Breakthrough agenda report 2023
The Breakthrough Agenda Report 2023 is an annual collaboration between the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the United Nations Climate Change High-Level
Buildings
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29% of buildings vulnerable to quakes
A survey to assess seismic vulnerability of the built environment in Chennai has classified 29 per cent of the buildings in the city as highly vulnerable in an earthquake event. The survey undertaken by the Centre for Disaster Mitigation and Management (CDMM) at Anna University aerially mapped 22,758 medium-to-tall buildings in the city deploying the Rapid Visual Screening technique. The sur
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The energy report: 100% renewable energy by 2050
<p><span id="itro1">This new study produced through a collaboration between World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Ecofys outlines how all the world's energy can be provided cleanly, renewably and economically by 2050.</span></p>
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Capturing opportunities in energy efficiency
<p>ICT-enabled sustainability and energy efficiency initiatives are more than just a challenge: they also represent a great opportunity.
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Energy efficiency improvements in commercial buildings
<p>The UNDP as the implementing agency for the project entitled: India: IND Energy Efficiency Improvements in Commercial Buildings - under the Programmatic Framework for Energy Efficiency in India. The project aims at promoting the construction of new energy efficient buildings or use of EE technologies and equipment in existing buildings.
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High water table, clogged sewers pose threat to buildings: Walia
A clogged sewerage system and a massive rise in the water table from a depth of about 40 to 50 feet to a mere four to five feet are now posing a major threat to buildings in several parts of East Delhi, Urban Development and Finance Minister A.K.
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100-storey tower clears green wall
Hyderabad, Sept.
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Experts issue clarion call for quake preparedness
Bangladesh may expect a major earthquake to hit anytime as experts said 'radio carbon' analysis suggests the major quakes return within 250 to 300 years and the country has already exhausted nearly 250 years since a major earthquake struck in 1762. Earthquake expert Professor Mehedi Ahmed Ansary told BSS on Friday: "Bangladesh saw eight major earthquakes of high intensity up to eight on the Ric
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Permanent campus: IISER-TVM gets Centre's nod
Sabloo Thomas The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has given environmental clearance for the construction of a permanent campus for the Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER-TVM) at Vithura.
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Rating system for water efficient fixtures: a way to sustainable water management in India
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) with this paper discusses standards for water fixtures. The paper also compares labeling and standards of water fixtures in other countries. Water use in buildings, accounts for a high percentage of overall water use in cities. With development and growth there has been an increasing demand for water in India.