Al Gore's ‘sunny’ proposal to India
Climate crusader and former US Vice President wants India to realise its solar potential; but solar energy alone cannot solve problems of …
Coal crunch hits Maharashtra power plants: Mahagenco
Officials deny shortfall in power supply
Guatemala’s green project turns killer
Protests against the Santa Rita dam has left six indigenous people dead, including two children
Wind energy industry in a tizzy over Jaitley's budget speech
The Hindi version proposes reintroduction of a tax break, but there is no mention of it in the English version online
Maharashtra's tariff structure renders solar power unviable
State electricity regulatory commission's power tariff structure favours private wind energy producers
India falls short of achieving increased power generation capacity
Government pins hopes on private investment in renewable energy sector by offering fiscal and financial incentives
Tamil Nadu aims for 1,000 MW solar power; falls short by half
Uncertainty over payment and short time frame keeps developers away
Poor show for renewable energy sector
Budget outlay for Ministry of New and Renewable Energy reduced
Khadi Industries gets flak for wanting to promote ivory production
Wildlife Crime Control Bureau says proposal to include ivory production and trade under prime minister's employment scheme violates wildlife law
Centre prepares to launch solar mission phase 2
Draft document proposes 9,000 MW of grid-connected solar power and 800 MW of off-grid application; lacks clarity on critical issues
Probe ordered into land allotment to Hinduja Power Corporation in Visakhapatnam
Company failed to set up power plant even 10 years after it took possession of site
Tamil Nadu Solar Policy: will it be enforced?
State aims to have same amount of solar as is now installed in all of India by 2014
Solar power plants' output high, but varying widely
Larger projects under National Solar Mission doing better than smaller ones
Green tribunal seeks details on radiation from thermal power plants
People opposing expansion of Koradi thermal plant near Nagpur furnish evidence on high radiation from coal-fired plants
US’ revised Clean Power Plan not ambitious enough
The final plan boasts of only a marginal difference in the amount of power generation-related emissions reduced until 2030
Ontario gets rid of coal-fired power
Air quality in the Canadian province has been improving because of a mix of emissions-free electricity sources
By 2015, Nigeria will account for one-fifth of all births in Africa
With increasing poverty and lack of educational infrastructure, many children will be driven towards crime, violence and insurgency
What Africa needs to do to avert demographic disaster
Better family planning and support from international community much needed, says Unicef
Why the world should plan for historic African population boom
The Western world witnessed a baby boom post World War II. Now Africa, the world's second most populous continent, is set for a demographic boom …
What is leading to Africa’s baby boom
The continent will witness arrival of 2 billion babies between 2015 and 2050
An atlas of India's groundwater aquifers
Maps in the atlas, released by Central Ground Water Board, indicate priority areas for water conservation and groundwater recharge
Water crisis set to hit energy production, says study
In future, when human society will need more energy for day to day activities, water crisis is going to hit energy production, claims a study …
Budget push for startups
New ventures to get tax holiday for three years; new customs regime to promote Make in India
Energy security in drought-hit Maharashtra
A large amount of energy produced in the state is from water-intensive coal power plants. Moving to renewable sources will solve the problem
Coal-run power plants cause 23,000 premature deaths in EU; Asia under scanner
Pollution triggered nearly 12,000 new cases of chronic bronchitis and over half-a-million asthma attacks in children in 2013