If you know that a sector has arrived when it makes for trade wars between countries, then solar energy clearly has.

The North Delhi Municipal Corporation will not charge any conversion or parking fees from commercial areas that have been in existence prior to 1962.

The global economy is transitioning into what is likely to be a smoother and less volatile period. Financial market conditions have improved significantly since June 2012, and high-income countries still face serious challenges, the likelihood of a major crisis has declined.

Instead of becoming the messenger of the new co-operative world, solar energy is getting embroiled in battles

Last week Europe finally imposed stiff anti-dumping duties on solar panels imported from China. The Chinese have, in turn, threatened that they will take action against European exports of polysilicon, the raw material used to manufacture solar panels.

The United States, China and the European Union have had initial discussions on a possible "global" agreement to resolve solar energy disputes, a senior US official said on Thursday.

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture has invited public comments on Agriculture Biosecurity Bill, 2013 that provides for the establishment of an integrated national biosecurity syste

The Bangladesh tragedy exposes the callousness of the garment business. (Editorial)

In a relief to the Centre, the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the government’s proposal to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail trade (MBRT) saying the move did not suffer from any unconstitutionality, illegality, arbitrariness or irrationality.

A three-judge bench of Justices R.M. Lodha, Madan B. Lokur and Kurian Joseph said “consumer is the king and if that is the philosophy working behind the policy then what is wrong in it.” The Bench referred to the Centre’s counter and said the decision to allow FDI in retail has a legal basis – FEMA 2000.

Edited Proceedings of the 11th Petro India Conference organised by India Energy Forum and Observer Research Foundation. The creation of a new 'architecture' for regional cooperation in the area of energy in general and hydrocarbons in particular will be a critical step in the process of Asia's development.

In recent years, global trade in biofuels has grown dramatically, albeit against a background of highly distorted markets for agricultural goods and for energy, and in a context of weak global governance for environmental public goods.

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