In an agreement that largely flew under the radar during Obama's trip to Asia--so much so that Clean Technica has called it a "secret deal"--the US and India will cooperate on a huge swath of green measures designed to reduce carbon emissions and stimulate clean energy development. Those measures include...

Days ahead of the Copenhagen climate talks, the government recently declared its intent to take yet another substantial climate change action, with the announcement of an improved biomass cooked stove initiative. Once completely rolled out the full-scale programme would target 135-140 million households nationwide that still depend on burning wood,...

India, the world’s fourth-biggest polluter from burning fossil fuels, can keep its greenhouse-gas emissions growing more slowly than the economy through 2031, a top climate official said.Shyam Saran, prime minister Manmohan Singh’s special envoy on climate change, said in an interview that India can reduce energy consumption per unit of...

The producer of the “world’s cheapest car,” the Tata Group, has announced its plans to produce a hybrid Nano. According to the company, the hybrid Nano will allow them to join the dozens of automakers that are producing hybrid vehicles. The company is India’s largest auto maker and Americans may...

India will triple is wind power generation capacity to 33,000 megawatt by 2022, New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah said.The wind power energy target will be achieved through private public partnership initiatives, he said, adding his Ministry has received a large number of proposals from India Inc.

To highlight the importance of solar energy in a day-to-day life, a Non-governmental organization (NGO) based in Bangalore organized a walkathon on Saturday.The main purpose of the walkathon was to popularize solar energy and create awareness among the people about renewable energy segments.Display of unique and attractive solar caps marked...

A new research reveals that India's power sector is expected to enjoy a favorable regulatory environment. Complimented by private sector interest, this is expected to propel investment in high capacity power plants. Government and investor support is also likely to boost wind power capacity; however, the fuel exploration sector will...

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...

Gujarat Fluorochemicals (GFL), India’s largest refrigeration gas producer and part of the $ 2 billion Inox group that has diversified interests in chemicals, engineering and entertainment, is all set to commission its Rs 150 crore turbine manufacturing facility in Una, Himachal Pradesh next month.As a part of its wind power...

New research shows that the cost of installing and owning solar panels will fall even faster than expected, BBC News reported.The forecasts are that solar panels would be cost-competitive with energy from the grid for half the homes in Europe by 2020 - without a subsidy. Incentive programs for solar...