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Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) is quietly working on a plan to harness solar energy.The segment is a new growth driver outlined by the management at an investor meet less than a month ago.A division under the oil-to-yarn and retail conglomerate has received global safety and quality certifications for about 20...

Using energy more efficiently can reduce our energy needs by one fifth; it is a strategy we must pursue even as we promote renewables, says Kirit Parikh. Nice and useful article

West Bengal has started taking small but steady steps to promote the use of renewable energy.The state saw the inauguration of the country’s first commercial unit of 1.25 MW solar photovoltaic power plant along with the first bio mass project of 10 MW recently. It has also decided to soon...

The heat of global warming and the global economies have forced India to step up its pressure on the auto sector to make deep cuts in carbon footprints.Despite having introduced Euro emission norms way back in 2000, India's transport sector contributes 15-20 per cent of the total greenhouse gas emissions...

Suzlon Energy has secured a Rs 192-crore order from Rajasthan State Mines and Minerals Ltd (RSMML) for supplying 31.5 MW of wind turbines.According to a press release, the order comprises 15 turbines of 2.1 MW each. Suzlon already has 500 MW installed capacity for various customers in Rajasthan.The turbines will...

India is quietly raising its stake in the global green game, even as leaders haggle over global warming in Copenhagen. The government is expected to clear on Thursday a proposal to put in place a market-based mechanism to force industry and commercial establishment to improve energy use, a move that...

Indian businesses are hoping that Copenhagen will open a slew of new opportunities for green businesses. These hopes got a boost this week with the announcement by environment minister Jairam Ramesh that India will voluntarily cut its carbon emission intensity by 20-25 per cent from its 2005 levels.This is a...

The green building concept is swiftly catching up in the country partly because of government sops and partly because of the marketing strategy of real estate developers to get customers — and everyone is now busy linking it to climate change.A green building is one which uses less water, optimises...

The World Bank has agreed to loan India $1 billion to help clean the Ganges river, sacred to hundred of millions of Hindus and also one of the most polluted rivers in the world.The loan to clean up the 1,550-mile (2,490-kilometer) river will be spread over the next five years,...

Prof N Munichandraiah and his group of students at the Indian Institute of Science are carrying out research on lithium batteries to add to the quest of making the ultimate batteryIt is difficult to think of a world without batteries. Of particular interest are lithium-ion (Li-Ion) batteries because they are...