National Energy Conservation Day in India
National energy conservation day is celebrated every year by the people all over the India on 14th
of December. The Energy Conservation Act in India was executed by the
Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) in the year 2001. The Bureau of Energy
Efficiency is a constitutional body which comes under Government of
India and helps in the development of policies and strategies in order
to reduce the energy use. Energy
Conservation Act in India act aims to employ the professional,
qualified and energetic managers as well as auditors who are with
expertise in managing the energy, projects, policy analysis, finance or
implementing the energy efficiency projects
Significant Roles of Indian Citizens in Energy Security
Each
and every citizens of the India must aware about how to use efficient
energy, how to save the energy for their own future safety and many more
ways. They should follow all the rules, regulations and policies
implemented by the Government of India in order to support the energy
efficiency. Citizens of India can pay their direct contribution to the
campaign of reduce energy use throughout the 11th Five Year
Plan period. Children are the big expectation and hope for the country
to bring positive changes as well as to enhance the economic condition
of the country.
What is the Energy Conservation?
National
energy conservation day in India is celebrated to aware people about
the importance of energy as well as saving or conserving the more energy
by using less energy. The exact means of energy conservation is using
less energy by avoiding the unnecessary uses of energy. Using energy
efficiently is very necessary to save it for the future usage. Energy
conservation should be rooted in the behavior of every human being to
get more effect towards the plan of energy conservation.
One
can save the energy by deeply taking care of it such as turning off the
unnecessarily running fans, lights, submersible, heater, combining car
trips or other electric things of daily usage. These are the more easier
and efficient way to save extra uses of energy thus playing the great
role towards the campaign of national energy conservation.
Fossil
fuels, Crude oil, Coal, natural gas and etc generate sufficient energy
for the use in daily life but increasing the demands of it day by day
creates the fear of reducing or diminishing the natural resources.
Energy conservation is the only way which helps in replacing the
non-renewable resources of energy with the renewable energy.
In
order to aware the energy users for less energy consumption as well as
to make efficient energy conservation, energy or carbon taxes has been
employed by the government in different countries. Tax on high energy
consumption reduces the energy use by the users as well as promotes
limited energy use among users.
People
must aware that bright lighting at their work places leads to the
variety of problems like stress, headache, blood pressure, fatigue and
reduces work efficiency of workers. Whereas, natural day lighting
enhances the productivity level of workers and reduces the energy
consumption.
Petroleum
Conservation Research Association was established by the Indian
government in India in the year 1977 to promote energy efficiency and
conservation among Indian people in their every walk of life. This is a
big step taken by the government of India for energy conservation to a
great level. Another government organization in India, Bureau of Energy
Efficiency, has also been set up in 2001 for better energy efficiency
and conservation.
What are the Energy Conservation Measures
- Windows are the big energy conservation contributing factors other than thermal curtains, Smart windows or films.
- A big amount of energy can be saved by the natural lightings and compact fluorescent lamp or CFL (15W and consumes only 1/4th of the energy consumed by other means), Fluorescent bulbs, Linear fluorescent retrofit, Solar charged flashlight, Sky lights, Smart windows, LED lighting and Solar lights.
- Water conservation also leads to the better energy conservation. There is wastage of around thousands of gallons water per year by the people which can be prevented through various means of water saving solutions like 1.6 GPM or less low flow showerheads, Ultra low flush toilet, Faucet aerator, Composting toilets and etc.
- Insulation also plays big role in energy conservation by decreasing the thermal losses in winter seasons as well as thermal gains in summer seasons. For example; natural wool insulation, house insulation, cotton insulation, VOCs in fiberglass insulation, thermal insulation, cellulose insulation and etc.
How National Energy Conservation Day is Celebrated
To
make the campaign of national energy conservation more effective and
special all over the India, variety of energy conservation competitions
are organized by the government or other organizations around the living
areas of normal people as they are the main target of the campaign. At
many places the various painting competitions on energy conservation day
is held by the student or member of the organizations at school, state,
regional or national level.
The
campaign of the national energy conservation is the national awareness
campaign launched by the Ministry of Power to facilitate the process of
energy conservation in India. Painting competitions organized for the
students at many levels is one of the main activities of this campaign
which helps in increasing the awareness of children about the importance
of conserving energy as well as educating and involving their parents
in the campaign. This competition helps the people of domestic sectors
to be aware.
Every
participant is provided a theme Topic such as the “More stars, more
savings”, “Today’s energy wastage is tomorrow’s energy shortage”,
“Energy saved is future save” and many more. Participants can make their
painting more effective by using the Pencil Color, Crayons, Water Color
and etc.
Students,
who take part in the competition and win, get participation
certificate, merit certificate or cash prizes which worth Rs 33,000 per
State. This amount is distributed among all the winners of a state and
awarded by the Ministry of Power at 14thof December at the celebration event of National Energy Conservation day.
Objectives of National Energy Conservation Day
National
energy conservation day is celebrated every year using particular theme
of the year by keeping in mind some goals and objectives to make more
effective all over the country among people. Some of the important goals
are:
- It is celebrated to send the message of importance of conserving energy in the every walk of life among people.
- Promoting the way of process of energy conservation by organizing a lot of events such as discussions, conferences, debates, workshops, competitions and etc all through the country.
- Promote people for less energy usage by neglecting the excessive and wasteful uses.
- Encourage people for efficient energy use in order to decrease the energy consumption and prevent the energy loss.
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