1520 IST, Wednesday, September 11, 2013 
Agriculture/Energy
India's Gujarat state shows how to tap solar power, avoid water wastageBy Manas Dasgupta/The Hindu
The western Indian state of Gujarat, which has boasted it has the potential to light up all of India, has unveiled a unique project that will both conserve water and generate electricity. |
Highways through Indian tiger reserves will destroy habitatBy Richa Sharma
As India strives hard to protect its big cats, a study in a tiger reserve has found that busy highways and excessive road expansion will destroy wildlife populations and their habitats in the long term, as large mammals avoid such areas.
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India won't be able to store another bumper cropBy Amit Agnihotri
The problem of plenty is once again troubling the Indian government as it does not know where to store the bumper grains to be harvested for the third year in a row. Fears are rising that the grains would be out in the open, rot and be eaten by rodents even as millions go hungry in the country which is planning to enact a right to food law.
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Zambia seeks India's help for Green Revolution
Zambia March 19 urged India to provide technical and financial support to help bring in a Green Revolution and ensure food security in the country. |
Creating heaven on earth on an Himalayan farm in IndiaBy Shikha Nehra
Some spend a week, some a fortnight. And some like Germany's Stephanie have spent more than 40 days away from their mainstream lives on an off-grid community farm in the Himalayan foothills of north India's Uttarakhand state.
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India should export green technologies to Africa: UNIDO chiefBy Rohit Vaid
India should now have an aggressive clean energy solution policy, scaling up development of green technologies for its energy security and export these to developing countries in Africa and Latin America, says United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) Director General Kandeh K. Yumkella.
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India's first bamboo park coming up in northeastern Tripura stateBy Sujit Chakraborty
The northeastern Indian state of Tripura, which grows 25 varieties of bamboo, is about to make the most of this natural wealth - by developing the country's first bamboo park. The idea is to help expand industries based on this produce, also known as 'green gold'.
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India's first fast breeder reactor to go critical early 2013
India's first 500-MW prototype fast breeder reactor (PFBR), being set up at Kalpakkam near here, is likely to go critical early next year and commercial generation of electricity is expected in March 2015.
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Farmers in northern Indian hill state going organic - 25,000 of themBy Vishal Gulati
Going organic is the new mantra in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, with over 25,000 farmers cashing in on the high demand and remunerative prices of organic food - be it fruits, vegetables or pulses.
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'Infrastructure development key to India's energy security'
India needs to develop its infrastructure and increase production efficiency in the oil and gas sector to secure its long-term energy security, a leading industry lobby said Dec 18.
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Agriculture and agro industries remain crucial to India's growing economy. Agriculture and allied sectors contribute nearly 22 per cent of GDP, while about 65-70 per cent of the population is dependent on agriculture for their livelihood. 
