News Update

Asia's significance and contribution to global issues of energy, climate change and sustainable development has been steadily growing. The update highlights some of the major news stories from various Asian countries offering an overview of the issues, prospects and challenges in the region.

 

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7 October 2011 Bangladesh: World Bank approves $172m credit for renewable energy Eco Business
6 October 2011 Malaysian company starts waste-to-energy project in Sri Lanka Colombo Page
2 October 2011 China's green campaign saves 150m tons of coal China Daily
30 August 2011 Biogas fuels rural China's new energy drive China Daily
29 August 2011 Nepal: ADB‚ Japan launch new projects The Himalayan Times
25 August 2011 India: PSU wealth, $5 billion forex to help build energy fund The Financial Express
25 August 2011 Malaysia: Renewable energy expected to generate RM70 billion in revenue by 2020 Bernama
25 August 2011 Pakistan offers renewable-energy incentives to tackle shortages Bloomberg
24 August 2011 India: IIM-A incubator to start Rs 100 crore green fund Mint

 
India: Fuel-efficiency stars on cars from April 2012
The Pioneer, 13 June 2011

The star-labelling of cars is likely to be made mandatory from 1 April 2012. The labelling is similar to that in appliances like refrigerators, air-conditioners and transformers. While the labeling programme would be notified by the Power Ministry, the labeling regulations would be notified by the BEE (Bureau of Energy Efficiency). The labelling follows the standard BEE approach of providing consumers with information about the fuel consumption of a particular model, and also, through a star rating, on a scale of one-star to five-stars, to provide information on the relative fuel consumption of the model compared to other models in the same weight class.  Read full story...