Sanghamitra Mandal03 Oct 2013, 17:08
Can India join the ‘green revolution’ by cutting down on fossil fuels and gunning for clean, renewable energy? Germany seems to be trying a 100% shift, but whether the renewables -- right from the traditional hydroelectricity to biomass, geothermal, solar, wind and tidal -- can actually replace all fossil fuels is a matter of debate. However, if we want better energy security for rural India, more focus on ‘green power’ could be ideal to reach micro-users and out-of-grid zones. This, in turn, will bring down pollution, as well as fuel prices, a sore point with most Indians. The country’s latest initiatives in the field of ‘green power’ seem to indicate that an energy transformation has started here as well.