Category: India

Overcoming growing water scarcity: Exploring potential improvements in water productivity in India

By CostBenefit on Aug 15, 2010 | In Water, Academic Study/Journal Article, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, India, Regulatory Analysis, Costs and Benefits

Abstract: Improvements in water productivity (WP) are often suggested as one of the alternative strategies for overcoming growing water scarcity in India. This paper explores the potential improvements in WP of food grains at district level, which curren… more »

Nuclear and clean coal technology options for sustainable development in India

By CostBenefit on Jun 5, 2010 | In General, Air, Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Companies,CSR,Business,Finance, Academic Study/Journal Article, Economic Development and Green Jobs, India, Regulatory Analysis, Computer Software/Database/Model, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits

Abstract: Due to the growing energy needs along with increasing concerns towards control of greenhouse gas emissions, most developing countries are under pressure to find alternative methods for energy conversion and policies to make these technologies e… more »

Renewable energy for sustainable electrical energy system in India

By CostBenefit on Jun 2, 2010 | In Energy, Academic Study/Journal Article, India, Regulatory Analysis, Computer Software/Database/Model, Costs and Benefits

AbstractPresent trends of electrical energy supply and demand are not sustainable because of the huge gap between demand and supply in foreseeable future in India. The path towards sustainability is exploitation of energy conservation and aggressive… more »

Options for Energy Efficiency in India and Barriers to Their Adoption: A Scoping Study

By CostBenefit on May 16, 2010 | In Energy, Green Buildings, India, Regulatory Analysis, Savings, Costs and Benefits, Free Report at Time of Entry, Socio-Political-Cognitive-Economics

Abstract: Soma Bhattacharya and Maureen L. Cropper review the economics literature on energy efficiency in India, as a guide for further research in the area. The empirical literature has focused on four questions: How does energy efficiency in India com… more »

World’s Pall of Black Carbon Can Be Eased With New Stoves

By CostBenefit on Apr 15, 2010 | In Air, Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Health, Academic Study/Journal Article, India, Costs and Benefits

Two billion people worldwide do their cooking on open fires, producing sooty pollution that shortens millions of lives and exacerbates global warming. If widely adopted, a new generation of inexpensive, durable cook stoves could go a long way toward alle… more »
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