Power
Govt calls EoI for first 1GW offshore wind energy project
12 Apr 2018
A 1,000 MW offshore wind farm to be installed near the Pipavav port, will form first of the 5,000 MW of offshore wind capacity planned by 2022
Apple says now globally powered by 100% renewable energy
10 Apr 2018
Apple today said its global facilities like retail stores, offices, data centres and co-located facilities in 43 countries, including India, are powered with 100 per cent clean energy, as part of its commitment to combat climate change
Shapoorji Pallonji keen to buy Unitech Power
10 Apr 2018
India not to buy energy from Nepal’s China-built power projects
06 Apr 2018
While Nepal may prefer China for developing hydropower projects that would offer a cheaper alternative to highly expensive petroleum products from India, that country may not be able to sell power back to China
SoftBank, S Arabia in $200-bn deal to build world’s largest solar project
28 Mar 2018
The solar power plant, which would be the largest in the world, will produce 200 gigawatts of electricity — enough to power 140 million homes
India, France to expedite work on world's largest N-power plant at Jaitapur
12 Mar 2018
French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Electricite de France SA and India’s state-run monopoly Nuclear Power Corp to accelerate discussions on a contract and start work at the site in Jaitapur, Maharashtra by December
IREDA & European Investment Bank sign €150 loan agreement for renewable energy financing in India
12 Mar 2018
Researchers make proton-battery breakthrough
08 Mar 2018
Researchers have demonstrated for the first time a working rechargeable "proton battery" that could re-wire how we power our homes, vehicles and devices
Greenhouse gas emissions of hydropower in the Mekong River Basin can exceed fossil fuel sources
06 Mar 2018
National Grid warns UK gas supplies could run out due to freezing cold weather conditions
01 Mar 2018
World's first solar fuels reactor for night passes test
21 Feb 2018
International solar thermal energy researchers have successfully tested a solar reactor that runs on air, is able to make any solar fuel like hydrogen and can be run day or night using concentrated solar power
Featured articles
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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