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Global climate change stabilization regimes and Indian emission scenarios: lessons for modeling of developing country transitions
(2006-11-01)
The global climate change stabilization regime will have a bearing on future
emission pathways of each nation. Corresponding to a combination of stabilization targets
and a future global socioeconomic and technology ...
Forest fires in India: regional and temporal analysis
(Forest Research Institute Malaysia, 2013)
Forest fire threatens the wealth and biodiversity of the forest. Studies suggest that 90% of vegetation fires in India may be man-made and, annually, about 3.73 mil ha of forest area are affected, leading to a loss of ...
Coal and energy security for India: role of carbon dioxide capture and storage
(2009-04-29)
Coal is the abundant domestic energy resource in India and is projected to remain so in future under
a business-as-usual scenario. Using domestic coal mitigates national energy security risks. However coal
use exacerbates ...
An assessment of household electricity load curves and corresponding CO2 marginal abatement cost curves for Gujarat state
(Elsevier Ltd, 2014)
Gujarat, a large industrialized state in India, consumed 67TWh of electricity in 2009–10, besides experiencing a 4.5% demand–supply short-fall. Residential sector accounted for 15% of the total electricity consumption. We ...
Economic and enviromental implications of demand-side management options
(2011-09-07)
End-use electricity efficiency improvements offer an inexpensive way to reduce power shortages. The
present study estimates the potential of demand-side management efficiency improvement targeted at
(1) short-term ...
Life cycle greenhouse gas emission assessment of major petroleum oil products for transport and household sectors in India
(Elsevier Ltd, 2013-06-01)
Energy security concerns due to high oil import dependence and climate change concerns due to related greenhouse gas emissions are important policy discussions in India. Could life cycle assessment (LCA) of petroleum oil ...
Carbon competition up above: estimating greenhouse gas emissions of Indian domestic airlines
(2011-09-07)
The Indian domestic aviation sector is on a growth path and this progress can be attributed to several factors such as an expanding
economy, an increase in the average income of Indians, low and economic air fares, more ...
Urban infrastructure and governance mission under JNNURM: Have the reforms delivered?
(Economic and Political Weekly, 2016)
Rapidly increasing urbanisation in India has brought much needed focus on the urban development policies in India. The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission was the first programme to provide substantial funds ...
Oil and natural gas corporation limited: taking climate leadership
(Garg, Amit and Avashia, V.(2012) "Oil and natural gas corporation limited: taking climate leadership" SPANDREL, Pp.111 - 127., 2012)
Energy balance of an Indian semi-arid rural ecosystem using field, ancillary and geospatial data
(Journal of Agri Search, 2015)
This study presents an estimation of net energy balance resulting from primary production vis-a-vis energy consumption through various components in a semi-arid rural ecosystem of Ralegan Siddhi village, Maharashtra, India. ...