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Come 2011 and consumers can look forward to driving more environmentally cleaner cars as the government on Monday said it will soon notify new fuel efficiency standards for automobiles in the country. “We are right now engaged in finalising administrative formalities on how these standards have to be notified either...

India may rank only a distant fourth in terms of carbon dioxide emissions, behind China, the United States and Russia, but its rapid economic growth rate coupled with aging and inefficient energy infrastructure suggest dire environmental consequences if “business as usual” continues. That’s why experts from the Lawrence Berkeley National...

Reva Electric Car Company and Northern Lights Energy signed a deal today to bring electric vehicles to Iceland. Reva, as regular readers will know, is the Indian EV company that was once best known for the G-Wiz, a quadricycle that Jeremy Clarkson did not like. In September, Reva revealed its...

Suniva Inc. announced the completion of its collaborative project with Titan Energy Systems Ltd. to create India’s first large-scale project in Jamuria, West Bengal. Suniva’s cells power the 1-megawatt (MW) solar electric power plant which is expected to expand by an additional 250 kilowatts early next year.

The world’s largest car maker, Toyota, today said it will launch its hybrid car ‘Prius’ in India early next year. He, however, said there are no plans yet to bring in a hybrid small car. Toyota is planning to launch a small car in the Indian market in 2011. Prius...

A first-ever rally of eco-friendly vehicles with the theme ‘Save the Earth’ was hosted in the national capital on Sunday. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit flagged off the rally, held on the eve of the fourth EFV (Environment Friendly Vehicle) Conference, a biannual international conference, under the World Forum for...

Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) said it has stumbled upon a reserve of uranium while carrying out exploration work in an oilfield in Assam. According to a senior ONGC official, traces of uranium were detected during exploration work at the Borholla oilfield in Jorhat district, about 360 km east...

The Indian petroleum minister Murli Deora recently convened a meeting with fuel retailers and sugar millers for seeking their support in its ethanol-blending policy. The move comes in the wake of government asked the petroleum ministry to ensure that oil companies compulsorily sold petrol mixed with 5 per cent ethanol...

In order to avail the benefits of generating power through renewable sources, many corporates have come forward to install rooftop solar photovoltaic (SPV) systems in Haryana. Rooftop SPV systems are covered under the central financial assistance scheme. Haryana has so far sent four proposals to the Centre for approval under...

Indowind Energy announced it has obtained a term loan sanction of Rs 760 million from IREDA, New Delhi, (Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency) out of which it has now availed Rs 360 million for completing the existing 18 MW operational projects. The balance term loan amount of Rs 400 million...