carbon footprint

Heat pumps can reduce biogas carbon footprint by 36 pc, says Glasgow University

Heat pumps can reduce biogas carbon footprint by 36 pc, says Glasgow University

December 22, 2022

An alternative source of heat could significantly reduce the carbon footprint of a process which turns food waste into power, new research suggests. According to a press statement, a team of scientists at University of Glasgow has demonstrated that using air-source heat pumps to ...

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Big ticket investments in oil & gas as Modi opens India Energy Forum

Big ticket investments in oil & gas as Modi opens India Energy Forum

October 28, 2020

Inaugurating the fourth edition of the India Energy Forum-CERA Week, earlier this week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured the participants that India was well on track to meet its commitment of 275 GW of installed capacity in renewable energy by the year 2022.

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Earth Overshoot Day: India a role model for global consumption

Earth Overshoot Day: India a role model for global consumption

August 22, 2020

Even though Earth Overshoot Day 2020 has been delayed by three weeks due to coronavirus pandemic, humanity is racing ahead to rapidly devour all global resources. If the whole world lived like Qatar, global resources for an entire year would be exhausted by February 11. For Luxem...

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CO2 emission from transport-related tourism, a threat: report

CO2 emission from transport-related tourism, a threat: report

December 5, 2019

Transport-related emissions from tourism are expected to account for 5.3 pc of all man-made CO2 emissions by 2030, up from 5 pc in 2016, a landmark new report from the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and the International Transport Forum (ITF) shows. At the same time, as touri...

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Push for Clean and Smart campus

Push for Clean and Smart campus

December 5, 2019

To bolster awareness about cleanliness and ecological conservation through use of smart technology, the ministry of Human Resources Development awarded the best performing universities in India at an event held in New Delhi earlier this week. The ‘clean and smart campus’ comp...

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Climate change and global poverty

Climate change and global poverty

March 7, 2019

World leaders continue to pay lip service to climate protection as the poorest, in poor and rich nations, continue to pay the price for inaction.

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ITB Berlin announces its country partner

ITB Berlin announces its country partner

October 16, 2017

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, a federal state in Germany is planning to make a huge impact on the international tourism industry in the upcoming ITB Berlin.

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