Articles for Energy & Environment

Officials of four states discuss steps to check pollution in NCR

A high level meeting, chaired by Delhi Chief Secretary K K Sharma with the top officers of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi and Rajasthan, discussed various steps including installation of weigh-in-motion (WIM) systems on border points to reduce the vehicular pollution in Delhi/NCR

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Govt raises solar power target five-times to 1,00,000 MW by 2022

With this ambitious target of generating 1,00,000 MW of solar power by 2022, approved by Union Cabinet, India will become one of the world's largest green energy producers

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IEA warns of 4.3C temperature jump from climate change

The International Energy Agency has warned that the global temperatures could jump by as much as 4.3 degrees Celsius by the end of the century and urged countries to improve their pledges on reducing emissions

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Centre to come up with waste-to-energy policies

Centre will soon come up with policies on waste into energy or composite materials besides formulating a strategy on reuse of debris, the Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu has said

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Gujarat government inaugurates solar rooftop project

A total of 5.43 MW (5,430 KW) capacity solar rooftops has been installed on 52 government buildings and 376 private residential buildings in Gandhinagar

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Delhi 'Metro model' inspired new solid waste mgmt rules: Javadekar

Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has said that the government has adopted the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation or the 'Metro model' for solid - waste management

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The Path to Light: A case for LEDs

LEDs offer significant advantages over other lighting technologies like CFLs and ICLs, last longer, are safer to dispose of and generate huge savings in the long term

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Renewable energy targets quadruple in 10 years: IRENA

A total of 164 countries have adopted at least one type of renewable energy target, up from 43 countries in 2005, as per the International Renewable Energy Agency

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