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In order to promote energy efficient buildings in a big way society needs to be engaged in the entire process. Till the time awareness levels are increased green buildings would remain just a good idea.
In an interview well known consumer and environmental activist Dr Bhamy V Shenoy speaks at length about the status of the renewable energy industry in India and the self-sustainability that the country hopes to achieve in shifting focus from fossil fuel to renewable energy sources in the future.
Dr Bibek Bandyopadhyay is Senior Scientific Advisor in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and heads the Solar Energy Centre (SEC). He is an expert in the fields of hydrogen energy, fuel cells, solar, thermal, development of green buildings and solar cities. In conversation he discusses the research and development activities undertaken by the ministry, the present challenges faced by the solar sector, and the future opportunities in solar and hydrogen energy.
Accelerated Depreciation, an important driver of growth for Indian wind energy sector, was modified in April this year, forcing strong reactions from the industry. Along with this, the ambiguity on generation based scheme (GBI) has created confusion among independent power producers (IPPs). There is fear that the rapid advance in wind sector made till last year may suffer a big setback at least in the short run due to these two moves. However, the long term perspective is still healthy.
An outstanding effort to generate power from a Biogas Power Plant in a residential higher secondary school which has helped this sizeable institution meet its everyday needs from cooking to generating power for running various machines.
Growing environmental consciousness and the adverse effects of climate change, are propelling governments to support initiatives towards the development of eco-friendly mobility solutions including electric vehicles. Efforts have to be made to orient the use of electric vehicles to niche situations and markets where their limitations can be leveraged by design.
Bioelectric effects of ‘electric’ fish like the Nile Catfish and Electric Eel are well known since ancient times. Bioelectricity is the process that is produced by or occurs in a living organism which can be transformed chemically to produce bioenergy which is
both sustainable and renewable.
The Phase II (2006-2012) of the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) has been successful in achieving its objectives. Tuberculosis (TB) disease burden (prevalence and mortality) in India has reduced significantly when compared to 1990 levels, and India is on track to achieve the TB related millennium development goals.
The scale up of DOTS in India is one of the greatest public health accomplishments, and yet undiagnosed and poorly managed TB continues to fuel the epidemic such that India continues to have the highest number of TB cases in the world. Recognizing these challenges, the Government of India has set an ambitious goal of providing universal access to quality diagnosis and treatment for all TB patients in the country. Innovative tools and delivery systems in both the public and private sectors are essential for reaching this goal.
Here we report a retrospective study, analyzing the JE (Japanese encephalitis) positivity among the acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) cases referred from tertiary care centers in Chennai - Government General Hospitals, Institute of Child Health, Stanley
Medical College & Hospital, other Government Hospitals and private institutions during a period of three years (2007-2009). Most of the cases were referred from various districts in Tamil Nadu. (Correspondence)
