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Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises inaugurates iSoL
On 14 November, Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises and Parliamentary Affairs, Arjun Ram Meghwal inaugurated the International Symposium on Lighting (iSoL) at International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT), Manesar in Gurugram. The minister emphasized the need to promote the make in India initiative on the three pillars of 4th Industrial revolution: ..
Topics: Arjun Ram Meghwal • Automotive industry in India • Government of India • Gurgaon • Haryana • ICAT • International Centre for Automotive Technology • Isol • Lighting • Manesar • States and union territories of India
Nights are getting brighter : The light pollution
As we have begun working in night too, excess light is dumped into the environments at nights. This is endangering ecosystems and harming animals. This is because their life cycles depend on dark. We are endangering ourselves by altering the biochemical rhythms. The International Dark Sky association defines light pollution as the excessive use ..
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Light • Light pollution • Lighting • Observational astronomy • Pollution • Street light • Visibility • Visual arts
Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP)
DELP programme has been launched in several states (Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi) to replace the regular bulbs and CFL lights with LED lights. The programme is being implemented by Discoms in association with Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL). LED lights are given at lower than market price in this scheme. What fraction ..
Topics: Incandescent light bulb • LED lamp • Light • Light-emitting diode • Lighting • Phase-out of incandescent light bulbs • power sector in India