A detailed article on how Indians are preferring smaller cars...factually, most things are OK with me, but not when it comes to opinions expressed. The problem with opinions is that it is easy for anyone to have them and they cost nothing anyway. Perhaps which is why there are too...

It was with a lot of satisfaction I read Dr Abdul Kalam's acceptance speech when he was awarded the Hoover Medal recently.28/Apr/2009 : New YorkTransforming billion people to prosperitySource: AbdulKalam.comTechnology is a non-linear tool for economic growthI am delighted to receive the 2008 Hoover Medal. My greetings to the members...

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy recently signed two agreements with the Nuclear Power Corp. of India and Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd, facilitating the building of multiple nuclear reactors.The 1,350-MW water reactor technology is the world’s only commercially proven Generation III reactor design, with the first two of four units entering service...

An interesting article by Dr. Uday Lal Pai. A relatively old one (2006), but many of the insights and data are quite useful.The following comparison of potential vs installed for various renewable energy sources was interesting:Renewable Energy Monitor--------------------------------------Sources Units Potential Installation----------------------------------------------------------------------------Wind Power MW 45,000 1,870----------------------------------------------------------------------------Small Hydro Power MW 15,000 1,519.28----------------------------------------------------------------------------Biomass...

Some potential sites for tapping tidal energy are in the Gulf of Kutch and the Gulf of Cambay in Gujarat, and the Delta of the Ganga in the Sunderbans region in West Bengal. A detailed project report for setting up of a 3.65MW tidal power project at Durgaduani, Sunderbans, West...

At peak production by 2010, KG (Krishna Godavari) D6 of Reliance will yield 80 MMSCMD of gas, says this article. Now, that's a lot. Well, a heck of a lot - it is the total being produced by all of ONGC now (about 32 billion cu m or 1 trillion...

Gas hydrates, simply put, is methane trapped in the oceans. OK, that is simplifying it a bit too much, but you got the idea.The big news is that there are billions of tons of gas hydrates around the world (one estimates puts it at twice the amount of existing oil...

I was reading a rather old (I think it was written in 2000, though not entirely sure) article when it caught my eye that the article predicted that electricity generation from biomass gasification in India is likely to shoot 88 fold in 7-8 years primarily owing to the governmental push...

Scientists at the Space Applications Centre, or SAC, in Ahmedabad have prepared the first national livestock methane emission inventory using the latest (2003) livestock census.India has a livestock population of 485 million, the largest in the world, producing 11.75 million tonnes (mt) of methane every year, the scientists say, pegging...

Chandigarh If suitable measures are taken, UT can meet 20% power needs through solar energy by 2018: TERI reportAfter taking a lead in introducing a ‘smoke-free’ environment and banning polythene bags, the UT Administration is now considering another ambitious plan: to make Chandigarh a ‘solar city’. A draft of the...