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World Fire Safety Day is celebrated on 9th October every year which was identified in 1920 designated as National Fire Prevention Day.  Some of the fire safety tips that every individual need to follow: Tip 01:  In the event of a fire, remember time is the biggest enemy and every second counts Pre-Caution: Immediately Leave the place Tip 02: when a fire occurs, do not waste any time saving property. Take the safest exit route, but if you must escape through smoke, remember to crawl low, under the smoke and keep your mouth covered. The smoke contains toxic gases which can disorient you or at worst, overcome you. Per-Caution: Never open door that are hot to touch Tip 03:  Fire Safety awareness can be defined as activities undertaken to prevent fires from occurring, the controls that manage fire systems in emergencies, and the fire safety training suppression methods used to extinguish. Pre-caution: Designate a meeting place outside and take attendance  Tip 04: Remembe...

Energy Storage is the key aspect in the renewable ecosystem, making the 24/7 availability of RE power which will help in converting the regular grid into a renewable energy grid in the coming future. Some of the different types of energy storage systems are: India has come up with a framework and policy on Energy Storage in the year 2023, for the integration into the grid with the VGF scheme similar to the kind of support given for wind WTGs from 2014 to 2017. Tata - TPDDL and installed 10 MW/ 10 MWh at the distribution segment with external funding.  There are different possibilities for the integration of energy storage from the generation, transmission, and distribution segments across the globe. In the current market, there are different chemical and non-chemical energy storage systems present with advantages and limitations. Consumers need to come up with a strategy in considering the technical, financial, and environmental specifications of the battery technology to choose a ...

Focus on Road Safety, choosing the right helmet is the issue? The safest design term to have the helmet metal cover more of your head. Ensure that any helmet you use bears an ISI logo. If you are on a two wheeler, front seat or pillion wear a helmet even where the law does not require it”.  This Year on May 14th 2024 , we are celebrating as “World Road Safety” Day which is one of the most important day in our lives. Public on the globe need to understand the importance of the safety that we need to follow in our regular daily life. And it is our responsibility to make the understand to our future generation with a greater effect. Many two wheelers do not wear helmets because of few prevailing myths like the following based on the research done by Prof. Dinesh Mohan who are done his 25 years of research on where a helment contributed to neck injury. “Road Safety” (check some of the myths and reality as below: Myth: Helmets are not necessary at low speeds Reality: Research show that...

Weather safety precautions are to be taken for the manpower and public in the hot summers and the impact is gradually increasing due to the climate change issues. please find some of the key aspects of weather safety precautions that are necessary to one and all: Stay hydrated. Drink plenty of fluids; drink about 500 ml before starting and 200 to 250 ml every 15 or 20 minutes. Avoid dehydrating liquids.  coffee, tea, and caffeinated soft drinks can hurt more than help. Wear protective clothing.  Lightweight, light-colored, and loose-fitting clothing helps protect against heat. Change clothing if it gets completely saturated. Schedule Outdoor Activities Carefully:  Try to limit your outdoor activity to when it’s coolest i.e. morning and evening hours. Rest often in shady areas so that your body has a chance to recover. Pace yourself.  Slow down and work at an even pace. Know your own limits and a...

Over the last 20 years, 3 day forecasts are better than, one day forecast delivered 20 years ago. “Numerical forecasting”, mathematical equations to predict weather forecasting require powerful computers and lots of observable data collected from land, sea, and air. Thousands of (more than 01 million) weather stations are located across the globe for data pooling. Instruments like ground-based wind gauges (anemometers), rain collectors, and temperature sensors are used by amateur weather watchers. Complex mathematical models to predict, new based on incoming data, weather conditions might change over time. Large-scale phenomena, each are governed by multiple factors considering external and internal factors of the solar system, observing sun temperature and other radiations, earth temperature, pressure difference, will form clouds and winds, change in phase of ice-water-gas which will affect the flow of energy. The National Centres for Environmental Prediction (NCEP), objective is ...

