Power
Jordan to sign $10-bn nuclear deal with Russia
24 Mar 2015
Jordan has become the third Arab nation planning to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes followed by the UAE and Egypt
India has least number of polluting coal-based power plants; Oxford study
21 Mar 2015
Of the world’s 100 largest power plants that are the least efficient and most polluting, 39 are in China, 21 in the US, 10 in the EU, and 9 in India
India, US move forward on implementation of N-deal
20 Mar 2015
General Insurance Corporation of India proposes to issue Nuclear Safety Bonds to garner part of insurance capacity under the proposed Indian Nuclear Insurance Pool required to cover `liability’ of US nuclear suppliers
Rajya Sabha clears mining bill without too much fuss
20 Mar 2015
The new mining bill to introduce auction of mining blocks to enhance transparency passed the Rajya Sabha today, ensuring that it will be enacted to replace an earlier ordinance
Coal ministry delays award of 5 more coal blocks
16 Mar 2015
Japanese researchers transmit electric power wirelessly
13 Mar 2015
The technology could pave the way for space-based solar power projects once the challenge of creating huge infrastructure in space and maintaining them is overcome
Coalgate: Congress stands solidly behind Manmohan
12 Mar 2015
This is the first time that the top Congress brass has taken to the streets after the party's debacle in the Lok Sabha elections in May last year
‘Coalgate’ summonses: top business leaders back Birla
12 Mar 2015
Corporate leaders have come out strongly in support of Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla, saying that there was nothing wrong in a business house making representations to ministers or government officials
Rajya Sabha blocks mining bill, insists on select panel
11 Mar 2015
The opposition has used a perfectly constitutional method to stall the bills as a joint session of parliament cannot be called till the select committees submit their reports and the Rajya Sabha takes a final view on them
Coal, spectrum auctions already past Rs3 lakh crore
10 Mar 2015
The ongoing auctions of coal blocks and radio spectrum have together already added over Rs3 lakh core to the government’s kitty as of Monday; the auction for both the resources continues
Hindalco, Jindal Power bag 1 coal mine each on 3rd day of auctions
07 Mar 2015
Under the second leg of auction, the government has put 15 blocks for sale, which are under ready-for-production category
Google to invest in SolarCity’s residential solar project
27 Feb 2015
SolarCity yesterday said it has created a $750-million fund to finance about 25,000 residential solar projects with Google investing nearly half the amount
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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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