5400 MW from wind energy, 63 MW from small hydro, 10 MW from biomass power and 62 MW from waste to energy have been estimated for grid-interactive renewable power generation capacity in Rajasthan.Out of the installed capacity of around 15,538 MW from various renewable energy sources in the country as...

In a bid to bring environmental concerns into mainstream growth accounting, the government plans to release green GDP data from 2015, environment minister Jairam Ramesh said on Friday.Green GDP is conventional gross domestic product figures adjusted for the environmental costs of economic activities. It’s a measure of how a country...

Business experts from across the country will meet in the national capital to discuss green job opportunities available in India.The initiative 'Rework India' by NGO Youth Entrepreneurship and Sustainability (YES) and Drishtee is an effort to discuss how investors and the government can support green jobs for youth in India.The...

About three or four times a week, Yogesh Verma takes government officials and farmers from various parts of India on a tour of the olive plantation he manages. The visitors travel to the plantation near Jaipur in the desert state of Rajasthan to see the 100,000 trees covering 520 acres...

Representatives of a South Korean firm that has developed high-performance coating for solar cells, will demonstrate the technology to Indian photovoltaic module manufacturers. The coating will enhance a solar panel's power generation capacity by 5%. West Bengal Green Energy Development Corporation (WBGEDC) managing director SP Gon Chaudhuri said representatives of...

At long last (about 10 days beyond the expected date), the National Solar Mission is out. Details are still sketchy, but here's what we know.Targets of India's solar mission:* To create an enabling policy framework for the deployment of 20,000 MW of solar power by 2022.* To ramp up capacity...

The Haryana government has made it mandatory for all buildings coming up after April 2010 to be compliant with the green rating norms of GRIHA.GRIHA, or the Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA), is the national rating system for the green buildings in the country.

Even while Karnataka grapples to meet the energy demands of the state, there are some who have chosen to meet their energy needs from renewable sources, thus setting an example for others to emulate.One such role model is 'Belaku', a unique house at Chandra Layout which incorporates many ecofriendly and...

Bangalore-based Reva sells its cars in 24 countries globally and aims to double its presence to 50 by 2011-12.In its bid to layout an aggressive growth plan, it is looking for partners in the US and Europe for setting up contract manufacturing facilities for its electric vehicles. "We are at...

Power deficient Karnataka will get four new gas-based power stations with a capacity of 8,000 MWs.At a conference on `Power 2009' organized by the energy department and CII on Wednesday, energy minister K S Eshwarappa siad: "It will come up in four districts under a PPP model, with 2,000 MW...