The Indian government subsidises certain petroleum products like diesel This encourages consumers to switch from expensive petrol to cheap diesel Diesel emissions are more harmful than

Exposure to diesel particles can lead to serious ilnesses. Still, the Indian government encourages its use by subsidising it

Indian industries use more energy than necessary. But there are ways to conserve

The last time there was a major push for renewable energy alternatives to polluting fossil fuels was in the aftermath of 1970s oil shock. And then, everyone conveniently relegated the issue to the back burner. With oil prices spiralling through the roof i

the Union ministry of non-conven

Coal and nuclear power plants are pass ; invest in micropower technologies, says a Worldwatch report

australia's greenhouse gas emissions have increased by at least 16.9 per cent during 1990-98, according to a govern

the wind energy generation in the United Kingdom is expected to be severely hit by a new legislation. Under the New Electricity Trading Arrange

despite global opposition, the French government has decided not to reduce its dependence on nuclear power. According to Christian Pierret, the country's junior minister for industry, though

a connecticut, us -based company is all set to offer its customers a new power alternative called "green" electricity. This, it says, is not generated from oil or nuclear reactors, but from

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