Reply affidavit on behalf of the Central Ground Water Board in the matter of Suo Moto case titled "Haryana 60.48% groundwater over exploited Kurukshetra worst Jhajjar best says" appearing in the Tribune, January 8, 2025. The CGWA report, May 3, 2025 addresses the issue of groundwater exploitation and violation of …
Internationally, carbon pricing instruments have witnessed growing interest as cost effective policy measures for climate mitigation. A carbon tax is considered by many as an efficient climate mitigation instrument since it can influence decision making of businesses and individuals to enable transition towards low-carbon and energy efficient technologies. Furthermore, the …
AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh would be the first 100% LED state in the country by January 2019, said minister for panchayat raj, rural development and information technology, Nara Lokesh. The minister held a review of the panchayat raj and rural development departments at the Secretariat on Thursday. Speaking to journalists, the …
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) says the new proposal of the Ministry of Power to fix the starting temperature of room air conditioners (RAC) at 24 degree C is a step in the right direction, as the current popular practice of fixing the starting temperature or switch ON temperature …
700 lights will be installed daily from now onwards, says EDMC commissioner Only 8,000 LED street lights of the one lakh that were to be fitted in east Delhi by August have been installed so far, the East Delhi Municipal Corporation Commissioner said on Thursday. The issue came up when …
BENGALURU: The Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) has set itself an ambitious target of running Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) completely on solar power by 2020. Currently, power demand at KIA is 11MW per day and airport authorities estimate it to increase to about 20MW after completion of the second terminal. …
This paper investigates factors behind the growth of carbon dioxide emissions over the 35 years between 1980 and 2015 in more than 100 countries, using an index decomposition technique (the Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index). The results are further confirmed using an econometric technique (the general method of moments). The study …
NEW DELHI: The government is set to tighten fuel efficiency norms for vehicles to push automobile manufacturers to expedite the conversion of conventional internal combustion engines (IECs) to electric vehicles (EVs). Sources said producing a certain share - about 4-6% - of their vehicles on electric mode will help them …
Homes in Capital consume three times more power than rest of the country The need for cooling Delhi homes has driven up the night-time peak demand to record levels. The starkest evidence of the powerful impact of residential use of ACs on electricity demand is the higher night-time peak demand …
New Delhi: Cheaper electricity, combined with a lack of regulation to ensure efficient performance of air conditioners, is pushing up Delhi’s electricity demand to record levels. A new analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) released on Tuesday shows subsidised electricity and severe heat, combined with heavy use …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held a "productive" meeting with Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev and invited his country to join the International Solar Alliance. Modi met Nazarbayev on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation here in the eastern Chinese port city. "Prime Minister Modi had a productive meeting with …
UN was working on the details of the plan for installing solar equipment at the headquarters India has offered to power the UN headquarters with solar energy, helping bring the organisation in line with its own global advocacy of fighting climate change with renewables. "India is happy to inform that …
Only 12 States, UTs have notified the Energy Conservation Building Code Most States are giving short shrift to building energy conservation norms with just a dozen adopting them so far, a little over a decade after its release. The first Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) was released in May 2007 …
The cement industry is setting new goals for energy efficiency, writes V Rishi Kumar This is a high energy consumption industry that singularly accounts for 5 per cent of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. During production of one tonne of material, it requires as much as 4. 7 million BTU …
Punjab Energy Development Agency’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Navjot Pal Singh Randhawa on Tuesday called upon to adopt clean and green energy and at the same time, energy saving through energy efficient materials or appliances. Randhawa categorised that 30 to 40 per cent energy saving can be achieved by implementing …
Energy efficiency can play a crucial role in India’s goal to provide reliable and affordable access to energy in a sustainable and secure manner. A number of policies and programmes aimed at conserving energy, improving efficiency, and managing demand have been implemented in India in recent years. The scale and …
Energy efficiency can play a crucial role in India’s goal to provide reliable and affordable access to energy in a sustainable and secure manner. A number of policies and programmes aimed at conserving energy, improving efficiency, and managing demand have been implemented in India in recent years. The scale and …
There is broad consensus that limiting global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius requires a peak in carbon emissions by 2020, a stable and steep decline through 2050, and close to net-zero emissions after mid-century. Many important actors the world over are now aligning around this 2050 lens for …
In an attempt to sensitize the people on various environmental issues and to create awareness about environment conservation programmes, government organizations and private bodies have put up stalls in a week long Environmental Conclave in the State Capital, started from May 29. Environmental Conclave has made a great initiative to …
In a bid to overcome factors like fossil fuels contributing pollution in capital, Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Saturday reviewed the State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC). The broad focus of action plan in Delhi is on promoting low-carbon energy sources and technologies, promoting energy conservation and efficiency …
The International Energy Agency and the African Union have agreed to have a strategic partnership towards a more secure, sustainable and clean energy future for countries across the African continent. The joint commitment was formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed last Friday in Paris by Dr Fatih Birol, …
