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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...

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,...

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...

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 battery It is difficult to think of a world without batteries. Of particular interest are lithium-ion (Li-Ion) batteries because they...

When Yale University decided to establish its new Climate and Energy Institute in March the choice of Rajendra K. Pachauri to head it came as no surprise. Pachauri, who shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change with former U.S. Vice-President...

Finance Commission Chairman Vijay Kelkar today said domestic fuel prices should be allowed to move in line with global prices, while the poor should be protected through direct cash support. “We must accept energy prices are going to be high. We should allow prices to move… There should be direct...

For John Howard and Amit Shah, co-founders of Bangalore-based Duron Energy, abysmal power situation in India provides the biggest opportunity to promote solar energy. Launching the first multi-functional solar home power system Duron Pro in the country, John Howard said UP provides exciting challenges and tremendous potential. The company will...

Moving Towards Green Design 09’a two-day seminar on green designaims at making architects, developers, builders, consultant and service providers aware and responsible when it comes to concept of green design and sustainable use of energy and other resources. The seminar will be held at Suzlon One Earth building, the global...

An idea mooted by Gujarat can change the way the entire world negotiates climate change and carbon emissions at the Copenhagen summit. Instead of the current regime of Carbon Credits which allows one to pollute by releasing carbon in the air, Gujarat has mooted a ‘Green Credits’ regime. The biggest...

UK-based marine energy specialist Atlantis Resources Corporation has this week announced plans for a wide-ranging feasibility study that could establish India as a world leader in tidal energy. The company has signed a deal with Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister of the state of Gujarat, which will see it conduct...