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India, UK to formalise nuclear agreement today
11 Feb 2010
India and the UK will formalise a civil nuclear agreement in the course of signing ceremony in New Delhi on Thursday, making it the seventh such agreement which the country will have secured so far with nations around the world.
Repsol-ONGC consortium secures big oilfield in Venezuela
11 Feb 2010
ONGC shares received a big boost in early morning trades as news filtered through that the Repsol-led consortium of which it is a part had secured a big oil block in Venezuela.
BSNL signs up 8-lakh 3G services customers in a year of launch
11 Feb 2010
Even as private mobile phone operators await the much delayed 3G spectrum auction, the state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has already signed up over 8-lakh subscribers within a year of the roll out of its 3G services.
Deora starts building consensus on fuel price hike
10 Feb 2010
Petroleum minister Murli Deora today started consultations with political parties for an increase in fuel prices ahead of presenting the proposal to the union cabinet
Limit to the waiting game on IPI project: Iran
10 Feb 2010
With reports that China was set to replace India as a partner in the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline doing the rounds with increasing frequency, Iran on Tuesday said that there should be “some limit” to the decision making process.
India dumps Bt brinjal
09 Feb 2010
The government today announced a moratorium on the introduction of genetically modified brinjal for commercial cultivation in the country, despite US lobbying
Areva enters solar business with Ausra buy
09 Feb 2010
French nuclear power giant Areva hopes to emerge a world leader in concentrated solar thermal energy with the acquisition of start-up US solar plant designer Ausra Inc.
Gazprom offers to develop Sri Lanka's offshore fields
09 Feb 2010
Russian natural gas giant Gazprom is reported to have offered to take part in offshore hydrocarbon exploration in Sri Lanka.
IPI gas pipeline: China readies to replace India
08 Feb 2010
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