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UP’s power consumption jumps over 113% in 12 years as access expands

The sharp rise in consumption also coincided with a substantial increase in the number of consumers following household electrification drives and wider electricity connectivity. (For representation)

Published 73 days ago

MP CM Mohan Yadav cuts vehicles in official convoy, asks ministers to cut fuel

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav’s decision came after PM Modi’s appeal to the nation to conserve fuel. (Representative image)

Published 87 days ago

Top load vs. front load washing machines: Is the ‘Premium’ choice worth it?

Find out which washing machine type fits your daily routine and shop our top recommendations from the Amazon Summer Sale.

Published 91 days ago

What is Daylight Saving Time? History and science behind changing clocks

What is Daylight Saving Time followed in US? All you need to know on history and science behind decades-old practice

Published 282 days ago

Case for clean energy in emerging AI world

At 10 prompts a person daily, AI would consume 5.6 TWh a year, about 0.3% of India’s current generation. If that usage climbs to 100 prompts a day, it would rise to 55.9 TWh, roughly 3% of national power. (REUTERS)

Published 291 days ago

Behind every click, a cloudburst: A chat with author Gerry McGovern

An email is never just that. When you send an email, it doesn’t just exist in one place, says McGovern. It may be copied 10 or 15 times across servers, and then it sits in the recipient’s inbox indefinitely. And that consumes energy and water, and has a carbon footprint.

Updated 321 days ago

Surge pricing: Decoding the rising cost of our digital lives

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Updated 321 days ago

Govt report flags dependence on coal for energy requirements

Coal has underpinned the expansion of electricity generation and industry, and remains the largest single fuel in the energy mix, the report said. (AP)

Updated 496 days ago

Cause and effect: AI's environmental costs should be counted now

The technology has permeated almost every facet of daily life (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published 545 days ago

IIT Guwahati researchers devise system to remove ammonium from wastewater

The new research was carried out by a team led by Prof. Kannan Pakshirajan of the Department of Bioscience and Bioengineering at IIT Guwahati. (File Photo / PTI)

Published 634 days ago

Rising AC sales escalate India's environmental challenges

As the country experiences hotter summers, ACs have transitioned from luxury items to necessities

Published 789 days ago

Chandigarh to conduct energy audit, consultant bids open till Feb 19

The Chandigarh electricity department will soon be carrying out an energy audit for 2022–23 and 2023–24 to assess actual technical and commercial losses. (HT File)

Updated 907 days ago

Build resilience into future data centres

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Published 949 days ago

IIT Roorkee kicks off 2nd ‘International Meeting on Energy Storage Devices 2023’

2nd ‘International Meeting on Energy Storage Devices 2023’ at IIT Roorkee

Published 974 days ago

Importance of decarbonising Indian road logistics

Road across a city (HT FILE)

Published 1060 days ago

Thane city can cut carbon footprint by 22% in three years: NIUA report

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Updated 1087 days ago

Dwelling in the ‘Anthroposea’

Mumbai’s sea, like other seas, is an “Anthroposea”: It is made up not just of water, tides, and non-human biota, but also of the matter and metabolic waste of its more than fifteen million human (and nonhuman) residents.

Published 1100 days ago

Europe has shaken off Putin’s gas embargo

The impact of the Kremlin turning off the tap fell well short of the “gastastrophe” feared by some.

Published 1166 days ago

Telangana announces ‘cool roof’ policy to reduce impact of heat on buildings

Releasing the policy document, minister KT Rama Rao said starting April 1, the “cool roof” policy was made mandatory for all government, non-residential and commercial buildings irrespective of the size of the area they are built in. (HT Archives)

Updated 1222 days ago

Is efficiency the key for a sustainable energy policy in India?

The Government of India places a high priority on energy efficiency in manufacturing.

Updated 1319 days ago

Karnataka bags National Energy Conservation Award 2022

President Droupadi Murmu at the National Energy Conservation Awards at Vigyan Bhavan, in New Delhi on Wednesday. (ANI Photo)

Updated 1330 days ago

New PM Liz Truss readies $116 billion plan to freeze UK energy bills

Liz Truss, UK prime minister, delivers her first speech as premier outside 10 Downing Street in London, UK, on Tuesday, September 6, 2022. (Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg)

Updated 1431 days ago

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