Articles for Energy & Environment

Paris climate agreement becomes international law

The Paris Agreement to combat climate change becomes international law today, a landmark demonstrating that countries are serious about tackling global warming amid growing fears that the world is becoming hotter faster than scientists expected

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Environment Min to issue advisory to tackle pollution

Terming Delhi's smog situation a serious issue, Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave said his ministry will soon issue an advisory to the states concerned on taking up short, medium and long term measures to tackle air pollution, after holding wide consultations.

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NDMC to set up new waste-to-energy plant in Bhalaswa soon

North Delhi will soon get another waste-to-energy plant in Bhalaswa site that will ramp up the rate of processing of solid waste tremendously, the area's civic body said today.

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Educational institutes lead in setting up roof top solar panels

Net Metering has caught the interest of educational institutes across the national capital with leading schools putting up solar panels on their roof tops for self consumption.

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Maharashtra leads in green buildings

Maharshtra leads among all states in its gree building footprints with as many as 1,124 green buildings from Maharashtra have been registered with the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC).

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ADB extends a USD $200 million loan to India for LED, water pump

Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday said it will extend a USD $200 million loan to India for installation of energy-efficient home and street lights, and water pumps, which can help the country to save energy to the tune of 3,800 gigawatt-hours per year.

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Maharashtra Govt working on beach cleaning and liquid waste management

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said his government is working on beach cleaning and liquid waste management as part of efforts to protect the marine ecosystem.

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Delhi Airport became first carbon neutral airport in Asia-Pacific

The GMR consortium-Airports Authority of India (AAI) run Delhi Airport has become the first carbon neutral airport in Asia-Pacific following a series of measures taken by it to reduce carbon footprint, including setting up of a 7.84MW solar power plant.

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