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Energy Conservation through Efficient Lifestyle

Energy Conservation through Efficient Lifestyle
Start Date :
Jul 07, 2015
Last Date :
Jul 06, 2016
09:45 AM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)
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“The earth, water and the air are not a gift to us from our parents but a loan from our children.” ---Anonymous ...

“The earth, water and the air are not a gift to us from our parents but a loan from our children.” ---Anonymous

Energy resources have transformed human lives and lifestyles. Energy resources have allowed for human achievement and ambition to move from the potter’s wheel, farmer’s plough and the weaver’s loom to space missions and robots among others. However, the modern world looms in the shadow of a severe energy crisis: the result of unsustainable and inefficient use of energy resources.

Unsustainable and inefficient energy consumption threatens the very basis of life as we have come to know it. In the face of the increasing scarcity of energy resources it is imperative that we launch a committed, concerted and cumulative effort towards holistic energy use habits and sustainable consumption patterns.

Energy conservation most importantly means that conservation becomes an all pervasive habit, an everyday philosophy and practice that aims to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels, adoption of energy efficient lifestyles and fostering innovations in green and clean energy technologies.

D&NHPDCL invites suggestions, guidance, comments from citizens, self-help groups, environmental organisations towards developing Energy Conservation as a habit towards an energy secure future.

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Deeksha Goel
Deeksha Goel 10 years 11 months ago
I always wanted to point out the timed water flow taps which are often used in malls and other such places and waste a lot of water. Any person who intends to use this tap should push the nozzle on the top and the water starts flowing, but there is no way in which the same can be stopped once done.Thus,the water flows for a fixed duration wasting 100s of litres everyday.This should be checked and replaced asap by ones which use a reasonable amount. #EnergyConservation #WaterConservation
Anand Mahadevan
Anand Mahadevan 10 years 11 months ago
Second, the govt must make installations of 'solar panels' mandatory for all new office/residential buildings being constructed beyond a certain project value. Third, the govt must come up with new initiatives similar to the 'White Roof Project' (http://www.whiteroofproject.org) in the U.S. It consists of painting the roof top with a reflective white coating. It's proven that white roofs reduce peak summer energy consumption between 10-40%. It's not only cost effective but also cuts pollution!!
Anand Mahadevan
Anand Mahadevan 10 years 11 months ago
As it stands, India notches a huge bill on coal and oil imports each year, which is a severe drain on tax payers money. Today, we are lagging in renewable energy as it has never received due focus. It's time the govt used the 'policy instrument' to increase use of renewable energy. First, the govt must provide tariff concessions for all office/residential buildings using solar energy to meet part of their needs. Continued....
Dr Swapan  Kumar Banerjee
Dr Swapan Kumar Banerjee 10 years 11 months ago
Toto, a battery-operated rickshaw can replace the polluting auto rickshaws which run on fossil fuel. They are a big polluter and a big nuisance.
Dr Swapan  Kumar Banerjee
Dr Swapan Kumar Banerjee 10 years 11 months ago
Fossil fuel has limited stock. So can reduce its depletion by using renewable energy like solar and storage battery. Cars which run on rechargeable batteries must be given incentive for making them in India. Then people who use bikes for commuting in cities can replace petrol bikes with Electric bikes. Such a change can reduce pollution and use of fossil fuel. Govt must encourage use of solar panel for use in home. It can cut down our electricity bill and save coal in thermal power stations.
Saji Namboothiri
Saji Namboothiri 10 years 11 months ago
All people will convert to solar energy if very cheap solar panels get available. Only way for that is to bring a lot of companies manufacturing solar cells and create tight competition among them.
Kishan Santoki
Kishan Santoki 10 years 11 months ago
Hello sir , we can use "mechanical to electrical conversion" like generator concept. this is we connect to train wheel in series manner and we can generate electricity which is i train like for running fan,light etc..
Kishan Santoki
Kishan Santoki 10 years 11 months ago
Hello sir,we can use solar panel system on roof of railways station and also on tarin and whatever amount electricity is generate that can be useful to run railway station.