Power
Mahindra Solar One sets up its first plant
10 Jan 2012
M&M aims to generate over 100 MW of solar power in the next couple of years at a cost of around Rs1,000 crore
China's LDK Solar to buy Germany’s Sunways for €24.2 million
03 Jan 2012
LDK and Sunways are looking to conclude the transaction by the end of the first quarter with the German manufacturer maintaining its own brand and stock market listing
US begins phasing out incandescent bulbs
03 Jan 2012
With the start of the New Year, the US has begun to phase out incandescent bulbs and replace them with energy-efficient CFL bulbs
Tepco shares plunge over nationalisation fears
28 Dec 2011
Delhi government to bail out BSES discoms
27 Dec 2011
Tata Power buys out BP's stake in Tata BP Solar
27 Dec 2011
Interim Fukushima report points to several human failures
27 Dec 2011
The chairman of a government panel inquiring into the response to the Fukushima disaster, Yotaro Hatamura, professor emeritus in engineering, says the operation of a nuclear power plant inherently requires officials to foresee the unforeseen
ABB to supply ultrahigh-voltage DC transmission system to Power Grid
23 Dec 2011
The system will be the world's first multi-terminal ultrahigh-voltage transmission with a converter capacity of 8,000 MW, the highest ever built
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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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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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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