Power play

In 1999, Spencer Abraham tried to close down the US department of energy. Thanks to George W Bush, he now heads it

Dirt on White House

E-mails>> Solar energy • US

Energy efficiency measures save 7,378 million units of electricity

Participants collectively invested Rs 5,111 crore in energy conservation measures

Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2021: How it can play out

The Bill is a rehashed version of one the central government has been trying to pass in Parliament since 2014  

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Sustainable power

Power to the environment

India needs to rethink its power generation strategies for the sake of environment

Big dams are bad news

Private companies investing in dams is bad news for the environment

Junkedat last

In short

For a few units more

A high-tech power station foreign companies are building in Maharashtra is being touted as the "perfect solution" to its anticipated …

Now land acquisition stir in Punjab

Farmers protest thermal power project by Indiabulls  

Under the scanner

Delhi High Court directs CAG to probe power plant deal

For a cleaner world

To press for more sustainable and equitable utilisation of the world's resources, India and France seek closer ties

Discoms bailed out

Cabinet Committee approves plan to free state power distribution companies of debt

Clean switch-over

Power-packed option

Even remote areas can be electrified through biomass gasification

Power that could bomb

The Bush administration unveils new energy policy with an intention to revive nuclear reactors and to build new plants. Joining hands with …

CAG indicts Tripura power PSU for violation of environmental regulations

A recently tabled CAG audit report has made indicting remarks on Tripura State Electricity Corporation’s environmental track record in a …

Agriculture sector not responsible for discoms’ health, declining groundwater: study

While power consumption in agriculture is overestimated, a number of factors influence groundwater extraction

Coal prices set to change

New grading system will be a setback for the power sector  

South Asia

Wind-dominated renewables will be key to limit electricity sector emissions: Report

India’s carbon emissions from electric power industry can be held at the 2018 levels in 2030 at costs comparable to a fossil fuel-dominated …

Technology advancement not matching energy demand, leading to emissions: report

In the last two years, higher economic growth was not met by higher energy-productive and lower-carbon emission options as it did not scale fast …