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All for ageing oil well Oil and Natural Gas Corporation has inked an agreement with the Russian Tatarska Geophysica Technologies (TGT) for increasing production of matured fields. TGT is a service
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Insat-3B's solar arrays deployed successfully
In a series of critical operations carried out from the Insat Master Control Facility at Hassan in Karnataka, deployment of two solar arrays and two antennae on board Insat-3B satellite was
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Solar carpet to swell harvest for wine growers
French scientists have designed a "solar carpet" that fits beneath vines and helps grapes ripen. The covering known as "solid smoke" is made from materials such as silica and
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Portable solar dryers from DRA
Portable solar-powered air dryers, meant for dehydration of fruits, vegetables and other food items, have been introduced in the market by Dr. Rao Associates (DRA), Hyderabad. The dryers have been
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BEL develops solar-powered traffic signal
An automatic solar-powered traffic signal system, easily the country's first such grid-independent system, was installed in Bangalore on Monday. The signal developed by the State-owned Bharat
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Radiation Warning: North Pole flights injurious to health
Passengers and crew members flying on the recently inaugurated North Polee route between New York and Hong Kong are exposed to unusually high levels of cosmic and solar radiation, according to
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PCB seeks to recycle water
If the AP Pollution Control Board has its way, city denizens can expect to use reculed water from the kitchen and bathroom for flushing the toilets and solar pumps for drawing water from wells.
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AMU develops solar electric vehicle
An energy efficient solar electrical vehicle with a new mechanical energy storage (MES) system and a mechanical regenerative braking (MRB) system has been developed indigenously by the Aligarh Muslim
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Water-powered car from BMW
BMW has developed the world's first water-powered car, the cleanest and environment friendly car ever made. The BMW 750HL, which is powered by liquid hydrogen extracted from water using solar energy,
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Solar dryer technology can save fruits, vegetables worth billions
Solar dryers, a low-cost technology can save grain, fruit and vegetables worth billions in the country, specially in Balochistan, NWFP and Northern Areas.Grains, apricots, grapes, dates, pomegranate
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Sainsbury develops SPV trusk
J Sainsbury Plc., one of the largest supermarket chains in the UK, has developed the world's first solar photovoltaic (SPV)-cooled food distribution truck aimed at increasing the commercial use of
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Eclipse fever intensifies
Jordan has declared a public holiday on August 11 in an apparent bid to keep people indoors and make them watch the century's last solar eclipse on television, officials
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Satellite substitute
The concept of a solar powered aircraft that roams the upper atmosphere inches one step closer to reality this week. On Nov. 19, NASA will for the first time publicly test launch Centurion, a
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Solar power fencing to ward off wild animals
The Tamil Nadu Agro Industries Corporation (TAI), a Government of Tamil Nadu undertaking, along with the Forest Department has provided solar power fencing at Sarkar Porathi tribal hamlet to ward off
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TN plans leasing co to lure farmers into solar pumps
Tamil Nadu is planning to float a leasing company to help farmers go for solar pumps. Such a scheme is already working in Andhra pradesh, where the state electicity board has joined hands with
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Solar plane that challenges satellites
An aircraft that is solar-powered and capable of flying for months on end at 100,000 ft is to make its maiden flight this summer. The Helios, which has a wingspan of 247 ft - 50 ft wider than a
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Pest warning system for groundnuts
An automatic solar-powered instrument which will warn farmers when to spray fungicide against leaf spot diseases of groundnut has been developed by the international Crops Research Institute for the
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Hybrid car developed
Four students of an engineering college in Bangalore have developed a hybrid car, powered by both solar energy and electricity. Designed on the chassis of a 1960 Jaguar open-top model, the car had a
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Solar air monitors for Taj : SC to UP
The SC directed the Non-Conventional Energy Ministry to make arrangements to run air quality monitoring stations in Agra with solar energy, to protect the Taj form pollution caused by these stations