Organized by SEMI®, the global association behind SEMICON®, and PV Group, the global association for the PV manufacturing supply chain, SOLARCON India is the first and largest event of its kind to serve India’s PV industry. SOLARCON India will provide a platform for industry, government, NGOs and other eco-system partners...

After one year of successful operation, IBIS Gurgaon, the international economy hotel brand of Accor, has been certified with the ISO 14001 environmental certification. With this certification, IBIS Gurgaon joins the brands green commitment to sustainable development committing to actions to respect the environment including sorting waste and recycling, energy...

India has been named among the top five Asian countries who lay heavy emphasis on corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure norms, says a survey.According to social enterprise CSR Asia's Asian Sustainability Ranking, India ranked fourth in the list topped by Australia.The 2009 ASR list was dominated by Australian companies, with...

Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) is setting up small hydro-electric projects in the State.KSEB is piloting small hydel projects at Vilangad (7.5 MW), Chathankottunada (6 MW) and Kakkayam (4 MW) under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), an initiative under the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) to reduce...

Press releaseTORONTO, ONTARIO - Seakinetics Corporation (www.seakinetics.org) management announced today that under the guidance of its Chief Technology Officer, Jack Dhaliwal, the Company is moving proactively to target renewable energy opportunities in India.Over the past two years Mr. Dhaliwal has been actively engaged in conducting feasibility studies on the ground...

Nobel Laureate Al Gore has warned that black carbon emissions from the kerosene powered lamps and stoves of the subcontinent will adversely impact the great rivers that are the lifeblood of India's agrarian economy.Keynoting the gala Lighting a Billion Lives reception and dinner in New York recently, the former vice...

Clothes hung out to dry, considered an embarrassment in new-age apartments but seen across India, could help save America and the world.America could significantly cut its greenhouse gas emissions through a set of 17 easy-to-implement household actions, including line-drying of clothes widely practised in India, a study has shown.The study...

In India, solar-power projects, often funded by microcredit institutions, are helping the country reduce carbon emissions and achieve its goal to double the contribution of renewable energy to 6 percent, or 25,000 megawatts, within the next four years. Off-grid applications such as solar cookers and lanterns, which can provide several...

The green energy revolution is not miles away from India. The country has emerged as the world’s number one, along with United States, in annual solar power generation. In wind power production, India ranks fifth in the world. And when it comes to space, scope and facilities for renewable energy...

Wind could also attract US$10 billion in investment every year and create 213,000 green collar jobs, says the industry.By 2005, India had developed into the world’s fourth largest market for wind and, last year, it brought online the third largest amount of wind energy, after the USA and China. It...