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Decentralised renewable energy is bringing this Odisha village’s energy aspirations to life

Maligaon in Kalahandi district now has a solar microgrid that reduces its dependency on the erratic main grid

Obama and Modi discuss climate change; make no commitments

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chooses to stay focussed on renewable energy

Problems aplenty

The government wanted to make India a leading wind power, but it got the details wrong

The polluting rich

Green substitute

Of props and power

Obstacles

Why renewables cannot penetrate the market

Tidy gains

Rice millers to tap CDM

Ashden awards for sustainable development

Oil fetish

South Asia

Buoyant wind market India and China are among top five growing markets for wind energy

News Snippets

Landmark ATM

Mumbai’s solar powered teller machine saves Rs 20,000 a year

A looming biomess

Industry, government blame each other for green sector’s fall

Governments worldwide spent $1.7 trillion of public money on fossil fuels, a new report finds

Among G20 countries, only 13 per cent of annual reports available showed that their SOEs had invested in renewable energy

Energetic dialogues

American industry tries to power its way into the Indian renewable energy market

Useful wastes

Agricultural residues could help in the making of energy sufficient talukas

Solar, wind power

Cooling tactics

Water body and trees around the building provide cooling effect

India's renewable energy sector lacks clear policy

Clear policy needed in renewable energy sector

Book: Windpower Development in India

Book>>Windpower development in india edited by G M Pillai Wise, Pune 2007