At Renewables 2004, "an international action plan will be on the agenda, including actions and commitments by governments, international organisations and stakeholders," says the conference
The use of kerosene for lighting and biomass for cooking is predominant throughout rural India. And since provision of grid electricity to rural India is still a far cry, there is an urgent need to develop alternative sources of liquid fuels for lighting
The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited HAL has recently initiated ecofriendly pilot projects at its Bangalore aircraft division, which will not only minimise waste, but will also help save huge sums of money. The projects include installation of a biogas pla
Methan village in Sidhpur tehsil, Patan district of Gujarat saves 500 metric tonnes of fuelwood annually. They ve been doing it for the last 15 years. This village is home to India s largest biogas plant, run by Silver Jubilee Biogas Producers and Distrib
Kitchen waste turned to manure. An indigenous way to do just that has been found by Sharad Kale, a senior scientist at Mumbai-based Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (barc). Thanks to Kale, the