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