Several Goan farmers and zonal agricultural officers recently received guidance from well-known mycologists at a 'National Seminar on Fungal Biodiversity and Bio-prospecting in the age of Global Warming' at the Goa university, Bambolim.In the interactive session, specially organized for Goan farmers, Prof Manohar Acharya, president of Mycological Society of India...

The traditional artists of India will now manufacture eco-friendly products as they have been imparted education, to use reusable and waste materials to produce handicrafts, by the NGOs such as Handloom And Handicrafts Today (HAST) Karigar Society, which has conducted an exhibition of 35 product lines from 16 various States,...

With over 75 companies from India and abroad and 11 State Pavilions, the First BioFach India 2009, will be taking place from 18 - 20 November in Mumbai. Organised by Nürnberg Messe and International Competence Centre for Organic Agriculture, ICCOA, BioFach India 2009 will be held parallel to, and in...

Local Governments for Sustainability, an international association of local governments, released a report highlighting energy consumption and carbon emissions of key cities across India and South Asia. It captures data from different sectors like residential, commercial, industrial, transportation and also discusses the action plans cities have proposed to curb carbon...

Shale gas is a form of natural gas found in rocks called Shale. North America is the largest producer, accounting for 90% of the world's shale gas output. In the US itself, shale gas accounts for only 6% of total production. However, the idea is spreading and European companies are...

The Government is hopeful that the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) and its work in the areas of water management and crop enhancement would lead the country to a second Green Revolution. SRI (System of Rice Intensification) technique, being popularized by NREGA, would help in crop enhancement by cutting...

On the 8th of July the India Energy Exchange (IEX) celebrated its first successful year in operation. The IEX is India’s only bourse mandated to trade electricity electronically.Electricity contracts are traded on a “day-ahead market hourly” basis in Megawatts with bed time hours trading around 2800 Rupees per MegaWatt Hour...

The palatial residences of Haryana's governor and chief minister in Chandigarh have been refurbished with new energy-efficient lighting worth nearly Rs.23 lakh that has brought down electricity bills at the two places by nearly Rs.900,000 annually.The two sprawling residences of Governor Jagannath Pahadia and Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda are...

The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) recently signed an integrated solid waste management project deal with Hyderabad-based Ramky Group to maintain the 60-acre fruits and vegetables market in the Koyambedu Wholesale Market Complex (KWMC) and the biomethanation facility to generate power from organic waste.The deal aims to remove 150 to...

SFO Technologies, a company based in Bangalore, India, signed an agreement with a Plug Power affiliate to manufacture and supply Plug’s GenSys fuel cell systems in India.Plug Power Energy India Pvt. Ltd, an affiliate of Latham-based Plug Power, said the agreement with SFO, a NeST Group Co., runs for five...