Petrol price hike's hidden dangers

Anumita Roychowdhury, head of air pollution control unit of Delhi non-profit Centre for Science and Environment, explains the health, budgetary …

AOSIS proposal for focus on renewable energy welcomed

Need for integrated approach to adaptation and mitigation raised; parties call for Warsaw COP to address finance

Industry sets the rules to dispose of CFLs safely

Proposes pilot project for collecting, recycling CFLs in three cities

Science and Technology - Briefs

Courtyard as cold island

With a little twist in traditional design, Akshay Urja Bhawan in Haryana provides a model for affordable green buildings

City trapped in a solar oven

Climate-incompatible buildings that fuel excessive use of air- conditioners not only add to the energy needs of cities but also create …

Mr Modi, Wish us a Happy Environment Day

India has climate targets for 2030

Twenty years from now, India's per capita greenhouse gas emissions will be below the 2005 global average of 4.22 tonnes CO2-equivalent

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Certified, not certain

Green-rated buildings in India are not necessarily energy efficient

Time for bright switch

India set to introduce standards to ensure quality imports of LEDs

Making sense of green building rating

A smart idea

Economic growth has unleashed an enormous appetite for home appliances among the Indian middle class. At their current level of energy efficiency,…

A green facade

The myth of green building

Stained steel

The iron and steel sector is regarded as the core of Indian economy. Its players are big and powerful. It is extremely resource-intensive and …

The gas game

Fluorocarbons, which created a hole in the ozone layer, have generated intense global debates. But these have been more about business than …

Fuel economy standards: a non-starter

Proposed fuel economy standards for cars are so lax that some carmakers can get away by not doing anything for the first few years. This can …

Environment Day: Green agenda for new government

Get the focus on environment and health, Mr Prime Minister