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‘REVA’ it up

Are you ready to convert to electric car driving? Introducing REVA produced by REVA Electric Car Company Pte Ltd (RECC), based in Bangalore, India. RECC was established in 1994 as a joint venture between Maini Group India and AEV LLC, California USA. REVA is the brainchild of Chetan Maini, scion of the Maini Group. The [...]

Conservationists concerned over the impact of price rise on the environment

The steadily ascending inflation and the resultant rise in prices of items of daily use in this hill station has become a source of serious concern not only to the people belonging to various strata of the society but also to the conservationists and green campaigners.
Decreasing supply
Pointing out that unlike in the plains the need [...]

Light A Billion Lives Campaign in India

Here is a brief history of the ongoing Light A Billion Lives (LaBL) campaign. The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) North America has joined hands with TERI India to brighten the lives of the power impoverished across the world through Lighting a [...]

“Let’s Drive Change”

Greenpeace has recently launched a campaign - “Let’s Drive Change”. This campaign is to raise the awareness of the consumers on the climate impact their cars may have on the environment.
A fuel efficiency law might provide a solution to climate change and energy issues.
“The simplest first step the government and industry can take together to [...]