The donkey has his day

Hurdle race

How to make the solar mission possible  

Energy wise, resource foolish

Most eco-friendly claims of Indira Paryavaran Bhawan are hogwash

Lighting up hearts

A hospital for cardiac patients in Ahmedabad is sunlit to cheer up patients. It saves energy, too

‘Energy conservation is a moving target’

A decade has passed since the Energy Conservation Act was enacted in 2001. Most provisions of the law are yet to be implemented properly. Ajay …

A thin green coating

No check on performance of green-rated buildings; developers pocket government incentives

Energy demand can be lowered with efficient appliances, behavioural change: Study

If old fans are exchanged for efficient 5-star ones, it can help households in saving money and reduce the load on the power grid, the study said

Emissions trading for electricity is the sensible way forward

An emissions intensity scheme would provide a stable carbon policy that the electricity sector needs to have investment confidence

Talks on Montreal Protocol amendment proposals begin

One of the major concerns in the discussion on fixing a baseline or freeze dates is the non-existence of data on HFCs by the developing countries

India needs to invest $ 140 billion annually to transform energy sector

According to the IEA, India currently faces energy and development challenges as one in five Indians lack access to electricity

Making sense of climate debate

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LED bulbs to be available at Rs 10 instead of Rs 400

Government move aimed at making best use of the energy savings potential of LED lights

Greenest of all

Model building design that helps save energy and money by exploiting the sun’s movement

Green home

‘If Agenda 2030 is not achieved, the world faces threat to stability’

Several businessmen, investors and experts are of the opinion that energy transition is the key to keeping the world peaceful and stable

Smartphones would be environmentally the most destructive device by 2020: study

85 per cent of their emissions impact comes from production because it needs a lot of energy to produce chip and motherboard of smartphones

IEA report recommends radical near-term reductions in energy sector CO2 emissions

Over the coming decades, the demand for oil will be generated from freight, aviation and petrochemicals sectors where alternatives are scarce

Simply creative

General principles of architecture are imaginatively applied to create a green building in Gurgaon

Bonn to bust

Kyoto Protocol’s future uncertain after the stalemate in Germany

An unsteady first step

Trading in energy-efficiency certificates faces major hurdles

Stop looking to government

Individual initiatives can go a long way in solving the energy crisis  

Environment Day special: ACmageddon

Green buildings: how to redesign

There is a buzz about green buildings

Label your cars

Losing light

Bachat Lamp Yojana flounders. Investors say faulty mechanism makes it a bad deal