india's Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (csir) has joined hands with eight similar organisations to form the Global Research Alliance (gra) in New Delhi on January 21. Its main

The alternative energy industry is stepping on the gas. Top automakers have joined hands to deve-lop fuel cell technology for cars, enabling them to cover similar distances as gasoline-run cars. The

The detrimental effects of air pollution on health have been recognized for most of the last century. Effective legislation has led to a change in the nature of the air pollutants in outdoor air in developed countries, while combustion of raw fuels in the indoor environment remains a major health hazard in developing countries. The mechanisms of how these pollutants exert their effects are likely to be different, but there is emerging evidence that the toxic effects of new photochemical pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide are likely to be related to infection.

Petroleum fuels the engines of the global economy. So there is never enough of it. Oil politics dictates international relations

Energy policy has always been of vital importance in the US. That's why oil and gas executives have taken over the reigns of the government today

The landlocked Caspian Sea is a cauldron of geopolitics. Its essential ingredients: oil and natural gas

India's energy supplies depend entirely on the vagaries of the market