India should retool its economy to run on renewable energy, creating millions of jobs and raising the standard of living. The global economic downturn provides an excellent opportunity to improve India's energy supplies, which are critical to supporting better infrastructure and driving growth. India predicts it will need an extra 75,000 megawatts of electricity-generating capacity by 2012. The country produces around 600 million tonnes of agricultural residue each year
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/time-retool-our-economy-through-renewable-energy
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/anil-k-rajvanshi-0
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/nc-hsu
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/km-lau
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/economy
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hydroelectricity
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/renewable-energy
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biomass
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/solar-energy
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
