EU agrees new energy measures for household appliances
New energy efficiency measures have been brought in by the European Union (EU) with the aim of helping reduce energy consumption in 2015. The rules, which were agreed by all EU Governments, aim to
View ArticleHousehold consumer expenditure across socio-economic groups, 2011-12
The NSS consumer expenditure survey aims at generating estimates of average household monthly per capita consumer expenditure (MPCE), the distribution of households and persons over the MPCE range, and
View ArticleHousehold 'green' products pose health hazards: study
The so-called household 'green' products such as air fresheners, cleaning products, laundry supplies and personal care products emit a range of compounds that could harm human health, a new study has...
View ArticleWorld's mountain of electrical waste reaches new peak of 42m tonnes
The biggest per-capita tallies were in countries known for green awareness, such as Norway and Denmark, with Britain fifth and US ninth on the UN report’s list A record amount of electrical and electronic
View ArticleIn-active devices waste billions of dollars of electricity
Approximately $19 billion worth of electricity, equal to the output of 50 large power plants, is devoured annually by U.S. household electronics, appliances, and other equipment when consumers are not
View ArticleClass and climate change in post-reform India
Debates on emissions and climate change are dominated by inter-country inequalities, usually ignoring within-country inequalities. In this paper, we address the question of carbon space sharing in India
View ArticleNot as cool: improving energy performance of air conditioners in India
Centre for Science and Environment has released the results of the lab tests of energy performance of popular 5-star split room air conditioners (RACs) under normal and maximum temperature conditions...
View Article6000 मेगावाट के पार पहुंची बिजली की मांग
तापमान बढ़ने के साथ दिल्ली में एक बार फिर से बिजली की मांग 6000 मेगावाट के राज्य ब्यूरो, नई दिल्ली : तापमान बढ़ने के साथ दिल्ली में एक बार फिर से बिजली की मांग 6000 मेगावाट के पार पहुंच गई है। बुधवार
View ArticleA step in the right direction – says CSE of power ministry’s move to fix...
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) says the new proposal of the Ministry of Power to fix the starting temperature of room air conditioners (RAC) at 24 degree C is a step in the right direction, as
View ArticleFirst, let there be investment
The 2019 Economic Survey’s focus on investment as a key driver of economic growth is very welcome. It changes the alarming paradigm that business and media have been working with — since investment is
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