Power
Flame-throwing drone zaps debris off power lines
20 Feb 2017
Toshiba plunges into loss after $6.3-bn nuclear business write-down
14 Feb 2017
Shigenori Shiga, a former Westinghouse boss brought in as chairman of scandal-hit Toshiba, stepped down after the huge nuclear business write-down
India could phase out coal by 2050: report
14 Feb 2017
Rewa project brings solar power tariff to as low as Rs2.97 per unit
11 Feb 2017
At 2.97 per kilowatt hour, this is lower than the average cost of Rs3 for electricity supplied by NTPC from its coal-fired plant
Blast at EDF’s French nuclear plant, no nuclear risk
09 Feb 2017
Authorities said the blast took place in the turbine hall and five people were affected by smoke and burns from the fire while confirming there was no radioactive leak
Iran defies UN resolution, conducts missile test
01 Feb 2017
Coal scam: SC directs probe against former CBI chief Ranjit Sinha
23 Jan 2017
A special judicial panel had said that prima facie there was an attempt to influence investigation into the coal scam by former CBI chief Ranjit Sinha
Coal mining town invests big in green power
19 Jan 2017
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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