If you know that a sector has arrived when it makes for trade wars between countries, then solar energy clearly has. Last year, the US imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese imports of solar panels; now the EU has proposed the same. The Chinese have in turn threatened that they will take action against European exports of poly-silicon, the material used for manufacturing solar panels.

Continuing to target Chief Minister Oommen Chandy over the solar scam, the LDF opposition on Tuesday kept up their protest in the state Assembly and forcing suspension of question hour.

Pakistan government has sought Chinese investment in the country's energy sector while assuring it all possible assistance required.

India's nuclear regulator is carrying out a thorough review of the first unit of the much-delayed Kudankulam atomic power plant.

Scientists in Kolkata have are working on developing a t-shirt that will keep you cool in summer. It is being claimed that the shirt has inbuilt fans and solar cells.

Facing severe energy shortages, Pakistan has sought as much as 500 MW of electricity from India.

Against the backdrop of an energy crisis that has triggered protests in parts of Punjab, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday ordered officials to examine the possibility of immediate import of electricity from neighbouring countries.

An international team of exoplanet hunters, including astronomers at the University of Arizona, is developing a new technology that would dramatically improve the odds of discovering planets with conditions suitable for life-such as having liquid water on their surface.

The Haryana government would tap solar energy in a big way to generate additional power, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said on Monday.

Emphasising on the need to create awareness amongst the people on solar energy for domestic consumption, Punjab Governor Shivraj V Patil on Monday asked the state government to make a concerted effort and decentralise the process of harnessing solar energy.