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NEW DELHI: The ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) is considering a proposal to set up a company for generating power from renewable sources. The government is expected to be a 100% owner of the proposed firm and it will tap solar, geothermal, wind, biofuel and biomass sources for power generation.

ABU DHABI: With one of the highest per capita carbon footprints in the world, these oil-rich emirates would seem an unlikely place for a green revolution.

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Ahmedabad:Top companies pledged investments close to Rs 3,82,675 crore in 125 projects in power generation, renewable energy and petroleum sectors of Gujarat on the first day of Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit (VGGIS) 2009 on Monday.

The year 2009 is a do-or-die year for a new global climate change deal, partly because negotiations are scheduled to end this December. With only 12 months left to negotiate, there is still no agreement on the big issues. These include the transfer of low-polluting technology to poor countries and assigning responsibility for cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

State Government Unfurls Amended Wind Energy Policy
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Gandhinagar: With just three days to go for Vibrant Gujarat summit and Rs 20,000 crore worth of wind energy projects breezing in, Gujarat government announced an amended wind power policy offering a purchase rate of Rs 3.50 per unit as against Rs 3.37 fixed a year earlier.

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CHENNAI: The Indian Youth Climate Network set out on its 4,000 km

Scheme called Shikshadeep, it will be given free of cost to girl students who top the exam

Harried girl students in rural Haryana will soon get special solar-powered table lamps to beat the increasingly commonplace power outages. The Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency has initiated a new year scheme to help girl students in villages study using the Shikshadeep

oil hedging hurt: On November 28, Sri Lanka

Among all the possible fuels that can produce a zero-emission car, petrol must rank right at the bottom, if at all. But for mechanical engineer Andrei Fedorov, petrol is the right fuel, or at least good enough, to run a zero-emission car.