Electricity demand forecasting is an integral part of a robust power system planning, which helps to ensure affordable and reliable power to all. India's electricity demand will grow multifold in the coming years and will experience a continuous growth supported by post pandemic economic recovery, electrification of the transport sector, …
Better links between designers, manufacturers and recyclers are needed to stem the tide of electronic junk The developing world is becoming the west's digital dumping ground. Every year around 50m tonnes of unwanted electronic devices make their way to vast e-waste dumps in Guiyu in China and Agbogbloshie in Ghana …
PRESS RELEASE - Indian HVAC sector to grow at 30 per cent to over Rs 20,000 crore over the next two years March 2014: Moving towards being the largest show on Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Building Services in the world, ACREX India 2014 ended on a high-note with 30,000 visitors …
Estimates show that around 10% of potential energy savings are being lost by millions of products across Europe, including ovens, fridges and washing machines One in five energy consuming products across Europe do not match their energy efficiency claims, according to new research. The EU-funded study has found that consumers …
A World Bank-aided initiative of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency will soon be considered for approval by the Cabinet Committee for Economic Affairs, which will is expected to cause production and sales of super efficient electrical appliances in India. CCEA will consider the proposal to let government of India provide …
According to the Consumer Electronics and Appliances Manufacturers Association, consumer electronics and appliances in India is a 45,000-crore-rupee industry. A report prepared by the association this year shows the Indian consumer electronics market grew at a compound annual rate of 13 per cent during 2003-13.
Number of households has risen from 53.69 per cent in 2001 to 78.86 per cent in 2011. As the government gears up to meet the overall housing shortfall of nearly 18.7 million in the urban areas, a statistical compendium of households with basic amenities, including water, electricity and sanitation, better …
Poverty level in the country may have declined significantly between 2009-10 and 2011-12, the latest government survey on household consumer expenditure indicates, giving something to the beleaguered UPA government to hard sell ahead of elections next year. Back of the envelope calculations by ET suggest that poverty levels have fallen …
New Delhi: The poor in rural areas spend only Rs 17 per day while those living in cities and towns spend Rs 23 a day, a government survey has revealed. The bottom 5% of the population had an average monthly per capita expenditure of Rs 521.44 in rural areas and …
Life in a slum is comparable to life in most urban households in India, according to Census 2011 data on living conditions in slums. Depending on how one looks at it, ‘slumming it’ may just have acquired a whole new meaning — either most Indian towns live the life of …
LG Electronics (LG) announced that it has been awarded Carbon Free® certification for six of its products, validating the consumer electronics and home appliance company’s strategy of reducing its carbon footprint. Following on from LG’s activities in the low-carbon appliances sector, a number of products have been certified as Carbon …
New Delhi: About 27 million households — constituting 11% of the total households in the country — are headed by females. Kerala claims the pole position, with 23% households having a female as head while Lakshadweep has the largest number of such households among Union Territories (UTs). Interestingly, the proportion …
Half (49.9 per cent) of the houses in Punjab are good condition living quarters, revealed the data of the Census Directorate which was released today. The data was released as a part of the two-day Census data dissemination workshop being organised by the Punjab Department of Census Operations. It says …
Sales of energy-efficient products are too low if they are on track to meet expected 2020 energy saving targets according to UK think tank the Green Alliance. Energy-efficient product potential is also being undervalued and scepticism over EU regulation on the matter is unhelpful says the report, written by Tom …
The recent hike in power tariffs announced by the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission has hit the average consumer the hardest. To understand the impact that the tariff hike will have on the aam aadmi , here is an illustration.A consumer who uses a modest 250 units of power, which means …
UK homes are consuming much more electricity than previously estimated, a report described as the most detailed of its kind has suggested. For example, it found that up to 16% of households' energy bills are spent on devices left on standby. It is estimated that domestic energy use accounts for …
Pune The Bureau of Energy Efficiency ( BEE) has decided to upgrade the requirements for star ratings of split type room air conditioners. This regulation has raised the energy efficiency standards by about 8% for split air conditioners for the same rating band and is aimed at creating more energy …
The Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced Thursday that central government-funded expenditures on energy savings and emission reductions as well as on renewable energies development will total 97.9 billion yuan ($15.5 billion) this year, up 25.1 billion yuan from 2011. The government's accumulative "green" investment will hit 170 billion yuan in …
China will provide financial subsidies of 26.5 billion yuan ($4.2 billion) to stimulate the consumption of energy-saving products, mainly automobiles and household appliances, said the State Council. The green measure also aims to expand domestic demand in a bid to provide stable growth for the world's second-largest economy. The subsidy …
The Bureau of Energy Efficiency plans to add more products under the mandatory energy efficiency labelling drive bringing in water heaters, direct cool refrigerators and television sets. However, it is yet to finalise the timeline for bringing them into the mandatory products as manufacturers would also need to gear up …
With the rules for proper disposal and recycling of electronic waste to come into force from May 1, the Tamil Nadu Government has in place the systems and processes, according to the Environment Minister, Mr B.V. Ramanaa. Addressing the Assembly following the debate on the demand for grants to Environment …
