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India is not new to winning Ashden Awards. So, it is with pride I read two finalists this time from our country.1. Saran Renewable Energy Private Limited in Bihar, has installed a new gasification system that generates electric power for 11 hours a day using locally-sourced biomass, providing a popular,...

A clear example of multiplier effect of energy industry investments is here.Owing to the huge increases expected in natural gas supplies, Indian pipeline makers are expecting a surge in orders as the start of gas output from the country's biggest field is energizing plans for a multi-billion dollar cross-country natural...

An (PDF) excellent data source for those who wish to get updated on the river linking projects in India and analyses of the hydrological, social and ecological aspects of the same.

A recent speech by the Indian President indicated that the government was increasingly finding environmental concerns a roadblock in pushing its growth mantra. "Bottlenecks and delays in implementation of infrastructure projects because of policies and procedures, especially in railways, power, highways, ports, airports and rural telecom, will be systematically removed,"...

I live in Chennai, so I should have heard this earlier, but had not. Well, I indeed do see Chennai becoming greener, at least in some parts of the city, so the following excerpt from a news article was reassuring and heartening."An initiative of the Confederation of India-Chennai Zone aims...

Unless India figures out a way to properly price its water resources, the country could be facing serious shortage of drinking water in a few decades, warns this blog article from NY Times. The article refers to a research study done on the topic by Grail Research."Part of the problem...

Innovation can come from anywhere. Here's proof (PDF file) - an Indian farmer has come up a unique design for a wave energy device. Sure, the jury is still out on whether this is a breakthrough, but well, once cannot but admire such intelligent designs coming from our so-called illiterate...

Axis Private Equity, a division of the Indian private bank, has invested INR540m ($11.4m) in Shalivahana Green Energy Limited (SGEL), a renewables company which focuses on the biomass and small hydro power projects. The firm made the investment alongside IL&FS Financial Services, which together have committed INR900m ($18.9m).SGEL has four...

A new study shows that India's sugar mills produce 2 GW of biomass-based energy—equal to that of windmills—but have the potential to produce 5.1 GW through cogeneration.Now, 5.1 GW is not exactly eye-popping. India's total installed capacity is about 150 GW, so OK, this is less than 5% of what...

According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), in 2008, $3.7 billion was invested in the renewable energy sector in the country. Regarding the financial resources, the report says that the largest share was from asset finance ($3.2 billion) which was greater than from venture capital ($493 million in 2008)....