Indian Union Budget: An exercise carried out by the central government every financial year, to estimate the revenue and expenditure for the forthcoming financial year. Every year 1 st February, the union budget is released since 2017. The first union budget is released by RK Shanumukhan Chetty on 26 th November 1947. Key highlights of budget 2023 (SAPTRISHI) 07 key budget priorities for FY2023-24 Inclusive Development Reaching the last mile Youth power Financial Sector Green Growth Unleashing the potential Infrastructure and investment Green Growth To be established under GOBARdhan (Galvanizing organic Bio Agro Resources Dhan) Scheme for promoting circular economy; (200 - biogas plant and 300 community/ Cluster based plants) with an investement of INR 10,000 Crs. natural farming press trust of India. Promotion of battery energy storage systems Promotion of constal shipping energy efficient transportation Funds to be allocated for replacing old polluting vehicles Tax proposal - S...

Honda is one of the popular brands in the Indian automobile industry. with the Activa petrol scooter with multiple versions, the company is come up with an electric version which Indian consumers are awaiting for the same. Apart from their plans to launch the electric vehicle in the Indian market, some of the key points are strong enough for Honda can capture a great EV market share in the country. Kinetic Honda is the predecessor for Honda Activa which was a big hit in 90s.  Year wise Activa Models released by Honda:  2001,  2002,  2007,  2008,  2009,  2018,  2019,  2020,  2021 Some of the key advantages for Honda can be a great EV market giant compared with startups and OEMs due to the following: Charging facilities in service stations: As Honda has 334+ service stations [1] across various states in India, the majority of them are bigger compared to other two-wheeler service stations. So a large charging infrastructure network and fa...

It’s become a saying that government would be better if it were only run by private-sector managers using standard business practices. Now after compiling the activities of both government and private sector managers and with the insight of the Department of Energy we are able to point out 25 different reasons why government management and business management are not the same.   The size, dollar value, and complexity of many government programs exceed that in the private sector. The government has fewer measures of progress or success than the private sector, although that is changing as a result of the Government Performance Reform Act requirements. Spending on a program is not equivalent to progress. The private sector has profit as a clear-cut measure. Most individuals join private sector organizations with the expectation and hope that they will have an opportunity either to earn Significant amounts of money or to be t...

As per the Indian rules and regulations, any renewable energy company is mandatory to maintain the following list of legal registers, Misprovision and has to be updated with the amendments as per the Integrated Management System (IMS) under ISO standards. The Factory Act Air Pollution and Control of Pollution Act Environment Protection Act Hazardous Waste Rules Central Motor Vehicle Rules 1989 Public Liability Insurance Act Water Cess Act Indian Electricity Act 2003 Noise Pollution Rules Child Labour Act Contract Labour Act Employee Provident Fund and Mis provision Act Equal Remunerations Act 1976 Income Tax Act Payment of Gratuity Act Trade Union Act Minimum Wages Act Payment of Wages Act Employees Compensation Act Industrial Disputes Act Weekly Holiday Act E-waste Rules Energy Conservation Act 2001 Battery Management Rules Plastic Waste Rules Water Preservation and Control of Pollution Act Gas Cylinder Rules Bio-Medical Waste Rules Information Technology Act Private Security Agencies...

The renewable energy power market is a platform to buy and sell electricity generated from different renewable resources like solar, wind, hydro, biomass, geothermal, nuclear fusion, etc. These sectors involve various stakeholders like RE developers, utilities, consumers, think tanks, research-consulting, and regulatory bodies. Renewable Energy Power Markets are similar to the regular power markets, with the focus on the renewable regular grid which is gradually converting into a Renewable Energy Grid across the globe. The world "Renewable Foot Prints" is increasing day by day. But still much more to be done with the quantum of the pollution spread and timeline we have. Some of the Renewable Power Markets that support in minimization of carbon emissions with the following platforms are as follows: Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) International RE Trade Performance Achieve Trade (PAT) Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Scope 1, 2 and 3 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs...