Power
Renewables overtake N-power to emerge Scotland's top energy source
27 Nov 2014
Renewable energy has emerged as the main power source in Scotland, displacing nuclear-generated energy
CESC to close Cossipore power plant
22 Nov 2014
Government plans ambitious hike in renewable energy target
18 Nov 2014
The union government is looking at a solar power generation target of 100,000 MW by 2022, up from the 20,000 MW goal set by the previous government
After Queensland nod, Adani lines up $1 bn from SBI for coal project
17 Nov 2014
Australia's federal and Queensland governments are eager to see the mine built following the loss of more than 4,000 coal jobs over the past two years
JSW Energy to buy 2 Jaiprakash hydropower units in Himachal for Rs9,700 crore
17 Nov 2014
The acquisition of the 300 MW of Baspa II hydro-electric project and the 1,091 MW Karcham Wangtoo hydro project will make JSW Energy the largest private sector hydro-power generator in the country
Green energy major Suzlon sets up Asia’s tallest wind tower
07 Nov 2014
The Suzlon Group, the world's fifth largest wind turbine manufacturer, has passed a new milestone by expanding the capacity of Asia's largest wind farm at Kutch, Gujarat to 1100 MW
French government approves $15.6 bn GE-Alstom power business deal
05 Nov 2014
The French government would, however, take around 20 per cent Alstom stake from shareholder French conglomerate Bouygues SA after the closing of the GE-Alstom deal
Power distribution losses average 27% : ICRA
29 Oct 2014
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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
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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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