Power
SC seeks status report from CBI on ‘coalgate’ probe
24 Jan 2013
The Supreme Court today asked theCBI to file an affidavit on the status of its investigation into the 'coalgate' scam, relating to allegedly irregular allotment of coal blocks to private companies
France plans tax to pay EDF €4.9-bn compensation for renewables loss
15 Jan 2013
The French government will reimburse losses suffered by the country's largest power firm, EDF, from its investments in renewable power generation, from a new tax levied on consumers
Suzlon’s UK unit bags two wind turbine deals
07 Jan 2013
Buffet’s MidAmerican acquires two solar projects in California for $2.5 billion
04 Jan 2013
Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co is setting up two solar projects in California that would be the world’s largest photovoltaic makers
UK government greenlights shale fracking
14 Dec 2012
UTC to sell Pratt & Whitney’s power systems unit to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
13 Dec 2012
The sale is part of United Technologies' plan to divest non-core assets and focus on aerospace and building solutions, following its $18.4 billion acquisition of Goodrich Corp earlier this year
Featured articles
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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