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Spectrum probe: CBI indicts Raja and his aides, telco officials
02 Apr 2011
CBI puts the loss to the exchequer at around Rs30,984 crore against the CAG's presumption of a Rs1,76,000-crore loss on the 2008 spectrum sale.
Direct steam generation, storage provides better performance for solar thermal power plants
02 Apr 2011
Cinema owners livid over Hollywood's VoD plans
01 Apr 2011
China raises rare earth production for 2011 by a meagre 5 per cent
01 Apr 2011
China has also not indicated if it will restore slashed export quotas, an issue of importance for high-tech industries around the world.
Sarkozy, Kan call for stronger checks on nuclear safety
01 Apr 2011
Sarkozy, the first foreign leader to visit Japan after the 11 March earthquake and tsunami, has called for a meeting among nuclear safety agencies from G20 member states.
Too late to stop Okhla-Timarpur project despite lacunae: Ramesh
01 Apr 2011
The waste-to-energy plant will incinerate municipal solid waste to produce electricity, and in the process, the fumes it will emit will contain toxic gases dioxin and furan, exposure to which causes cancer
Smart phones market to grow by 50 % in 2011: IDC
31 Mar 2011
New broadband policy soon; cable network to be set up
31 Mar 2011
A national broadband policy is on its way to increase internet penetration and promote economic inclusion through e-governance
Japan may scrap entire Fukushima nuclear complex
30 Mar 2011
The future of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plants may well be sealed with government officials suggesting that the entire complex of six nuclear reactors requires decommissioning.
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