12 Jan 2009It's a sign of the country's increasing eco-awareness. A recent voluntary carbon emissions disclosure programme had 51 companies participating, of which more than 40 per cent were from Maharashtra.In its second year in India, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) has partnered with the Confideration of Indian Industries (CII)...

Jan 2009India has been invited to the ministerial meeting of the International Energy Agency (IEA) in October in Paris, the organisation's deputy executive director Richard Jones said here Wednesday.India is not a member of the 30-nation OECD or the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development that aims at helping governments...

Jan 2009Jean-David Levitte, French President Nicholas Sarkozy's diplomatic advisor, said that his country would sell 300 tonnes of uranium to India. Addressing reporters in New Delhi Levitte said India was receiving such a huge quantity of uranium after three decades. "We will sell to India 300 tonnes of uranium which...

Jan 2009The race among countries for getting nuclear business in India is hotting up with delegations rushing here to discuss opportunities in this field.While France has already walked away with a contract in the multi-billion dollar industry, high-level delegations from Britain and Canada will be here this week to interact...

Advanta India Ltd has informed that it has entered into an agreement with Arcadia Biosciences based in California to develop nitrogen-use efficient (NUE) Sorghum. Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. is an agricultural technology company focused on developing technologies and products that benefit the environment and human health.Under terms of the agreement, Advanta...

January, 2009Hyderabad, India-based Gaiatech Fuels said it plans to supply 1.6 million liters (423,000 gallons) of biodiesel to Navi Mumbai’s bus system under a one-year contract.The fuel is expected to be used in a B20 blend for the Municipal Transport system’s 261 buses, which together travel 40,400 miles a day....

Jan., 2009Indian officials say the government of Gujarat state is on the verge of signing several wind agreements.The government reportedly is interested in expanding its renewable energy sector and is on track to talk with a handful of international renewable companies at the upcoming Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit, state...

Jan. 2009Emami Biotech Limited has started commercial production of bio-fuel at its Haldia plant recently.According to sources Emami Biotech, it had first invested Rs 150 crore exclusively in the bio-fuel project in April 2007. The plan was to produce bio-fuel from palm oil. But as the price of world food...

January, 2009Despite the sharp fall in crude oil prices globally, government-owned oil companies are not scaling back their research and development (R&D) spends on alternative and renewable energy and have in fact , been aggressively increasing their outlays for such programmes.Indian Oil Corporation, the nation’s biggest marketer and refiner, doubled...

The chart below gives fuel savings effected by the different initiatives in Indian rural areas by TERI. This is rather old data (2001), but gives a good idea of the types of initiatives undertaken.Source