Telecommunication has emerged as a key driver of economic and social development in an increasingly knowledge intensive global scenario. With a view to cater to the needs of the digital communications sector of India, the Union Cabinet approved the National Digital Communications Policy-2018 It envisages three Missions: 25 1. Connect India: Creating Robust Digital Communications […]
Sustainable Energy Planning
SEP encompasses the policies and practices which help us to evaluate the full cost of our energy choices to get more output from a unit of energy. These include Supply Side Management Practices and technologies that improve the efficiency with which energy is produced and delivered to the end-users New and Renewable energy development strategies […]
DIGITAL Initiatives in Electric Supply
TARANG With the perspective of Good Governance and keeping in line with the “Digital India“ initiative of Government of India, REC Transmission Projects Limited(RECTPCL), a wholly owned Subsidiary of Rural Electrification Corporation Limited has developed “TARANG”- Transmission App for Real Time Monitoring and Growth – as a mobile app and web interface. Tarang shall track […]
Energy Efficiency
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 industries including the initiation of the process for development of energy consumption norms for industrial […]
Govt. Scheme in Electric Distribution
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 supply in the urban areas, Central Government launched this scheme through Power Finance Corporation (PFC) […]
Sources of Electricity
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 as on 31.3.2017 was 3,26,833 MW •2,18,330 MW Thermal, •6,780 MW Nuclear •44,478 MW Hydro […]
Innovative Methods in Urban Water Supply.
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 integrated water management by means of a comprehensive policy framework with a focus on conservation […]
Familiarizing to CPHEEO Manual
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 Chapter 4. MEASUREMENT OF FLOW 4.1 POINTS OF MEASUREMENT 4.2 MEASUREMENT IN OPEN […]
MSWM system in India
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. Ramachandra and Shruthi Bachamanda MSWM practice in Bangalore city Collection The most common method of […]
Solid Waste Management Environmental audit
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 used in India, especially in industries. The most popular audits that are carried out in […]