UP’s Mini-Grid Policy Tries To Boost Rural Electrification

Following its move to allow a special status to mini-solar-grids, the Uttar Pradesh government released details on the mini-grid policy last week. Under the scheme, the sta...

Clean Energy Could Save Hundreds Of Billions In Health Costs Every Year

In Paris late last year, the countries of the world pledged to reduce emissions to keep global warming “well below a 2 degree Celsius” rise in global average te...

When Journalists Write Theories Of Change

The Hewlett Foundation’s Global Development and Population program recently released our new strategy on how transparency, participation and accountability can (hopef...

The Electric Car Industry Is Going To Make You Love Them

How many people are ready to kick the century-old gasoline habit?

American car buyers are signing for more electric cars than ever, and more manufacturers are enter...

A Solar Suitcase Reduces Maternal Mortality Rates

In an age where hundreds of women still die every day in childbirth, light can provide a genuine lifeline. A pioneering solar project is delivering hope to doctors, midwive...

Engineers Devise A Way To Harvest Wind Energy From Trees

Harvesting electrical power from vibrations or other mechanical stress is pretty easy. Turns out all it really takes is a bit of crystal or ceramic material and a couple of...

This Bacteria-Powered Microrobot Navigates via Electric Fields

Engineers from Drexel University have devised a bacteria-powered microrobot that can be steered through fluids with applied electric fields. Imagine a tiny, tiny robotic sy...

India Cuts Carbon Emissions By 12%

India has successfully submitted its first ?Biennial Update Report? to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).The report states that the Energy Sector contr...

In Winter, Mumbai Uses More Power For Acs Than Any Other Indian Metro: Study

MUMBAI: The Indian winter appears to be the warmest in Mumbai going by the pattern of electricity consumption through air conditioners and refrigerators. A study by The Ene...