SUDHIR KUMAR MISHRA
Ranchi, March 12: Finance secretary Rajbala Verma has taken serious note of the accountant-general

First findings of major research point to potential of revolutionary solar energy plan

David Adam

CHENNAI: Solar and nuclear technology will drive the world of the future, but it is essential to make them economically viable as quickly as possible, according to Baldev Raj, Director of the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research at Kalpakkam.

Solar cells are expensive, so it makes sense to use them efficiently. One way to do so is to concentrate sunlight onto them. That means a smaller area of cell can be used to convert a given amount of light into electricity. This, though, imposes another cost-that of the mirrors needed to do the concentrating.

AGARTALA, March 9

A NEW STUDY by Penn State University researchers has determined that dual catalysts may be the key to efficiently turning carbon dioxide (CO2) and water vapour into methane and other hydrocarbons using titania nanotubes and solar power. Burning fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal release large amounts of CO2, a greenhouse gas, into the atmosphere.

Mumbai: While Maharashtra reels under a power crisis, Mumbai citizens are doing their bit to save electricity. The 200-m long walkway along the newly-renovated promenade at Bandra

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.

CHENNAI: Solar and nuclear technology will drive the world of the future, but it is essential to make them economically viable as quickly as possible, according to Baldev Raj, Director of the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research at Kalpakkam.

The pyramid produces distilled water from harvested rainwater using solar energy

Mountain of hope: Women on their way back home after filling water from