Maharashtra's solar pump scheme in Vidarbha not working: CSE survey
Farmers have not used the pumps which were installed during drought years; they could also have ruined the area’s water table
What is threatening ecology of Alappuzha?
The Kerala government needs to stringently regulate houseboats and improve the inland waterway system
Let's chemically rebuild fossil fuels to create sustainable energy
By taking a leaf out of how plants produce energy, we must combine hydrogen with carbon to produce artificial fossil fuels
Reviewing target must for upgrading solar power
As of now, the major chunk of electricity produced in India is from thermal power stations, which use coal as the main source of fuel
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Heliostats may now trap half the energy from sunlight and convert it into electrical and heat energy
The truth about solar mission
For the Government of India the first phase of the national solar mission has been a grand success. It not only managed to attract industry to …
World waking up to wind, solar energy: study
Countries prefer wind and solar over nuclear energy for producing electricity
Bull to bull's eye
Renewable energy: areas of concern for Union Budget 2013-14
There is a need for mainstreaming renewable energy, but the budget outlay proposed in the 12th Plan is grossly inadequate
Heat to beat
Solar units beyond people's reach in Sunderbans
Green home
Greenest of all
Model building design that helps save energy and money by exploiting the sun’s movement
Bad news from above
A new space-borne instrument helps NASA scientists come to a 'comprehensive' conclusion that the earth is being exposed to increasing amounts of …
As climate change snuffs life out of hydroelectric sources, Zambia feels need to diversify energy mix
Zambia is experiencing powercuts as water levels in Lake Kariba, a major power source, fall
The April 8 eclipse provides a rare opportunity to witness the sun’s superhot corona
Corona means crown; During the eclipse, it becomes visible and streaming plasma leaving sun appears in amazing patterns
PM-JANMAN for tribal electrification: Beacon of hope or mirage?
Initiative focuses on 11 critical interventions across nine ministries
Conservation goals: Kerala community uses solar energy to protect sandalwood reserve from smugglers
The lights will help over 300 forest protection staff for night surveillance
Renewable energy: Why is wind losing ground?
Wind power generation is stuck in a vicious cycle of problems
Solar lanterns to light up all polling booths in Odisha’s Kendrapara
District administration decided to junk older, kerosene-lit lanterns
‘Next solar cycle may be stronger than previous one’
Study debunks theory of a global cooling phase compensating for global warming
Energy in news on June 5
Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on energy
Energy in news on May 10
For border villages in Rajasthan, electricity remains elusive
While electricity poles have been installed in some villages, lines have not been laid
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