Counter affidavit on behalf of Chief Municipal Engineer, Patna Nagar Nigam in the matter of Saurav Narayan Vs Bihar Pollution Control Board & Others dated May 20, 2025. The report said that the corporation has been diligently performing its statutory duties within the limitations of the available resources and infrastructure. …
Asia-Pacific developing countries will continue driving the global economy in 2011, however high food and fuel prices, and volatile capital inflows pose fresh challenges, the United Nations said in its annual regional social and economic report. http://www.unescap.org/pdd/publications/survey2011/download/Econimic-and-Social-Survey-2011.pdf
Global policies and instruments to tackle climate change look very different once translated into domestic programmes of action, reflecting varied institutional capacity, competing priorities, and diverse political cultures and political economies. In light of these variations, this article analyses how clean energy is governed in India, both through and beyond …
An additional 3 billion Asians could enjoy higher living standards, and the region could account for over half of global output by the middle of this century, says a ADB commissioned report. This potentially promising future for the region sometimes referred to as the "Asian Century" though plausible, is by …
This first ever report on the energy choices made by IT companies like Akamai, Amazon.com , Apple, Facebook, Google, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Twitter, and Yahoo highlights the need for greater transparency from global IT brands on the energy and carbon footprint of their Internet infrastructure. "How dirty is your data?" …
Energy security is among the major concerns of countries in Asia and the Pacific. Punctuating this concern are the over dependence of many countries on imported energy resources to meet their increasing energy demand, the volatile prices of oil in the world market, the higher losses in energy production and …
The Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and its Indo-German Energy Programme (IGEN) have become an integral part of the Indian carbon and clean energy market. The GIZ has initiated various measures in the country to implement regulatory and market driven strategies aimed at improving national energy efficiency in India.
India has set itself an ambitious target by committing to reduce the energy intensity of its GDP by 20 to 25 per cent by 2020. The promise is entwined with outcome of the recent Cancun climate meet that marked a major shift in burden-sharing in climate mitigation, with developing nations …
The Climate Change 101 series provides a reliable and understandable introduction to global climate change, giving policy makers the basic information they need as they face decisions about climate policy. The new 2011 edition incorporates the most recent information on climate change and major developments in the climate field since …
As I write this, some 24 hours are left to finalise the agreement at the 16th Conference of Parties to the climate change convention being held in Cancun. At this moment it seems the predictable deadlock in talks will continue. Like all other global climate meetings, the world remains deeply …
This report highlights the dramatic disparities in life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of crudes produced from different oilfields, and points to significant reductions that could be achieved by infrastructure improvements, technology upgrades, and other measures. It provides detailed estimates of the carbon intensity of crude oil down to the level of …
Trading in energy-efficiency certificates faces major hurdles. It is increasingly becoming evident that the world may not be ready for a binding international climate treaty at the ongoing climate summit in Cancun, Mexico. Global attention is now shifting towards domestic policies in the major economies. Japan and South Korea plan …
This paper aims to analyse urban mobility patterns and consequent impacts on energy and environment in India. It investigate the quantity of energy use in 23 metropolitan regions for the period 1981
Improved energy efficiency (EE) is a critical response to the pressing climate change, economic development and energy security challenges facing many countries. This handbook draws on the experience of hundreds of energy efficiency experts around the world as well as extensive searches of energy efficiency good governance case studies and …
Desi firms are gearing up for a new green regime called PAT. This will ensure that smoke-spewing units bring down their energy intensity. The scheme would also produce 75,000cr energy efficiency market by 2015 Namrata Singh | TNN Century Group, the Rs 5,000-crore diversified conglomerate owned by B K Birla, …
Forced power outages aimed at meeting China's energy-saving goals have led to "unprecedented" diesel shortages, as companies buy diesel generators to keep operating, the Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday. China is fast approaching its self-imposed end-2010 deadline to reduce its energy intensity -- or the amount of energy used …
This report examines the climate change debates in seven key countries in the Asia-Pacific region—Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan South Korea, and the United States. In their stances toward mitigating the effects of climate change, the key Asia-Pacific countries define their interests differently, and often in ways defying standard expectations, …
Updated projections of energy demand, production, trade and investment, fuel by fuel and region by region to 2035 are provided in the 2010 edition of the World Energy Outlook (WEO). It includes, for the first time, a new scenario that anticipates future actions by governments to meet the commitments they …
This report compiles a range of benchmark curves and indicators for energy intensive industries and products. The data presented cover approximately 55% of final manufacturing industry energy use including energy use in refineries. The analysis differentiates between ICs and DCs. Based on the benchmarking data, the study provides: an overview …
THE GOVERNMENT ENUNCIATED ITS FIRST National Water Policy in 1987. A revised version was enunciated in 2002. Yet another revision is underway, for which view have been sought. Here are some bold suggestions. First, the new policy should be written for implementation. That cannot be said about water policies of …
