Fifty miles east of Los Angeles, a small and inconspicuous facility is using something most of us would rather not think about -- household sewage -- to create a resource we can't live without -- fuel.

Ravish Tiwari Posted: Thursday , Jun 04, 2009 at 0344 hrs IST

New Delhi: In his first meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after he was sworn in for the second time, Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan has raised the issue of supply of coal to the thermal power plants in his state.

Development experts agree that ensuring access to sustainable
modern energy services is critical to achieving the Millennium
Development Goals. Some 2.4 billion people still use traditional
biomass fuels for cooking, often facing the risk of indoor air
pollution, while about 1.6 billion people have no access to
electricity. This report explores how international oil and

In 2007, China's natural gas consumption increased by 23.8% and attained 69.5 billion cubic metres (bcm) (NBS 2008). China became one of the world

New Delhi: The environment ministry will not remain a regulatory hurdle in the process of economic growth, environment minister Jairam Ramesh said on Friday while outlining his agenda on the day he took over office.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday underscored the need for using environment-friendly state-of-the-art technology in extracting coal from Barapukuria coalmine so that local villagers do not suffer any kind of loss from soil subsidence.

Share In Power Generated By Thermal Plants To Be Commissioned After Jan 2011 May Increase To 35-50%
Subhash Narayan NEW DELHI

The definition of renewable energy seems clear cut: The sun continues to shine, so solar energy is renewable. The wind continues to blow, so wind turbines churn out renewable power.

State-run trading firm MMTC Ltd will import 12.5 million tonnes of coal this fiscal for the country

Additional Secretary Mines and Mineral Department Sindh Dr Abdul Rauf Siddiqui has said that the government of Sindh is playing a vital role in developing natural resources especially coal.

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