The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) has launched an initiative to bring existing buildings under the green fold. A new code has been developed for the purpose.

Made-in-China knockoffs of solar photovoltaic systems making way to Indian homes could hamstring efforts to harness alternative energy.

Many of solar panels used in Indian homes are made in China. The low-quality components, acquired by companies in India on cheaper rates, live short. And it could frustrate users from exiting the project and dissuade others.

People affected by pollution from small-scale plywood industries in Perumbavoor have declared a war of sorts.

After petitions and rallies failed to evoke the desired result the residents formed a samithi and started a satyagraha in the true Gandhian way, about two months ago. At present, one of their representatives is on a ‘fast unto death’ in front of the collectorate. The core issue is that the industrial units are scattered around residential areas. They spew fumes into the air that settle down in the wells nearby. The fumes also cause suffocation. Water bodies are polluted when untreated effluents from many units are discharged into them.

Demand for liquefied natural gas likely to go up in international market

The shutting down of nuclear power plants in Japan in the wake of the disaster borne out of massive tremor and tsunami there will have an impact on the energy scenario in Kerala. Projects based on liquefied natural gas (LNG), including the project to be commissioned in Kochi later this year, will have to chalk out strategies to face the increased demand for LNG in the international market.

Laying of pipelines for carrying regassified LNG (liquefied natural gas) from Puthuvype to Kochi and beyond is on schedule and no hitch is expected, according to GAIL (India) Limited officials here

The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has sanctioned the proposal of Petronet LNG Limited (PLL) to enhance the re-gasification capacity of its LNG project at Puthuvype in Kochi from 2.5 MMT

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