India has already started feeling the effects of climate change which we have neglected for quiet long. It's no longer an international issue, it is a domestic, local issue related to water security, land productivity, agricultural yields and energy consumption.Massive investments will be required in afforestation, sustainable agriculture and water...

July 2009The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had decided to install waterless urinals at public toilets near Gateway of India. They do not require water to flush and prevent bad odour. These urinals will save approximately 10 thousand litres of water per day and 70 thousand kilograms of carbon a year.In...

July 03, 2009To meet the need of the increasing demand for energy, energy efficiency is as important as energy generation from new sources. Mindteck (India), member of ZigBee Alliance, an association of companies working together to enable reliable, cost-effective, low-power, wirelessly networked, monitoring and control products based on an open...

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) addressed that all power state utilities in the country will have to buy at minimum five percent of their grid purchase from renewable energy sources from 2009-10 onwards and 15 percent by 2020. There will be one per cent raise in the purchase of...

Tue Jun 23, 2009 In order to conserve energy and with an aim at certifying the energy efficiency claims of automobile makers, the government has planned to make energy efficiency labeling mandatory for automobiles by August. The government believes that this will help consumers in choosing the right quality of...

Wednesday, July 1, 2009Currently, about 3-4 per cent of total power generation capacity in the country comes from nuclear power produced by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) with an installed generation capacity of 4,120 Mw. The sole producer of nuclear power has aimed to increase the nuclear generation...

The Indian Department of Science and Technology (DST) and The Research Councils UK (RCUK) are in collaboration to develop Thin Film and Excitonic Solar Energy Technologies. Development of technologies relating to solar energy was agreed to be of importance to both countries.Source: www.epsrc.ac.uk   Just in case you are interested...

April 9th, 2009It is really surprise to learn that the government is planning to replace rickshaws, a non polluting vehicle, with solar rickshaw to reduce carbon emission and providing loan for the same. The questions which the author of the article asks regarding this solar rickshaw are obvious The soleckshaw...

July 3, 2009Sathyabama University, Chennai, India is preparing nearly 30,000 meals everyday for the hostel students using solar energy.Each solar dish is made up of reflective glass and measures 10 square metres. 110 concentrated solar dishes which would supply 2.2 MW thermal power to the kitchen is spread over 1,100...

June 15, 2009Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA) and Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) in association celebrated Global Wind Day 2009 for the first time in India, on June 15 at Marina Beach between 4.30pm to 6.00pm.Over 300 children from Give Life Trust and wind energy enthusiasts participated in a...