Reform begins at home

Bickering scuttles power-saving project

Two non-resident Indians blame inter-organisational rivalry for the rejection of their proposal to use compact fluorescent lamps, which will …

Study warns of desolate energy scenario

The Tata Energy Research Institute's report on fuel consumption trends calls for a clear energy policy to prevent India from being trapped in an …

The X factor

Business ultimately depends on profit. Sustained growth depends on wise investment. But as economies grow and productivity rises, resource use …

Biodiversity exhibition on wheels

Australia manages its water crisis well

Aussies toil with drought

Current stress on nuclear energy rests on myth

Fluorescent lamps energy efficient but with glitches

Making houses energy efficient

Our houses gobble up energy and spew out carbon dioxide. Shocking, but true. Buildings, primarily residential and commercial facilities, are …

India's economic growth is shortsighted

How green is your building?

The building's green credentials have been recognised internationally, most notably by the us Green Business Council (usgbc). The Washington-…

A Renewable Crisis

The last time there was a major push for renewable energy alternatives to polluting fossil fuels was in the aftermath of 1970s oil shock. And then,…

Small car revolution Who cares about congestion, pollution

The ultra-cheap small cars in the pipeline will tilt the skewed balance against public transport and two-wheelers irretrievably. The result will …

Fuel inefficient India heading towards energy crisis

Energy insecurity is India's latest tryst with her post-liberalised destiny. It began in July 2006. Crude oil prices rose to all time peak, at US $…

It's dark outside the TV grab

The investment dilemma

Technological improvement for greater efficiency faces many hurdles, especially poor immediate returns on investment

Time to act

People in the us should realise that only if they reduce fuel consumption will prices fall

Technosolutions

The need of the hour is technological innovation that helps tackle both poverty and environmental degradation

Time for some ‘sustainable charity’

Water and electricity wasted because of the Ice Bucket Challenge could have provided water to 17,777 households and lighted up 16 million households

The post-Kyoto fix

Electronic bulbs

Window science

If Jesus drove

Religious groups in the US campaign for fuel efficiency

Helping computers keep a tight hold on power

Scientists are trying to integrate a new type of circuits - called reversible circuits -- into computers to make them more energy efficient

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