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Introduction Urbanization in India is more rapid around the major cities in India. Increase in industrial activities, population both endemic and floating and vehicularpopulation etc. have led to a number of env...
Introduction Traditionally materials like clay, sand, stone, gravels, cement, brick, block, tiles, distemper, paint, timber and steel are being used as major building components in construction sector. All these materials have been produced ...
Rapid technology change, low initial cost and even planned obsolescence have resulted in the fastest growth of the EE products and simultaneoously resulted in the rapid development of e-waste around the globe due to enhanced rate of dis...
Air pollution has been aggravated by developments that typically occur as countries become industrialised: growing cities, increasing traffic, rapid economic development and industrialisation, and higher levels of energy consumption. The high...
Access to modern energy sources has been described as a “necessary, although not sufficient, requirement for economic and social development” (IEA 2002). It is, therefore, of great concern that almost half the world’s popula...
Noise Pollution- A Silent Killer Noise pollution did not create much public concern due to ignorance about the treacherous effect of noise on both workers in industry in particular and the public in the community in general. &nbs...
FOCUSSED EFFORTS Appreciating the overall concern for environmental and management issues pertaining to fly ash, which otherwise is a very useful by-product of thermal power plants, the Technology Information, Forecasting & Assessment Co...
It is the action of human beings that determines the worth of any material. Materials having potential for gainful utilization remain in the category of waste until its potential is understood and put to right use. Fly ash is one such example...
Climate change arising due to the increasing concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere since the pre-industrial times has emerged as a serious global environmental issue and poses a threat and challenge to mankind. The United Nation...
The international debate on climate change is influenced to a significant extent by studies that estimate the GHG emissions trajectories of the major economies of the world. These studies are based on detailed energy-economy models that proje...