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 …
Three months after Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal mooted the Rs 80-crore energy saving Atal Bijli Bachat Yojana, envisaging free distribution of CFLs, Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board is finally ready to introduce the scheme. Yesterday, HPSEB top officials finalised the tender documents to start bulk purchase of compact fluorescent …
In a first of its kind initiative for energy conservation undertaken by the city, the Jan Marg will be lit up by Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs). An order of around 218 LEDs has been placed with a Pune based firm. A grant of nearly Rs 65 lakh has been given …
A deep rumble, like the steady snores of a sleeping giant, envelops the factory. The temperature is nearly 75 degree celsius near the furnace, the surface temperature being around 300 degree celsius. Heedless of the heat, men armed with steel rods, the tips glowing, walk to and fro thrusting the …
THE eight missions through which the National Action Plan for Climate Change (NAPCC) is to be implemented are a bit like the Buddha's Eight-fold Path for salvation: seemingly simple but easier said than done. This is not to deny the need for a plan or for setting up institutional mechanisms …
Sushmi Dey NEW DELHI CHARITY begins at home for the bureau of energy efficiency (BEE), as demonstrated by its plans to make government institutions and buildings completely energy efficient. The bureau is working to integrate energy efficiency with the government procurement programme and also convert government buildings to energy efficient …
Pune July 01 The Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) has urged citizens to make a solemn promise to conserve energy. Pradeep Bhargava, Chairman, Confederation of Indian Industries, Maharashtra said that Pune has zero loadshedding and has proposed that consumers should endeavour to keep the energy bill the same in rupees …
Fuel prices have been on the rise since February 1999, but the increase has been most prevalent since May 2003. An industry expert analyzes the reasoning behind the hike.
India's first green housing project facilitated with building-integrated solar power has been developed in a new district of Kolkata. Both environmentally and economically attractive, this project acts as a trailblazer for the rapidly developing country.
Fuel prices have been on the rise since February 1999, but the increase has been most prevalent since May 2003. A casual observer scanning crude oil's spectacular breakout more than US $100/bbl this past spring might be excused for thinking the most important news stories for airlines, trucking firms, railroads …
The Asian brick industry is a huge economic sector employing many millions of people and consuming sizeable amounts of energy, mostly in the form of coal and firewood. It is a very conservative and change-resistant industry, especially in South Asia, but has a very interesting potential for change. If it …
In the present work, both commercial and R&D; stage biotechnological applications relevant for the pulp and paper industry are reviewed. In general, the application in this module involve the use of enzymes or micro-organisms to improve the process efficiency, product properties or quality or to decrease process energy or chemical …
This paper presents a set of indicators that are used to analyse the energy efficiency of electricity production from fossil fuels on a global level and for a number of key countries and regions. The analysis is based on IEA statistics and includes public electricity plants and public CHP plants. …
This paper is a synthesis of in-depth case studies of four individual farmers selected from Jalgaon district of Maharashtra, an important cotton growing state accounting for about 33 per cent of India's total cotton area during 2005-06. Severe water scarcity from groundwater source along with frequent interrupted supply of electricity …
A new report from the Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative (EJCC) and Redefining Progress finds that the negative social and economic effects of climate change are amplifying the social inequities that already exist among African Americans, low-income, and other marginalized communities. This groundbreaking study, "A Climate of Change: African …
To meet the growing population demands rainwater harvesting is the need of the hour. The study area was a site in Kathacheruvu Village, Anantapur District. Past rainfall records were collected and annual rainfall was computed. Water levels in the open wells and bore wells near the site were measured at …
PM releases the 'National Action Plan on Climate Change' in New Delhi (PTI) NEW DELHI: India on Monday unveiled its climate change action plan which does not set target reduction of greenhouse gas emissions but seeks to promote sustainable development through use of clean technologies. The National Action Plan on …
Consumers can now turn in discarded CFLs to get incentives NEW DELHI: Taking the first steps towards safe disposal of compact fluorescent lamps, power distribution company BSES on Friday launched a new programme wherein consumers can turn in their discarded CFLs and incandescent bulbs in exchange for incentives. Energy conservation …
Union finance minister P. Chidambaram did well to make it clear at the conference of oil producers and consumers in Jeddah that it was not the rising demand for oil in India and other developing countries that was contributing to the spiralling rise in crude prices. It is unfair to …
