Environment
UK’s PV Crystalox Solar shines amid gloom
20 Aug 2009
Northern India's groundwater reserves vanishing
13 Aug 2009
American hydrologists now say that groundwater beneath northern India has been receding by as much as one foot per year over the past decade, and that consequences of this depletion include a collapse of agricultural output and severe shortages of potable water.
GM's Chevy Volt to give 100 km per litre in city driving
11 Aug 2009
The plug-in Volt would consume electricity worth about $2.75 (at the US average cost of electricity of 11 cents per kWh) to travel 160 km, or less than 1.75 cents per km.
India announces fresh thrust on renewable energy
11 Aug 2009
India's Rs2,100-crore investments in renewable energy for power generation over the next five years may be undermined by the global financial crisis.
Prime minister’s council approves Rs91,684-crore solar energy plan
04 Aug 2009
India is planning to harvest the abundant sunshine in the country with a whopping Rs91,684 crore investment in solar energy
Nissan unveils hatchback electric car ‘Leaf’
03 Aug 2009
Environmentalist, author Bill McKibben calls for concerted action on environment
By Matt McHugh | 31 Jul 2009
Organic food not superior to conventional foods: study
30 Jul 2009
Organic food has no significant difference from ordinary food, according to a major study by the researchers of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Vedanta to press ahead with mining plans in face of protests
28 Jul 2009
British mining giant Vedanta said it would go ahead with plans to mine a bauxite-rich hillside in Orissa, which tribals living in the region consider sacred