Diplomats from the EU, US, China and 11 other countries have begun negotiations on a trade deal that would cut tariffs on almost $1 trillion (£580bn)...
The World Bank is to invest $775m (£452m) in Indian renewable energy projects, supporting prime minister Narendra Modi’s push to clean up the country’s energy mix. ...
A 50 megawatt (MW) solar panel project, led by India’s National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC), is to be constructed in the southern state of Kerala and...
The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), Asia’s first stock exchange and the largest in India, has resumed normal trading after a power outage disrupted listed shares on...
U- Konserve produces reusable, safe and waste-free storage products for food to be used by families, which are also sustainably made and aim to reduce the...
By the end of the century, more than half of the world’s population could be exposed to “stagnant atmospheric conditions”, which would keep pollutants low in...
A Coca-Cola plant in India, which has faced criticism for extracting too much groundwater and releasing high levels of pollutants, is to be closed down, officials...
What’s a vulture worth? A lot more than you might think, says campaigner, writer and sustainability adviser Tony Juniper. Editor’s note: The following is excerpted from What...
One third of the world’s corn is grown in highly water-stressed regions, raising questions over the sustainability of global food supply, experts have warned. According to...
The ages, motivations and interests of the most prominent and prolific philanthropists are changing. Welcome to the new generation of giving. This article originally appeared in...
Globally private financial wealth grew by 14.6% in 2013 reaching $152 trillion (£90tn), according to a report from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). However, it adds...
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in India has taken another step forward towards its ambitious goal of every home in the country having solar...
Sixteen years ago today, Pakistan detonated five nuclear devices in retaliation to India’s own tests 18 days earlier. Never has the sub-continent come so close to...
Narendra Modi, India’s newly-elected prime minister, has promised to bring solar power to the 400 million Indians who currently live without it. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party...
Around 6.5 million people were employed by the renewable energy industry worldwide at the end of 2013, according to figures from the International Renewable Energy Agency...