CFL producers like Philips Lighting, Havells, Surya and the Electric Lamp and Component Manufacturers' Association challenged the rules which was notified on March 23. The Centre claimed on Monday before Delhi High Court that manufacturers of CFL bulbs, mostly multinational firms, do not want to adhere to the new e-waste …
Sifting through Delhi’s municipal rubbish every day, Anwarul Shaikh and Rupa Begum often find broken CFL bulbs mixed in kitchen and other domestic waste. The compact fluorescent lamps have replaced incandescent bulbs in garbage mounds in the past couple of years, Rupa said, picking a few up. The glass tube …
Fatehabad: Boswal village with a population of over 1,700 persons has become the first village in the district to have adopted compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) for lighting their homes. The village is inhabited by families displaced from Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh at the time of construction of Bhakra Dam. …
The government will receive more then $9 million from the World Bank through carbon trading under the efficient lighting initiative for distributing free compact fluorescent lamps across the country. Infrastructure Development Company Ltd (IDCOL) has recently signed a deal with the World Bank and will monitor the fund as a …
London: Energy saving light bulbscould resultin higher breast cancer ratesif used late at night. Abraham Haim, professor of biology at Haifa University in Israel, said that the bluer light that compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) emitted, closely mimicked daylight. Buttheflip sideisitdisrupted the body's production of the hormone melatonin more than olderstyle …
Ironically, Delhi government as well as environmental agencies are discouraging the use of mercury-enabled CFL bulbs as they pose health risks when not disposed of properly At A time when the Delhi government is trying to dissuade people from using CFL bulbs, the Standing Committee of the Municipal Corporation of …
To conserve energy in Punjab, which has a shortfall of power, the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has decided to launch Bachat Lamp Yojana from May 2011. Under the scheme, every power consumer in the state will get four CFLs at a subsidised rate of Rs 15 each in …
The Zero Energy Home (ZEH) is the home of the future. Painting a wall with correct colours, sprinklers in lawn, shower design, rainwater harvesting, planting low water use trees, shaded trees, efficient use of water and day lighting houses are key factors in designing a green building, said speakers at …
Meet organised by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry CHENNAI: Having persuaded its consumers to switch over to Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) from regular bulbs as a power-saving measure in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) will replicate it throughout the State soon, said its Chairman …
The CFL scheme launched by Himachal government under which 15 lakh families were supplied CFL bulbs free of cost helped in saving energy to the tune of Rs 100 crore while the total cost of CFL was Rs 63.32 crore, CM PK Dhumal said on Wednesday. Making a suo moto …
Close to two-thirds of the world's poorest people live in rural areas. Eradication of rural poverty depends on increased access to goods, services, and information, targets detailed in the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. However, alleviating poverty is hindered by two interlinked phenomena: lack of access to improved energy services …
Ranchi, Nov. 23: The Arjun Munda government has drawn up an ambitious plan for sustenance and development of primitive tribes in Jharkhand with a Rs 80-crore aid from the Centre. Welfare department initiatives, which will be launched next month, will comprise comprehensive skill enhancement training, healthcare, education and livelihood programmes …
Karnataka government has decided to introduce energy-efficient LED and CFL bulbs in offices and streets in seven city corporations, Urban Development Minister S Suresh Kumar said today. LED and CFL bulbs, besides being consuming significantly less electricity, generally last five years compared to the conventional, incandescent ones whose life was …
The first phase of the free distribution of energy efficient compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) under 'Efficient Lighting Initiative for Bangladesh' programme has been completed in which more than 1 crore CFLs have been delivered to households. The government of Bangladesh with World Bank assistance initiated the programme under the 'Rural …
GLOW The electricity bill comes to ` 2.76 lakh per year. To conserve energy and protect the mother earth from global warming, as many as 635 LEDs are used to light the Palace premises, writes Shyam Sundar Vattam new: The Amba Vilas Palace is being decked up with the new …
This new report presents a unique perspective on energy access in developing countries. Presents the experiences of energy use and deprivation of people living in poverty & alongwith recommendations on policy, financing & capabilities towards creation of a vibrant energy access “ecosystem” of energy product and service providers, engaging public, …
On World Environment Day this year I was at a five-star hotel. It was among the older ones in Bengaluru. The hotel had organized a week-long initiative to green Bengaluru. The idea was hackneyed. Of course, we need as many trees as we can get to absorb the carbon we …
