The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is claiming that new oil storage regulations to be introduced over four years will cut pollution incidents by up to 2,500 by the year
Several government departments in Rajasthan have refused to avail World Bank loans for development purposes in the absence of a clear policy for power sector
Petroleum Minister Ram Naik has stressed upon the need to put in place a suitable mechanism to mitigate the impact of volatile international prices of petrol on the domestic prices once the
Energy experts from the US's Stanford University have calculated that when health and environmental costs are taken into consideration, wind power is more economically viable than
British Nuclear Fuels has cleared a preliminary hurdle following the closure of its fuel reprocessing plant earlier this year. The UK's independent nuclear safety regulator, the Health and Safety
Four environmental groups, a farmers' outfit and a fishermen's organisation have appealed to the chief minister, Mr S M Krishna, to scrap the Tanneerbhavi barge-mounted power project in Mangalore
Bowing to the pressure from the ruling Democratic Front (DF) constituents, the Maharashtra Chief Minister, Mr Vilasrao Deshmukh, has agreed to set up a high-level committee to gauge the impact of
Five bulb type turbine units having a capacity of 23MW each will start functioning shortly in Pakistan. According to WAPDA sources, three out of eight turbine units started functioning from Feb 27.
Following the footsteps of other Central America coffee producers, El Salvador plans to test the viability of low-quality coffee as an alternative fuel. Salvador also plans to test the coffee-fuel at
World Bank's energy sector mission will be visiting Pakistan from September 5 to 21 to know about the investment needs and financial plans of the energy sector, official sources told Business