The World Bank has agreed to loan India $1 billion to help clean the Ganges river, sacred to hundred of millions of Hindus and also one of the most polluted rivers in the world.The loan to clean up the 1,550-mile (2,490-kilometer) river will be spread over the next five years,...

Prof N Munichandraiah and his group of students at the Indian Institute of Science are carrying out research on lithium batteries to add to the quest of making the ultimate batteryIt is difficult to think of a world without batteries. Of particular interest are lithium-ion (Li-Ion) batteries because they are...

When Yale University decided to establish its new Climate and Energy Institute in March the choice of Rajendra K. Pachauri to head it came as no surprise. Pachauri, who shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change with former U.S. Vice-President...

Finance Commission Chairman Vijay Kelkar today said domestic fuel prices should be allowed to move in line with global prices, while the poor should be protected through direct cash support."We must accept energy prices are going to be high. We should allow prices to move... There should be direct cash...

For John Howard and Amit Shah, co-founders of Bangalore-based Duron Energy, abysmal power situation in India provides the biggest opportunity to promote solar energy.Launching the first multi-functional solar home power system Duron Pro in the country, John Howard said UP provides exciting challenges and tremendous potential. The company will target...

Moving Towards Green Design 09'a two-day seminar on green designaims at making architects, developers, builders, consultant and service providers aware and responsible when it comes to concept of green design and sustainable use of energy and other resources.The seminar will be held at Suzlon One Earth building, the global headquarters...

An idea mooted by Gujarat can change the way the entire world negotiates climate change and carbon emissions at the Copenhagen summit.Instead of the current regime of Carbon Credits which allows one to pollute by releasing carbon in the air, Gujarat has mooted a 'Green Credits' regime. The biggest flaw...

UK-based marine energy specialist Atlantis Resources Corporation has this week announced plans for a wide-ranging feasibility study that could establish India as a world leader in tidal energy.The company has signed a deal with Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister of the state of Gujarat, which will see it conduct an...

Greenko is one of India's largest independent power producer that focuses exclusively on renewable energy generation through the construction and operation of hydro and biomass-fired plants.It is understood that Global Environment Fund has invested $49 million that will accelerate the firm's growth opportunities. The clean energy firm has six biomass...

GE’s multidisciplinary unit, John F Welch Technology Centre, Bangalore has been conferred with the 'Excellent Energy Efficient Unit' award during a recently concluded ‘National Award for Excellence in Energy Management 2009’ organized by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in Chennai. While engineers and technologists at the centre work towards developing...