A new campaign 'Cities for Forests' was recently launched by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). 2011 is the International Year of Forests (IYF) and 'Cities...

Dr. Harish Hande, co-founder and managing director of Solar Electric Light Company-India (SELCO) Pvt. Ltd has been awarded the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2011. His company provides clean and sustainable energy to the poor in India. SELCO has reached some 120,000 houses in various capacities and they hope to reach 200,000 new homes in the next few years. From the Ramon Magsaysay 2011 Award Citation Harish Hande, a young engineer from Bangalore, is disproving this myth. Trained...

In a little village in rural Karnataka, a farmer is changing the way electricity is used in his home and surroundings. Siddappa, a farmer from Somapur...

Silently they stood shoulder to shoulder. United in their fate as the warned us of the curse of global warming. As a climate grump, each one of us has felt...

Here is ultimate proof of something that all of us keep forgetting. Yes, there is climate change and it is having an adverse effect on the planet. Yet,...

The fight for clean cooking stoves got a shot in the arm last month when Academy Award winning actor Julia Roberts joined the campaign. Roberts will serve...

June 15 is being celebrated as Global Wind Day, a global, annual event demonstrating the power and possibilities of wind. Started in 2007, Global...

What’s your electricity bill like? Even the most eco-aware consumer notches up a few hundred rupees every month for the luxury of having electricity...

Our planet is groaning with the weight of its landfill. Hundreds of tonnes of waste are generated every day, a lot of it not segregated or recyclable....

June 5th is World Environment Day and there’s a lot happening this year. For the first time, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) has chosen...