Power
World’s largest off-shore wind farm opens in UK
24 Sep 2010
Australia’s largest solar power station to be built in Victoria
22 Sep 2010
The state is committed to making it Australia’s solar state through the development of 5 to 10 large scale solar plants by 2020, with an investment of A$6 billion to A$10 billion
MERC hikes power tariff 3.03 per cent
17 Sep 2010
MERC cuts Mumbai power rates for first time
15 Sep 2010
By announcing these revised rates, MERC has in effect ended the war between Reliance Infrastructure and TPC, as both power suppliers will now be competing on a near-equal footing
America wants Delhi to suitably amend n-liability bill
08 Sep 2010
Washington has said it expects Delhi to make suitable adjustments to the nuclear liability bill and bring it more in line with international norms, where sole responsibility devolves on the plant operator.
Scientists call for a global nuclear renaissance in new study
04 Sep 2010
Scientists outline a 20-year master plan for the global renaissance of nuclear energy that could see nuclear reactors with replaceable parts, portable mini-reactors, and ship-borne reactors supplying countries with clean energy
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