Centre clears tidal energy proposal of Bengal Govt
The West Bengal Government has obtained a clearance in principle from the Union Ministry of Environment for generation of tidal energy from the coastal Sunderban region of the State. This was
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Alternative energy
Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie, penned the Poet. Practical men, like Kinetic Group's Arun Firodia, say India can be wholly energy self-reliant, using biomass, no bull. In an article in The
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Lanka IOC IPO to be oversubscribed over 10 times?
The Lanka Indian Oil Company (LIOC) Initial Public Offering (IPO) is expected to be oversubscribed more than ten times recording one of the most successful IPOs with heavy local and foreign
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Cost-effective tool for NE farmers to tap wind energy
Wind, water, bamboo and some pieces of metal wedded to an innovative idea has created a device that could be of considerable help to marginal farmers in parts of Assam and the rest of the North-east.
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Draft master plan to develop Hazira by February 2005
In view of the lack of an effective nodal agency for comprehensive planning with better co-ordination with the industries in both private and public sectors located at Hazira for adequate development
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LPG price hike needed to keep import parity : Aiyar
The government said the Rajya Sabha that the price of cooking gas would need to be hiked by Rs 210.40 per cylinder and keroene by Rs 11.05 per litre to maintain import price parity. Public sector
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Treating the symptoms
The Planning Commission's proposal to merge oil public sector undertakings (PSUs) and create one single monolith national oil company is a telling commentary on our inability to come up with tough
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Shell to open retail outlet in Bangalore
After a gap of 28 years, Shell India, part of Royal Dutch Shell, has opened its first retail outlet in the country in Bangalore. The company is investing Rs 250 crore in its first phase of expansion,
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HPCL to set up LNG terminal in Mangalore
After being left out of the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Dahej in Gujarat, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) is planning to set up an LNG terminal in Mangalore. The terminal
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India can absorb oil shock : World Bank
India and other South Asian countries are forecast to sustain a GDP growth of 6-6.3% in the next two years, though global economic growth could fall to 3.2% the World Bank said in its Global Economic
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Call to build hydel, thermal power plants
The Pakistan government has been urged to build new hydel and thermal power houses in public sectors on war-footing to generate cheap electricity for industry and agriculture to face the
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Opec debates need for oil supply cutbacks
Opec oil producers on Thursday weighed up whether heavy recent price falls were severe enough to warrant cutting back excess supply at Friday's ministerial meeting. Opec's second biggest producer
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China's surging coal imports raise global prices by 50%
China's hunger for coal to fuel its sizzling economy is leading the country to step up imports, transforming the once dirt-cheap commodity into the next black gold and pushing international prices up
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Tarapur has enough uranium fuel for 2 years'
The 30-year-old units of light water Tarapur Atomic Power Plant
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ONGC signs coal gasification pact with Russian firm
Oil and Natural Gas Limited (ONGC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Skochinsky Institute of Mining, Russia, on November 25 for underground coal gasification (UCG) that will enable
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Coal shortage leads to generation loss : Govt
Government said some of the thermal power plants are facing coal shortage, resulting in a generation loss of over a billion units so far this fiscal. Five plants of National thermal Power
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Govt to launch bio-diesel mission soon
The government is preparing a national hydrogen roadmap and will launch a national mission on biodiesel soon as part of efforts to encourage use of alternative fuels.
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BHEL bags big power contract in Uttaranchal
Engineering major Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has secured a turnkey substation contract in Uttaranchal which is aimed at improving the power supply in Pantnagar and its adjoining areas,
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Call to build hydel, thermal power plants
The Pakistan government has been urged to build new hydel and thermal power houses in public sectors on war-footing to generate cheap electricity for industry and agriculture to face the
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Lanka IOC IPO to be oversubscribed over 10 times?
The Lanka Indian Oil Company (LIOC) Initial Public Offering (IPO) is expected to be oversubscribed more than ten times recording one of the most successful IPOs with heavy local and foreign