Three public sector companies are planning to set up 60-80 megawatt solar plants with an investment of Rs 1,000-1,200 crore. The projects will come up in Rajasthan, Punjab and the Leh region of Jammu and Kashmir.

Vikram S Mehta

T E Narasimhan / Chennai September 30, 2009, 0:38 IST

The TVS group, a leading brand in the automotive industry, is set to create its brand in

China may have to put the brakes on the construction of nuclear power plants to ensure the plants are safe, the country's top energy planning official told reporters on Sunday.

Zhang Guobao, head of the National Energy Administration, warned of signs of "improper" and "too fast" development of nuclear power in some regions.

A new generation, of responsible entrepreneurs, that shares the common passion and dream of making our earth a carbon free and a safer place to live in, is taking the lead today. They are setting examples for others to follow by starting up their own ventures in the clean technology space. Priya C Nair chats up with a few such enthusiastic entrepreneurs

U.S. biofuel company Solazyme Inc said on Thursday it will be providing its algae-derived jet fuel to the U.S. Navy for testing and certification.

Privately held Solazyme will sell 1,500 gallons of the green fuel to the U.S. Navy, which is buying fuel from the San Francisco-based company for the second time.

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is ready to put his star power to work for President Barack Obama on the environment when his own term ends next year, the former movie actor said on Thursday.