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Energy Efficiency Ministry of Power, through Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), has initiated a number of energy efficiency initiatives in the areas of household lighting, commercial buildings, standards and labelling of appliances, demand side management in  agriculture/municipalities, SME’s and large […]

Distribution is the most important link in the entire power sector value chain. As the only interface between utilities and consumers, it is the cash register for the entire sector. 22 Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) For providing 24×7 power […]

Electricity production in India is mostly achieved through coal thermal power plants Although there have been efforts to diversify the options, particularly in the case of renewable energies, coal remains the dominant source of electricity. The Installed Capacity of India […]

Case studies that address the challenges in the water sector faced by the cities today, including scarcity of water, management of water resources, high water losses, water for the poor, among others. 21 INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT POLICY:  implementation of an […]

Manual on water supply and treatment -1999 Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION Chapter 2. PLANNING   2.1 OBJECTIVE   2.2 BASIC DFSIGN CONSIDERATIONS Chapter 3. PROJECT REPORT   3.1 GENERAL    3.2 IDENTIFICATION REPORT   3.3 PREFESIBILITY REPORT   3.4 FESIBILITY REPORT […]

Relationship among the stakeholders of MSWM system •Ministry of Environment and Forests •Central Pollution Control Board •State Pollution Control Board •City municipal corporation •Private formal sector •Private informal sector •NGO Taken from : Environmental audit of Municipal Solid Waste Management-T.V. […]

Environmental audit was introduced in India to minimize generation of wastes and pollution. Auditing has become an increasingly popular tool to assess the environmental policies, quality of implementation, compliance with national law and regulation, etc. Auditing has also been widely […]

Complete access to sewerage – sanitation 1.Access to sanitation facilities shall be universalized (100%) without any barriers of any cost/fee, land tenure etc., including urban poor settlements, unauthorized slums / colonies. 2.All properties/ holdings should be connected to sewerage system, […]

Supply side management 1.Water utilities should be encouraged to create/develop own sources for water supply to avoid conflicts with irrigation/agriculture sector. 2.In case of multi-purpose projects, ensuring first priority of allocation to drinking water supply from available storages at any […]

Utility networks—consisting of water, soild waste, electricity, gas, and telecommunication systems—underpin the economic, social, and environmental performance of modern life. They are the basic spatial infrastructure grids which, quite literally, provide the fundamental conduits through which modern cities operate 17 […]