As part of EAI’s efforts for catalyzing cleantech EAI recently launched the Cleantech Volunteer Expert program. The objective of forming this panel is to connect these experts with renewable energy and cleantech activities around India, so that these experts contribute to the acceleration of renewable energy and clean technology across...

EAI recently launched a unique program that has the potential to mobilize large numbers of renewable energy enthusiasts from around the country to start undertaking grassroots efforts. The EAI Cleantech Ambassador Program provides a unique opportunity for school students, college students and seniors to make critical contributions to making India...

Six of the nine Northern States will have surplus power within four years if of all plants under execution are commissioned by the end of the 12th Plan period, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) reported recently. It, however, added that peaking shortage would continue. The peaking shortage was what,...

Well, for those in the wind industry, it is fairly well known that India is one of the hottest destinations for wind power, notwithstanding the fact that the growth in wind power installations in 2012 has been abysmal, mainly as a result of removal of AD (accelerated depreciation) ad GBI...

An Italian startup, Sol Chip Ltd., is developing solar energy systems for electronic and mobile devices. The company's processors use solar energy to recharge the batteries of mobile and remote devices, extending the batteries' life and the device's independence, lowers costs, and reduces pollution. These are the types of niche...

It will be no surprise if I tell you that Chennai Metrowater's phones never stop ringing - mainly from complaints. One key problem and complaint domain is of course the overflowing of sewage - which remind all of us that, in spite of protestations that we are actually a developing...

I have been writing about the fact that tens of thousands of Indian villages are not connected to the grid. (here and here) It was hence of interest to me when I came across data on how many villages had been electrified Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana ( (RGGYY in...

The Bangalore civic administration has promised to rid the city from thousands of tonnes of overflowing garbage by Monday but doubts persist as its hunt for land to dump it has not made much headway. Bangalore generates around 5,000 tonnes of garbage daily, and there is little space left in...

Is the Pune model of solid waste management more sustainable than the one in Varanasi? A report by German scholars Judith Wolf and Fabian Schroth on 'Tracing back the choice: Implementation of primary collection of municipal solid waste in two Indian cities' states the Pune model is more sustainable that...

In an encouraging sign for the country's sustainable business entrepreneurs, a recent report has estimated that the organic food market in India is growing at an encouraging 20% CAGR. Yes Bank recently released a report 'Indian Organic Foods Market'. According to this report, the organic food market in India (including...