Oil & gas
OVL to set up refinery in Nigeria; may bag two offshore blocks
08 Dec 2009
ONGC Videsh has proposed to set up a greenfield refinery in Nigeria as part of an overall deal where Indian companies also receive oil blocks.
Government to initiate coal gasification to mitigate pollution, optimise coal production
07 Dec 2009
Chevron signs $90 billion gas deal with Tokyo Electric Power
07 Dec 2009
Following the closure of the Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant in 2007, which was the world's largest nuclear electricity generator, Japan has been importing most of it energy requirements and making use of natural gas for power generation
US government earmarks $600 million for bio-fuel projects
05 Dec 2009
The next-generation projects will produce advanced bio-fuels, bio-power and bio-products using bio-mass feed-stocks as part of the US government’s initiative to reduce dependence on foreign oil
Government stance has ‘beggared’ NTPC, says RNRL
04 Dec 2009
Government to review natural gas prices
03 Dec 2009
NTPC has no automatic right to cheap gas: government
02 Dec 2009
The government told the Supreme Court today that the price of natural gas offered to By RIL state-owned NTPC requires the government's approval under the production sharing contract
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
