Rising fuel costs and energy shortages have put the shine back on wind power generation in Tamil Nadu, which has over 72 per cent of the installed capacity in the country. After suffering a setback

Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) has given independent power producers (IPPs) the option to retain the tariff they have quoted until December 31 this year. The tariffs quoted were valid only up to

A document paper presented by the Tata Energy Research Institute (TERI) has suggested use of 'green fuels' like bioethanol methanol, propane, natural gas, hydrogen, electricity and biodiesel in

The standing committee on energy has expressed grave concern at the ministry of finance imposing a cut in the approved budget of the ministry of non-conventional energy sources without consulting

The union agriculture ministry has geared up to meet the possible threat to crops due to reported local build-up of locusts in Bikaner and Barmer districts of Rajasthan with the southwest monsoon

A Parliamentary committee has flayed the Central government for ignoring export potential and foreign exchange earning potential of the horticulture sector and suggested a national policy to promote

The Energy Management Cell of the Confederation of India Industry (CII) has completed audits of 160 companies saving power worth Rs 40 crore in 1997. More companies are expected to conduct energy

A high level expert committee called upon the government to launch a seprate institutional arrangement on the lines of district rural development agencies (DRDA) for two lakh villages around forest

The trial production of three Maharashtra based power projects - 2,184 Dabhol, 410 mw Patalganga and 1,082 mw Bhadravati - would start shortly and commercial production would commence by

India and Sri Lanka have signed an agreement for cooperation in agricultural research. The agreement was signed on Thursday between Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the Sri Lanka

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