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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...

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...

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...

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...