In the open-air kitchens of the tiny hamlet of Bense at Nagothane, a new gadget is changing the way women cook. Cooking with it is far easier on the eyes because it involves the smoke-free solar cooker.
India added nearly 3 gw of grid-connected renewable energy in 2008, 2 gw of which came from the wind sector. The government is under intense pressure to increase electricity production and has put strong incentives in place to spur investment into renewable energy from both domestic and foreign investors.
Development of renewable energy sources for a power-starved nation seemed a perfect solution as it also addressed environmental concerns. However, the two major sources, solar and wind, have had mixed fortunes.
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, will help the Commercial Bank of Ceylon evaluate and finance renewable energy projects in Sri Lanka in an initiative that promises to yield environmental and economic rewards.
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, will help the Commercial Bank of Ceylon evaluate and finance renewable energy projects in Sri Lanka in an initiative that promises to yield environmental and economic rewards.
Pakistan has become a signatory of International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) along with other 87 countries of the world. The Ambassador of Pakistan to Germany Shahid Kamal signed the statute of the International Renewable Energy Agency on behalf of the Government of Pakistan at a special signing ceremony held at German Foreign Office.
KOLKATA, 5 JUNE: Mr SP Gon Chaudhuri, managing director of West Bengal Green Energy Development Corporation Limited, has proposed a project to utilise the roofs of high rise developments to harness solar power.
National Forum on Environment and Health (NFEH) has expressed grave concern over the fast degradation of environment in the country especially Karachi in the past 12 years which inflicted huge losses to the economy and posed threat to resources.
