Habitat And Urbanisation

NGT expert panel for decongesting Shimla

The committee has suggested steps such as demolition, relocation or reconstruction

Publication Date: 
01/06/2017
Pratibha Chauhan
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Himachal Pradesh, Shimla (T), Buildings, Forests, Watershed Development, Habitat And Urbanisation
Habitat And Urbanisation

From thousands to billions: coordinated action towards 100% net zero carbon buildings by 2050

The signing of the Paris Agreement in December 2015 was rightly hailed as a truly historic moment in the fight against climate change.

Publication Date: 
31/05/2017
Jonathan Laski, Victoria Burrows
World Green Building Council
Tags:
Green Buildings, Buildings, Green House Gases, India, Global, Construction Industry, NGOs, Climate Change, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy
Energy

LED bulbs a must for new buildings in Maharashtra

Maharashtra intends to spend Rs 840 crore to promote energy conservation in the state

Publication Date: 
31/05/2017
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, LEDs, Energy Efficiency, Buildings, Energy
Environment

Green Tribunal puts brakes on construction in Munnar, orders not to issue fresh licenses

THE southern bench of the National Green Tribunal has put the brakes on mushrooming growth of alleged illegal buildings in ecologically sensitive Munnar.

Publication Date: 
30/05/2017
New Indian Express (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Buildings, National Green Trbunal (NGT), State Electricity Board (SEB), Environmental Security, Environment
Environment

Govt. of India launches Energy Efficient Buildings Programme EESL to invest Rs 1,000 crore by 2020 under buildings programme

Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (I/C) for Power, New & Renewable Energy, Coal and Mines, Govt.

Publication Date: 
24/05/2017
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Green Buildings, Energy Efficiency, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), LEDs, Buildings, Environment
Energy

Green technology choices: the environmental and resource implications of low-carbon technologies

This report, the first international assessment of this type, investigates the life-cycle environmental and natural resource implications of large-scale deployment of energy efficiency technologies.

Publication Date: 
16/05/2017
UNEP
Tags:
Energy Efficiency, Energy Technology, Green House Gases, Environment, Buildings, Industry, Transport, India, Global
Forests

HC restores mangroves destroyed by illegal buildings

Mumbai: Judicial activism shown by the Bombay high court has come to the rescue of mangroves on a three-acre plot in Thane district.

Publication Date: 
08/05/2017
Times Of India (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Mumbai, Mangroves, Buildings, High Court, Deforestation, Forests
Environment

MC to work on green building concept

The Local Bodies Department has come up with a green building concept and the Municipal Corporation Bathinda (MCB) is planning to start work on it.

Publication Date: 
08/05/2017
Sukhmeet Bhasin
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Punjab, Green Buildings, Municipal Corporation, Energy Efficiency, Buildings, Environment
Environment

Industry bodies pitch for green building movement

AHMEDABAD: The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), a body functioning under the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), on Tuesday organized a discussion on 'Green Healthcare Facilities', to pr

Publication Date: 
03/05/2017
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Green Buildings, Environmental Health, Buildings, Environment
Environment

Telangana real estate developers give Green Building rating a miss

Certified green buildings, especially in residential sectors, are a rarity in Hyderabad.

Publication Date: 
28/04/2017
V NILESH
New Indian Express (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Telangana, Green Buildings, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Environment Clearance (EC), Buildings, Environment

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