Fly-ash pollution from a thermal power plant near Calcutta is threatening lives of at least 200,000 people in the area, but the authorities have turned a blind eye to the problem. Hazardous pollution

The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency(IREDA), which pioneered the growth of renewable energy sources and use of clean technologies in the country, has been conferred the CTI world climate

The Rajasthan government has revived its proposal to set up the world's largest hybrid naphtha-fired-cum-solar power project in the Thar Desert. The 140-mw project is now proposed to be promoted by

The government on Friday announced that it would amend the Electricity Regulatory Act to enable two or more states and union territories to establish a joint Electricity Regulatory Commission and

Electricity from the North East will soon be available from the rest of the country when the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) lines get connected to the national grid. NEEPCO,

The Tokai nuclear accident was caused and mishandled by the central government, which has propagated a "nuclear safety myth" and failed to build up adequate emergency measures, Tokai Mayor Tatsuya

Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia signed a dealtoday to build a pipeline that would send the oil riches of the Caspian Sea to international markets without going through Russia or Iran. President

U.S. environmentalists said yesterday that 400 coal-burning power plants in 43 states are not being regulated against pumping mercury into the air, and called for new government rules to prevent the

Officials at a Ukrainian nuclear power plant shut down a reactor yesterday after a leak was noted in its cooling system, but no increase in radiation levels was recorded, the Emergencies Ministry

In yet another example of the conflict between corporate interests and grassroot realities, even as Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd's top brass have claimed that work on the Rs. 745-crore 364-km