US-based Astonfield Renewable Resources today said it is planning to invest $2 billion (nearly Rs 10,000 crore) in the next five years, and a major portion of it would be used for setting up solar power projects in India.

At National Park of the capital or Van Vihar, though something new or the other is frequently organised, moreover planning of adopting new animals is going on rapidly. Till now, seven wild animals are adopted by the people of state capital other part of the country. From this they are properly taking care off.

Solar panels installed atop houses.
G Rajasekaran

SALEM: Bureaucratic red tape in Karantaka has stymied all development activity in about 15 villages in the forests adjacent to Mettur taluk in Tamil Nadu. The villages, including Jamburuttu, Al

Mumbai: It

Plans for a green stimulus in the US have focused on energy efficiency, an area in which the US historically lags behind the rest of the developed world, as low energy prices and taxes have given consumers little incentive to conserve power.

The National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) has opened up new vistas for Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) trading in India. Internationally, RECs are essentially used as a facilitating mechanism for meeting the Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) in the compliance market under a supportive policy and regulatory regime.

Promotion of renewable energy is one of the imperatives of the National Action Plan on Climate Change. The legal framework for its promotion is provided in the Electricity Act, 2003. Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) are an instrument for facilitating uniform dissemination of renewable sources of energy in the country.

The distinguished climate scientist James E Hansen from NASA along with an interdisciplinary group of nine renowned scientists have put in a recent research paper titled 'Target Atmospheric CO : Where Should 2 Humanity Aim?'.They have issued a re-assessment of earlier climate change predictions.

The United Arab Emirates is no stranger to grabbing the headlines when it comes to construction. From the world

As a pioneer in sustainable development, Singapore has been approached by the World Bank to provide technical assistance on urban planning in neighbouring countries. Vicente Carbona analyses Singapore

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