CHENNAI: Top 38 companies that achieved consistent reduction in energy consumption over the last three years were honoured by Ajay Mathur, Director General, Bureau of Energy Efficiency, at a national award distribution function here on Thursday.

Participating in the Confederation of Indian Industry's 11 {+t} {+h} National Award for Excellence in Energy Management for 2010, Mr.

THE Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) is understood to be planning to bring in more electronic items, including laptops and set top boxes (STBs), under a voluntary star labelling scheme by this financial year. Under the scheme, manufacturers voluntarily disclose energy consumption of their products or how energy efficient their products are by giving different star ratings.

KEITH BRADSHER Hong Kong, 9 August

Earlier this summer, Prime Minister Wen Jiabao of China promised to use an

PUBLIC scepticism about global warming may be growing, but the scientific consensus is as solid as ever: man-made climate change is real, and we ignore it at our peril. But if that issue is settled (and it should be), there is an equally-large and important question that remains: what should we do about it?