Plan of inaction

How the US president sold an unambitious plan to clean the power sector as historical

Bumps on road fuel cars

A recipe sans ingredients

Green buildings: it’s common sense

Frenzied growth in real estate and changing lifestyle in Indian cities are inciting resource guzzling. Architects have innovative ideas to build …

Energy fixing

Bureau of Energy Efficiency says it is likely to meet Plan target. Experts say claims far from truth

Climate hara-kiri

The pursuit of green-collar jobs

It’s a bad synthetic world

On current technology green plastics don’t inspire confidence  

Green roofs can help cities adapt to climate change

Dusty Gedge, president of European Federation of Green Roof Association, says growing a garden on roofs gives relief from heat island effect and …

Let’s play with mud

Using earth to develop modern, sustainable buildings

Energy starved

Too cool for comfort

How rising incomes are lowering room temperatures at the cost of energy, health and comfort

Power hat trick

Tri-generation systems use one fuel for simultaneous heating, cooling and power generation

Auroville’s alternative galaxy

How a township has set high standard for eco-friendly living

Action begins

India gets ready with national plan on climate change

Brazil, India top index for good environmental behaviour; US ranks last

Sun's the limit

Solar energy is yet to reach its true potential. Engineers aim at efficiency

How a Kerala couple built a sustainable mud house of their dreams

Hari and Asha built their eco-friendly home at just Rs 4 lakh

Half of Indian states lags national average in first energy, climate index

Small states perform better on environmental sustainability  

Our Agenda for survival EP2: Rethinking comfort: We should not make air-conditioners a status symbol

Managing our cooling and heating demands is critical to environmental sustainability. Are we doing it right? Sunita Narain explains why we need …

City trapped in a solar oven

Climate-incompatible buildings that fuel excessive use of air- conditioners not only add to the energy needs of cities but also create …

Making sense of green building rating

Germany ranked most energy efficient nation in the world

Washington-based non-profit ranks the US below India

Energy wise, resource foolish

Most eco-friendly claims of Indira Paryavaran Bhawan are hogwash