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The year ended with a bang when India threw open the worlds biggest solar power plant. The 648-megawatt capacity Kamuthi Solar Power Project in Tamil Nadu is bigger than the Topaz Solar Farm in California which has a capacity of 550-megawatts.

Lifestyle

So, let's talk green: A good sense of closure - Happy 2016!

The year started off with the news that India reached solar parity in many states.

31 Dec 2016 3:17 AM IST

Climate change has warmed the Arctic more than any other region on Earth. (Photo: Pixabay)

Lifestyle

So, let's talk green: A green Christmas for those with green...

We are entering an unprecedented era in the world. Changes that we thought will never happen are becoming a reality.

24 Dec 2016 2:35 AM IST

Large changes in the Antarctic ice sheets may be possible at lower levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide than previous studies have shown (Photo: Pixabay)

Opinion

So, let's talk green: Hot news from the Arctic, breaking news from the...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its Arctic Report card: Update for 2016.

17 Dec 2016 3:29 AM IST

Nation

So, let's talk green: Uncertain world, confident India!

Ironically the 2016 BP Energy Outlook report predicts that imports of fossil fuels will increase in India by 2035.

10 Dec 2016 3:55 AM IST

When forests are cleared and set in flames, the carbon in the trees is released as carbon dioxide - the main greenhouse gas contributing to climate change. (Representational image)

Lifestyle

So, let's talk green: Taming of the shrew called CO2

Pressure is building to move from fossil fuel fired electricity generation plants, to low carbon renewable energy...

3 Dec 2016 3:19 AM IST

Nation

So, let's talk green: Sustainable consumption and production in...

This is an important goal to focus on for the tourism industry for multiple reasons.

26 Nov 2016 3:13 AM IST

Let us all watch this space for the next passionate entrepreneur who is out there to make other great strides in mobility and take it to even greater heights.

Lifestyle

So, let's talk green: An electric helicopter for an artificial lung

It is said that necessity is the mother of invention. This is exactly what played out for Rothblatt.

19 Nov 2016 2:48 AM IST

When signatures opened for formally joining the agreement on Earth Day this year (April 22, 2016), 15 countries joined.

Lifestyle

So, let's talk green: How our generation can impact climate change

While we celebrate the flood of commitments from the nations around the world, we still have a long way to go.

13 Nov 2016 2:43 AM IST

Lifestyle

So, let's talk green: Tourism at risk

In this second article, I will talk about the detrimental effects of unplanned unsustainable mass tourism.

6 Nov 2016 3:42 AM IST

Lifestyle

So, let's talk green: Climate Change Even tourists can't escape the...

Globally, climate change as a result of human activity, and unfettered tourism is beginning to have its effect on...

31 Oct 2016 3:16 AM IST

Climate change is affecting the worlds food production.

Lifestyle

So, let's talk green: Soon to be released - A hungry and angry planet

Climate models have predicted the devastating impact on food and agriculture.

23 Oct 2016 2:31 AM IST

$China has promised to bring greenhouse gas emissions to a peak by \around 2030\ as part of its commitments to a global pact to combat global warming, signed in Paris last year.$ Lifestyle

So, let's talk green: Captured and put in a bottle

The problem is that it is very expensive, and the efficacy and safety of this kind of storage was in doubt.

16 Oct 2016 3:12 AM IST