the green building movement in Lucknow by promoting a cleaner and greener environment while executing a green mode of public transport in the city. In …
NEW DELHI: Green building industry will grow by 20 per cent in India in the next three years, mainly on account of environmental regulation and rising demand, a report said. The US Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced the results of the Dodge Data & Analytics World Green Building Trends …
Construction projects spread over 20,000 sq metres will no longer need Centre's clearance, with all stakeholder ministries and government departments agreeing to incorporate a trimmed-down green building code into municipal by-laws. At a meeting held last week between the secretaries of key stakeholder ministries, it was decided that the green …
According to this report, the emerging economies like Brazil, India, Saudi Arabia and South Africa will be engines of green growth in the next three years, with development varying from two fold to six fold over current green building levels. New high-rise residential, communities and mixed-use development are expected to …
In the New Year, India's somnolent real estate market may finally get a much needed boost — builders may have to comply with only 12 to 24 environmental norms, depending on project size, instead of the 100 green rules that were originally proposed. Senior officials familiar with the matter told …
This compendium on implementing energy efficiency in buildings studies the challenges in the implementation of building energy codes; policy regulation and its impact and international best practices. In India, the building industry – commercial and residential - accounts for almost 34 percent of the country’s total energy consumption, making it …
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) has issued a publication containing key messages from the February 2015 International Online Conference on the 'Economics of Climate Change Mitigation Options in the Forest Sector.' The report addresses afforestation and reforestation, reduced deforestation and degradation, changing forest management practices, wood …
The CSE review of the green-rating system and incentives has further shown that cities like Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad are doing this differently. The Centre for Science Environment (CSE) has expressed deep concern over the growing obsession among state and city administrations across the country to offer sops of extra …
With the Indian INDC having specified a voluntary target of cutting emission intensity of the GDP by 33-35% by 2030 from 2005 levels, it is anticipated that a major portion of this will rest on the initiatives of Indian industry. In this scenario, it is encouraging to note that the …
PUNE: The new Development Control (DC) rules currently being drafted for Pune will make it mandatory for all development works to comply with green construction norms proposed by the central government. The committee headed by Pune divisional commissioner S Chockalingam that submitted the draft Development Plan (DP) for the old …
Panaji: Sending a strong message about the importance of protecting the environment, the Goa chapter of the Indian green building council said that the state government should introduce green practices for builders and encourage green development through incentives. By making it mandatory to construct green buildings, the environment can be …
AHMEDABAD: Green seems to be the new mantra for developers in Gujarat, especially in Ahmedabad. As many as 150 buildings across the state are in the process of getting green building certification and around 27 buildings have already received it from Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), a part of the …
