SHIMLA: The Israeli Government has offered to sign a memorandum of understanding with Himachal Pradesh for water management and renewable energy in the wake of keen interest shown by Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal and his team who are on a visit to Israel to study irrigation and poly-house technology.

Govt Announces Revised National Ambient Air Quality Standards To Lower Emissions
Urmi A Goswami NEW DELHI

The government today said the ambitious National Solar Mission, which aims to generate 20,000 MW of power by 2020, will be launched on Friday.

New Delhi: The US and other advanced countries may be dithering in the fight against climate change but India is all set to open a new front

New Delhi: The US and other advanced countries may be dithering in the fight against climate change but India is all set to open a new front

The Centre has agreed to sanction solar home lighting systems to below poverty line (BPL) households in 5,000 remote and inaccessible villages of Assam not connected by conventional power grid. Most of these villages are located in char (riverine) areas.

With developed countries doing little to ensure that Copenhagen yields a comprehensive global agreement, the stalled climate change negotiations are likely to receive a big impetus later this week from China, which is learnt to be all set to announce some major concessions during US President Barack Obama's visit.

Rural houses in North East, where powerlines have not yet reached, would soon be illuminated with specially designed solar lanterns.

Noting that a lot of

President Mohamed Nasheed, on Monday, called on fellow vulnerable, developing countries to embrace a carbon neutral future.

He made the statement during his inaugural address to the

By 2030, Cells In Sky To Beam Solar Energy To Earth Via Lasers

Tokyo: It may sound like a sci-fi vision, but Japan