India is on a mission to drastically ramp up its solar power production to 22,000 MW by 2022. But it is not so easy & will succeed only with right tariffs & good technology. Read this special report by Down To Earth on the technology, cost & operational challenges.
Chairperson of expert committee on hydro-power projects resigns the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (moef) will change members or heads of expert committees if any conflict of interest is perceived in clearing projects, said union minister Jairam Ramesh. Ramesh said two of the eight expert panels would be reconstituted soon. The two panels clear mining and thermal power
Sunamgonj in Bangladesh, a few kilometres from the border with India, looks stirred up. On June 21, the town citizenry gathered at the public library to listen to five speakers from India's northeastern state Manipur and a social activist from Dhaka. The meeting continued till well past 11 pm.
Bangladesh protests dam in Manipur sunamgonj in Bangladesh, a few kilometres from the border with India, looks stirred up. On June 21, the town citizenry gathered at the public library to listen to five speakers from India
Centre asks public sector units to look for alternative mining methods THE Union government has a plan to protect mines in Chhattisgarh and Orissa from Maoist attacks: remove all explosives from mining sites operated by public sector companies. Since Maoists target mines to loot explosives, the best way to protect the sites is to do away with the need to use explosives for mining,
Sugar mills have doubled up as power generators and produce 2,000 megawatt of biomass-based energy through cogeneration, says this latest report in Down To Earth. It recommends a strong policy-framework to sustain cogeneration, which is critical for India
A universal drug to work against all strains of flu virus influenza vaccine makers are often flummoxed by the changing nature of the virus. The makers need to keep producing new vaccines because the virus keeps mutating into new strains. World Health Organisation estimates that about 250,000 people die from influenza every year. A team of researchers tried to rework the basics of the
