Telsa unveils battery to `transform energy infrastructure`

Last Updated: Friday, May 1, 2015, 15:19

"The goal is complete transformation of the entire energy infrastructure of the world, to completely sustainable zero carbon," Musk told reporters shortly before unveiling the Powerwall in a warehouse outside Los Angeles.

Oz group files review plea in SC over Alpha Coal Mine project

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 22, 2015, 14:47

An Australian conservation group today filed a judicial review application in Queensland Supreme Court challenging billionaire Gina Rinehart and Indian miner GVK over Alpha Coal Mine project jointly owned by them.

Oil Min moots introduction of 'save fuel' lessons in textbooks

Last Updated: Monday, January 19, 2015, 21:50

Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has mooted the idea of introducing lessons in fuel conservation in textbooks on the lines of environment studies to instill the habit of saving the scarce resource.

Goyal for action against entities wasting power

Last Updated: Sunday, December 14, 2014, 23:43

Advocating action against entities wasting energy, Power Minister Piyush Goyal Sunday suggested imposition of taxes on those wasting electricity and provision of benefit for conserving it.

Energy conservation can help save Rs 50,000 crore: Goyal

Last Updated: Sunday, December 14, 2014, 22:32

Pursuing energy efficient ways will help reduce electricity consumption and save as much as Rs 50,000 crore, according to Power Minister Piyush Goyal.

Tour operators fume over Great Barrier Reef dumping plan

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 13:16

Furious tourism operators on the Great Barrier Reef on Saturday threatened legal action after approval was given to dump of up to three million cubic metres of dredge waste in park waters.

English pipistrelle`s record journey to Europe proves bats can fly across seas

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 15:35

A tiny bat, the size of a human thumb, has become the first to be recorded crossing the North Sea from Britain to mainland Europe, proving that bats can fly across seas.

Solar power to light up Mayudia; help wildlife conservation

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 21:40

The Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) in collaboration with Arunachal Pradesh Environment and Forest department distributed solar energy equipment to 25,000 households in Mayudia to meet power crisis in the village.

AP govt set to ink MoU with UK govt for energy conservation

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 14:56

Andhra Pradesh government will soon sign a memorandum of understanding with the government of UK for collaboration on energy efficiency and low-carbon growth.

Sri Jagannath Temple conservation work to end by Dec

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 16:06

The Centre Wednesday said it would ensure protection of all ancient monuments in Odisha.

Fight to save stranded whales underway in New Zealand

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 12:32

Volunteers and conservation officers are fighting to save a pod of more than 60 pilot whales after they began stranding on a beach at New Zealand`s South Island Tuesday.

Virus scare: Take urgent measures, Centre to tiger range states

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 04:03

Concerned over the spread of a deadly virus common among dogs, the Centre today asked all tiger range states to take precautionary measures to protect the big cats.