Power
Getting the carbon out of power plant emissions
26 Jun 2013
Floods trip power generation in HP, Uttarakhand
24 Jun 2013
Nuclear waste leak suspected from double-walled tank at US plant
22 Jun 2013
An underground tank holding some of the worst radioactive waste at the most contaminated nuclear site in the US is suspected to be leaking into the soil.
ONGC enters power production with Tripura power project
22 Jun 2013
President Pranab Mukherjee today inaugurated the first unit of ONGC's 726.6 MW gas-based Palatana mega power project being built at a cost of Rs3,804 crore
Coalgate: CBI begins grilling former secretary H C Gupta
20 Jun 2013
The Central Bureau of Investigation today began questioning former coal secretary H C Gupta in connection with the coal block allocation scam.
Siemens to shut down loss-making solar business
18 Jun 2013
After losing over $1billion since 2011, global engineering and electronics giant Siemens AG will shut down its solar power unit after failing to find a buyer for it
Pakistan may import power from India
14 Jun 2013
UK shale acreage attracts top oil companies
14 Jun 2013
Coalgate: ex-coal secretary Gupta quits CCI post ahead of grilling
13 Jun 2013
Gupta was the coal secretary between 2006 and 2009, the period which is covered by the CBI investigation into alleged irregularities in allocation of coal blocks
Coalgate: CBI files FIRs against Naveen Jindal, ex-minister Rao
11 Jun 2013
CBI today filed charges against, among others, Jindal Steel and Power Ltd, its promoter, Congress MP Naveen Jindal, and minister of state for coal Dasari Narayan Rao in the coal allocation scam
Canada to raise nuclear liability cap from $75 mn to $1 bn
11 Jun 2013
The government believes that the current cap of $75 million is too meagre after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, which attracted nuclear liability claims of tens of billions of dollars
Crash-testing lithium-ion batteries
By By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office | 05 Jun 2013
EU to impose high tariffs on Chinese solar panels to check dumping
05 Jun 2013
In the largest EU commercial dispute of its kind, the EU has imposed tariffs up to 67.9 per cent on the import of solar panels from China in bid to revive the European solar industry
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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