First, let there be investment
The 2019 Economic Survey’s focus on investment as a key driver of economic growth is very welcome. It changes the alarming paradigm that business and media have been working with — since investment is
Household Appliances
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Census of India 2011: houses household amenities and assets - NCT of Delhi
This report "Census of India 2011: Houses household amenities and assets" contains the Figures at a glance for National Capital Territory of Delhi. Provides the statistics data of both Rural and Urban
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Panasonic launches eco-friendly appliances with Softlogic
‘’It was informed that there is a growing demand for electricity in both the public and private sectors in Sri Lanka, as a result of post-war booming economy in all the areas including industrial, agriculture
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Indians spent 5.8L crore extra due to inflation in last 3 years
Tackle Farm Sector Problems To Curb Food Prices: Report New Delhi: For long, inflation has been known to be a tax on the poor. A new study shows just how much of a tax it has been in the last three years
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Power vs. Profit
It is a power struggle that is causing a power shortage
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Inefficient electrical equipment waste 3,000 megawatts
The manufacturing and use of inefficient electrical appliances, equipment and machinery could become a cognisable offence if parliament passes the energy conservation bill, said a former environment minister. Former minister Hameedullah Jan Afridi, who is also the chairman of the Intellectual Property Rights Organisation (IPO), said this at the
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Some poor Indians live it up with 2-wheelers, TVs, fridges
Shailesh Dobhal
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Hybrid LCA of a design for disassembly technology: Active disassembling fasteners of hydrogen storage alloys for home appliances
In the current recycling system of end-of-life (EoL) appliances, which is based on shredding, alloying elements tend to end up in the scrap of base metals. The uncontrolled mixing of alloying elements contaminates secondary metals and calls for dilution with primary metals.
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Reducing life cycle environmental impacts of waste electrical and electronic equipment recycling : Case study on dishwashers
Collection and treatment of waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is regulated in the European Union by the WEEE Directive. Producers are responsible for take-back and recycling of discarded equipment. Valuable materials are, however, at risk of "getting lost" in current processes. Thus, strategies to minimize losses are sought after.
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Standby consumption in households analyzed with a practice theory approach
This article focuses on the energy consumption of households and the question of how daily routines can be changed in a more sustainable direction. It discusses different theoretical approaches with which to understand consumer behavior and introduces practice theory that emphasizes sociotechnical structures as the basis for analyzing stability of consumer practices and opportunities for change.
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Life cycle cost disclosure, consumer behavior, and business implications : Evidence from an online field experiment
Comprehensive assessments of final consumption have identified "housing" as a major contributor to total environmental impacts. Within this category, electrical-energy-using products are important.