Power
‘Flaming birds’ show solar plants are not quite as green as believed
19 Aug 2014
US wildlife investigators who visited the BrightSource Energy plant last year and watched as birds burned and fell, reported an average of one such incident every two minute
Welspun lines up Rs15,000 cr for expansion in solar, wind power
16 Aug 2014
Most of the fresh investment will be in the solar space, while on the wind energy front the company plans to have 120 MW by the end of this financial year
BEST monopoly on Mumbai power supply threatened by Tatas
16 Aug 2014
Tata Power Company has been granted distribution licence in the heart of India’s financial capital for the next 25 years, giving residential consumers the option of switching on cheaper power
Adani gets Queensland nod for mine-rail project
14 Aug 2014
The Adani group is building a 300-km rail line to connect its Carmichael coal project in Australian to the east coast port of Abbot Point, to ship coal to power plants in India
Adani buys Lanco’s Udupi power plant in Rs6,000-crore deal
14 Aug 2014
The acquisition is the largest ever in the country’s thermal power segment
Storage solutions for smart energy management
07 Aug 2014
Domestic manufacturing of solar panels may help save $42 billion: KPMG report
01 Aug 2014
If a sustainable domestic solar manufacturing is promoted, it can save $42 billion in equipment imports by the turn of 2030
Adani's $15.5-bn Australian coal project gets federal approval
28 Jul 2014
The Australian government on Monday granted final approval for the Adani group’s Carmichael mine project, which could become Australia's largest coal mine
Reliance Power picks up Jaypee’s entire hydro assets for Rs15,000 cr
28 Jul 2014
The deal, upon completion, will make Reliance Power the largest generator of hydropower in the private sector, with 7,800 MW operating capacity by the end of the 2015 financial year
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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