Science & Technology - Briefs

EU takes note of negative impacts of biofuel, plans policy change

India bans export of non-basmati rice

Ambanis play power games with nuclear energy and ethanol

Biodiesel from microalgae becomes a reality

May be available commercially in five years

US relaxes emission norms for ethanol plants

China offers incentive for non-food biofuel

Malawi plans for green vehicles

Rise in biofuel demand could trigger food, water crisis

Science & Technology - Briefs

Brazil encouraging flex-fuel vehicles

First ethanol plant unveiled in UK

Florida's draft motor rules

US signs new energy law

Ethanol demand could expand Gulf of Mexico's dead zone

US, Barzil agreement on biofuels

Nature cure from India

Food vs fuel

Cosmetic concern

Biofuel good idea, bad practice

Germany in transition

From an economy addicted to coal and nuclear energy, Germany is fast transforming into one driven by renewables. Its aim is to demonstrate to the …

The right blend

Ethanol, a safer alternative to MTBE, will now be mixed with petrol to curb emissions. Lopamudra Banerjee analyses the impact of this environment-…

Empty Promises

The high-level conference at Rome was called to find a way out of the global food crisis. A series of consultations with experts preceded this …