South Korea, Asia's fourth largest economy, has pledged to set one of three targets for carbon emissions by 2020, voluntarily joining Kyoto signatories in moving toward a firm commitment to roll back climate change.

Plans by India to force renewable energy developers to share up to half their carbon offset revenues could prove complex to administer and deter investment, carbon market participants say.

India's Central Electricity Regulatory Commission issued draft rules in May to harmonise the power price premium which state-owned distribution firms must pay for renewable energy.

The fate of U.S. climate control legislation is in the hands of the Senate, where it faces an uphill climb. Democratic leaders hope to put it to a vote in October.

The House of Representatives narrowly passed its version of a bill to mandate reductions in industrial emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases blamed for global warming.

- Hut where all appliances run on renewable energy to be unveiled soon; pool, toy train on cards
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Construction work in progress at Sidho-Kanho Park in Ranchi. Picture by Manik Bose

Ranchi, Aug. 3: Picture a house where all electric appliances run without electricity. It is time to give electric energy a break and switch on to solar power.

With 2020 As Target, PM Okays It In-Principle

New Delhi: In a step forward, the Solar Mission under the National Action Plan on Climate Change got an inprinciple nod from the PM with an ambitious target of 20,000MW solar power by 2020 being accepted.

As international pressure mounts on India to undertake greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, the government on Monday reviewed the progress on its internal strategy to deal with climate change and discussed the feasibility of an ambitious programme to harness solar energy.

Going green starts from the top, and in the Capital the President

AIESEC, in IIT Delhi, hosted an Environment Forum, focusing on green technology, sustainable development and youth participation in the environment sector. The event promoted the understanding of environment-related issues and laid emphasis on the importance of green technology in today