Industry
International Paper of US buys majority stake in AP Paper
30 Mar 2011
The world’s largest paper company has bought 53.5 per cent in Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills from its promoters, the Bangurs, in a deal worth about Rs1,400 crores
India’s Essar Energy picks up UK refinery for $1.3-bn
30 Mar 2011
India's Essar Energy has agreed to buy Royal Dutch Shell's Stanlow refinery in northwest England for $1.3-bn, including stock at the site.
India’s Essar Energy picks up UK refinery for $1.3-bn
30 Mar 2011
India's Essar Energy has agreed to buy Royal Dutch Shell's Stanlow refinery in northwest England for $1.3-bn, including stock at the site.
China may double target for solar power capacity
30 Mar 2011
China may double the target set for power generated from solar energy over the next five years in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis.
CBI arrests two more in 2-G spectrum scam probe
29 Mar 2011
Aban subsidiary to sell Venture Drilling stake
29 Mar 2011
Chastened China may reduce n-power target by 10 gigawatts
29 Mar 2011
In the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster, China may pull back its ambitious civil nuclear programme, stressing safety instead of rapid development, and reduce n-power generation plans by about 10 gigawatts.
CCEA clears Reckitt Benckiser's Rs3,300-cr Paras Pharma acquisition
29 Mar 2011
Reckitt Benckiser plc will set up a new wholly owned subsidiary investing company to acquire the entire stake in Paras Pharmaceuticals.
2G scam: PAC starts summoning industry leaders
29 Mar 2011
News Corp in talks with Vevo over MySpace fate
29 Mar 2011
Reactor may be leaking radioactive substances into the environment
28 Mar 2011
Utility TEPCO said Monday that a pool of water lying in the basement of the No 2 reactor at the Fukushima complex may have leaked radioactive substances into the environment, including the sea.
NELP-IX: 74 bid for 33 oil and gas blocks on offer
28 Mar 2011
BHP Billiton, BG Group and East West Petroleum Corp are among the overseas companies that bid for oil and gas exploration blocks under NELP - IX.
YouTube is second largest search engine after Google
28 Mar 2011
YouTube is now the second-largest search engine in the world after Google registering two billion views a day.
Work on to remove radioactive water at Fukushima n-plants
28 Mar 2011
Fukushima plant operator, TEPCO, said early Monday that radiation at the pool of collected water at the No 2 reactor was 100,000 times higher than usual, correcting its earlier statement that it was 10 million times higher.
Radioactive Iodine levels spike to 1,250 times normal at Fukushima nuclear plant
26 Mar 2011
The measurements also reveal that high levels of cesium in samples taken outside the discharge canal for the Nos 1,2, 3 and 4 reactors at the plant.
Huffington Post set for summer launch in UK
26 Mar 2011
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