Spurred by sound government policies and technological advances, some European countries have registered a phenomenal growth in wind energy development

Wind power development in India has been rather rapid at selected sites. One such site is Muppandal in Tamil Nadu, which has an installed capacity of 400 mw. Spread across 7 villages and 100

Gujarat has wind farms with a total installed capacity of 170 mw, mostly in the private sector, along the coast of Saurashtra and Kutch. It has the second highest number of wind energy generators

Wind energy developers in Andhra Pradesh also seem to be taking a breather after the rush of activity in the early 1990s. "The establishment of new farms has been short of expectations,' says M

Land acquisition legislation in force today is a relic of the colonial era when the wishes of landowners could be ignored. Governments of independent India continued the practice

The heat wave that is sweeping across many parts of India is fast assuming the familiar pattern of last year s severe heat wave, which claimed at least 1,350 lives. While the Indian meteorological department says this is a temporary phenomenon, climate e

A novel project in Kerala tries to introduce a sanitation technology that promises a cleaner and healthier environment

Lack of western disturbances and El Niño explain only some parts of the puzzle

After blindly destroying much of their forest cover, people in Anantapur district attempt to reclaim their barren lands

Climatologists say recent heat waves in India are early signs of global warming due to the greenhouse effect. If so, it will only get worse