US cautions against lure of cheap Chinese solar imports
NEW DELHI: Solar energy developers in India should consider quality, service standards, overall costs and geopolitical implications before going for cheap Chinese imports, a top US …
Green & Environment
Solar power to drive renewable energy investments to $2.6 trn by 2019 end
Solar power, which has seen a significant increase in capacity investments in the last decade, is set to drive the global investment in new …
African countries to develop climate-resilient agriculture systems
Fifty-five African countries recently signed a five-point declaration to increase the climate adaptation and resilience of the continent’s food systems. The declaration, signed by …
Karnataka’s Pavagada shows a way amid criticism for solar power
Generating Solar power needs the most amount of land among green energy sources, claimed Global Land Outlook, a report released by the United Nations …
Air pollution linked with cardiovascular diseases
Air pollution is emerging as one of the main risk factors for cardiovascular deaths in developing countries, according to a new study. A large …
Mining monstrous for Goa, but urbanisation digs a bigger hole
The effects of the 2008 Beijing Olympics are still evident in Goa. The rush to export iron ore from Goa to satiate China’s building …
Desertification in India – Anantapuramu in Andhra
Soil erosion has created a vicious circle in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapuramu district, infamous for recurrent droughts. Water stress and droughts have always been part …
IIT Madras, National Institute if Ocean Technology Researchers Developing Turbines To Convert Wave Energy To Electricity
Dr. Abdus Samad (Associate Professor) of IIT Madras Ocean Engineering, NIOT Researchers Developing Turbines To Convert Wave Energy To Electricity The research is being …
RO System generated Water – Is it Safe to Drink
RO System generated Water – Is it Safe? The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on May 28, 2019, instructed the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest …
18 African countries yet to link health to climate action plans: WHO
Eighteen African countries are yet to integrate health components in their national plans to mitigate climate change, according to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO). …
