Power
Iranian N plant safe as quake kills 37
10 Apr 2013
An International Atomic Energy Agency statement indicated that it was satisfied there was little danger of radioactive leaks from the Bushehr nuclear power plant due to the earthquake
Bandh over power tariff hike cripples Andhra Pradesh
09 Apr 2013
Normal life in Andhra Pradesh has been hit by a state-wide shutdown today on a bandh call given by the opposition parties against the recent hike in the state’s power tariffs
Kudankulam: India, Russia near deal on 2 new N-power units
08 Apr 2013
The row over India’s nuclear liability law, which had held up the project, was resolved with India offering to pay more for the reactors provided the Russians took responsibility for their safety
Radioactive water leak feared at Fukushima plant
06 Apr 2013
Arvind Kejriwal ends fast, leaves issues to elections
06 Apr 2013
More than the number of people who voted for chief minister Sheila Dikshit are now asking her to reduce the rates for electricity and water, he pointed out
Global solar photovoltaic industry may be a net energy producer now
By By Mark Golden | 05 Apr 2013
BP to exit wind power business
04 Apr 2013
Bosch to exit solar business
25 Mar 2013
Fukushima power outage cause unknown: Tepco
20 Mar 2013
CIL to spend Rs35,000 cr on foreign acquisitions by 2017
12 Mar 2013
Coal India Ltd, the world’s biggest coal producer, has proposed an ad-hoc provision of Rs35,000 crore for acquisition and development of mines abroad by 2017
Fukushima survivors file suit against Japanese government, Tepco
11 Mar 2013
Hundreds Fukushima disaster survivors in Japan, today filed a class-action lawsuit seeking restitution of the region contaminated by radioactive fallout
US keen on n-power deal with India for Westinghouse
27 Feb 2013
The United States has made it clear on that it is keen on following up on the Indo-US nuclear deal of 2008 with business for its nuclear power equipment makers, mainly Westinghouse Electric Co
Six underground tanks at US N-plant site leaking radioactive waste
23 Feb 2013
Although no immediate risk to human health has been reported, the seeping waste adds to decades of soil contamination and threatens to further taint groundwater below the site
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