Washington gets top green certification
Emissions and water use fall, half of city waste recycled On a work day, the U.S. capital does not appear much more “sustainable” than any…
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BEE, CPWD to promote energy efficiency in buildings
The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) and the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for co-operation in building energy…
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BANGKOK: Prime Minister Narendra Modi took part in the luncheon meeting on Sustainable Development with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) leaders amid the…
Read insight — PM Modi discusses sustainable development with Asean leadersNoida leads NCR in green building score: Survey
NOIDA: Showing the way to its neighbours, Noida has the maximum number of green buildings in NCR, occupying an impressive 7,64,513 square metre area. Gurgaon…
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Kochi: SmartCity Kochi has won an industry body’s award for ecological sustainability in recognition of the IT townships go-green efforts that save energy, conserve water,…
Read insight — SmartCity Kochi wins award for its go-green effortsNet Zero Energy Buildings – What Are the Challenges?
Recently Environmental protection organizations expressed highly concern about the abrupt increase in carbon emissions across the world from the buildings. Global concern about the environment…
Read insight — Net Zero Energy Buildings – What Are the Challenges?2017 SUSTAINABLE ENERGY IN AMERICA FACTBOOK
The 2017 edition of the Sustainable Energy in America Factbook—produced for the Business Council for Sustainable Energy by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, provides up-to-date, accurate…
Read insight — 2017 SUSTAINABLE ENERGY IN AMERICA FACTBOOKKerala, Himachal top sustainable development goals index
India’s composite score improved from 57 in 2018 to 60 in 2019-20 with major success in water and sanitation, power and industry. However, nutrition and…
Read insight — Kerala, Himachal top sustainable development goals indexIndia needs $2.64 tn investment to meet SDGs by 2030
India needs a whopping USD 2.64 trillion investment to meet the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs), offering the private sector an investment opportunity of over…
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Papua, New Guinea, recently became the first country to formally submit the final version of its national climate action plan (called ‘Nationally Determined Contribution’, or…
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