Power
Amidst drought, California bullish on solar
12 May 2015
California is bullish on solar, with state leaders having set some of the nation’s most aggressive renewable energy goals to push back against climate change
Govt takes back one coal mine allocated to Sasan mega power project
09 May 2015
The coal ministry’s decision is in line with the Supreme Court's directive forbidding commercial use of surplus coal or sales to other power plants from coal mines allotted for the Sasan project
Areva plans to cut 6,000 jobs worldwide
08 May 2015
The company said in a statement that it has initiated talks with labour organisations aiming to take immediate measures to save €1 billion by 2017
Solar energy holds the best potential for long-term energy needs: MIT solar report
By By Melissa Abraham | MIT Energy Initiative | 06 May 2015
Tesla Motors unveils batteries for homes
02 May 2015
GE to meet EC objections over proposed Alstom SA takeover
02 May 2015
The European Commission last month announced an extension of its investigation over concerns the takeover would see an increase in gas turbine prices
Reliance Power terminates PPA for Rs36,000-cr Tilaiya project
28 Apr 2015
Reliance Power, which had won the right for setting up a 3,960 MW power plant at Hazaribagh in Jharkhand way back in August 2009, after bidding a levelised tariff of Rs1.77 per unit, iy yet to get land for implementing the project
Tesla Motors to unveil home battery on 30 April
25 Apr 2015
Cameco signs $280 mn uranium deal as India, Canada resume N-cooperation
15 Apr 2015
Canada, the first to open uranium supplies to India, banned exports of uranium and nuclear hardware to India in the 1970s after New Delhi used Canadian technology to develop a nuclear bomb
Australia positive on nuclear supplies to India
14 Apr 2015
Jindal, Adani, GMR coal bids may be referred to CCI
13 Apr 2015
The coal ministry is considering the option of approaching an investigating agency to further probe the process of bid submission by the three companie
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Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
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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
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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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