Dr Farooq Abdullah minister of new and renewable energy informed the Lok Sabha that his ministry is implementing a program on Energy Efficient Solar/Green buildings which aims to promote the construction of energy efficient solar/green buildings including a green building rating system-Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment.

Renewable energy efficiency proposal 

Ever since the Bali Action Plan, 2007, launched the current phase of negotiations under the Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC), parties have been dithering over the legal form that the “agreed outcome” to these negotiations should take. The options range from protocols and amendments that are legally binding and can deliver the benefits of consistent application, certainty, predictability and accountability, to soft law options such as decisions taken by the Conference of Parties (COP), which, while operationally significant, are not, save in the exception, legally binding. This divisive issue is slated to take centre-stage at the Durban conference. 

The Durban dictionary

 

HYDERABAD: Each day all of us add to greenhouse emissions but we have no idea about our individual carbon footprint. However, there is an increasing number of environment-conscious young professionals willing to do their bit for the environment.

Working towards a greener environment

 

Tesco is proud to announce that it has been awarded the prestigious ‘Green Supply Chain Award’ by The Global Supply Chain Council in China.

The Judging Panel praised Tesco for demonstrating strong environmental leadership and a firm commitment to promote green in China, while the supermarket’s Jiashan Green Logistics Centre in the Zhejiang Province “set and exceeded” its own high standards for environmental friendliness.

‘Green Supply Chain Award’ goes to Tesco’

 

On Wednesday, the Department of Energy and Climate Change has released a report and notified that policies for increasing the efficiency as well as incentives to clean energy technologies will be saving a good amount of money, most probably by 2013, although, believed to change the energy bills of business significantly.

Department Of Energy and Climate Change Signals to Increase Energy Bills

 

NEW DELHI: The renewable energy ministry has sought a 10-fold increase in fund outlay for the next five years. The ministry estimates requirement of Rs 40,000 crore to ramp up its capacity to 30,000 mw by 2017.

Renewable energy ministry seeks 10-fold increase in fund outlay

 

KOLKATA: The coal import bill of steel manufacturers is set to rise with the slump in the rupee pushing up spot prices of coking coal, an essential raw material. Big steel companies will be hurt the most as a large part of their coking coal requirement is met through imports.

Coal import bill of steel companies set to rise

 

KOCHI: Amidst growing confusion about the design of the Kochi Metro rail, there is a rising concern among environmentalists as to what the final design and impact of the proposed rail system would have on the environment.

Kochi Metro: Greens call for setting up environment monitoring committee

 

Nagpur, Nov 23: The Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA), in association with the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, will hold a day-long seminar on ‘Solar Energy Applications and Solar Passive Architecture’ here on November 25.
The seminar will ber inaugurated by the Maharashtra Minister for Non-Conventional Energy, Mr Ganesh Naik. The District Gaurdian Minister, Mr Shivajirao Moghe, will be present as the chief guest.

Seminar on solar energy in Nagpur on Friday

He started at the base camp of Mount Everest and pedalling his bicycle, Narendra Singh is headed for Kanyakumari. And with the arduous trek through the cities, towns and through wilderness at times, Mr. Singh has a mission on hand — spread awareness on environment. The 31-year-old who earlier scaled Mount Everest and was there for an hour without oxygen, reached the city on Tuesday having already traversed around 10,300 km. On his final lap towards reaching Kanyakumari, Mr. Singh hardly shows any sign of fatigue and looks charged for the mission.

Pedalling on with a green message