Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs)

Custom duty waiver for CFLs in budget: Nothing to cheer about

Likely to make LEDs cheaper only by Rs 10 to Rs 12

COP27: The forgotten sustainable development goals

Some SDGs attract substantially less attention and resources from companies

Unaware people, unavailable options help carbon emitting light bulbs sell

Sale of incandescent bulbs, which consume four times more power than a CFL, accounted for half the total sale of bulbs and tubelights in India …

MoEF drags feet over law for safe disposal of CFLs

Reasons for prolonged delay unknown

Reliance commissions 100 MW solar power plant in Rajasthan

It is the second plant in India to use concentrated solar power technology

Vidarbha experiment with desi cotton to be extended to 10 states

CICR says it got yields as high as 25 to 30 quintals per acre using high density plantation of non-Bt cotton varieties

Mercury takes the shine off CFLs

Lower watt lamps use more mercury for extra glow, says study

Industry sets the rules to dispose of CFLs safely

Proposes pilot project for collecting, recycling CFLs in three cities

Civil society groups appeal against sacrificing biosafety for biotech companies

 Urge governments to implement biosafety protocols and adopting cautious approach towards risky technologies like genetic engineering