The Punjab Energy Development Agency has released a draft green hydrogen policy aiming to achieve a green hydrogen and ammonia production capacity of 100 kilo tonnes per annum by 2030. The policy proposes extending incentives under the existing “Punjab Industrial and Business Development Policy 2022” to new green hydrogen and …
Officials at BNFL's Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant have been falsifying plutonium data since 1996, according to a probe by Britain's chief inspector of nuclear installations, The Independent reported.
The Tatas will be the new partners of CLP Power International (CLPP) in the 1.000-MW Mangalore Power Project. Tata Electric Company (TEC) replaces Cogentrix Energy Inc, which walked out of the controversial Rs. 4,000-crore-coal-fired project that has been hanging fire for over seven years.
Having reverse-engineered the Canadian reactors and indigenised the technology of producing steam through fission in pressurised heavy water reactors(PHWRs0 in the face of post-Pokharan sanctions, the need to go in for the untested Russian VVERs (Russian nomenclature for pressurised water reactors) in Kudankulam has raised eye-brows.
A leak in a steam generator at a Hudson river nuclear power plant on Wednesday resulted in a brief release of radioactive steam but it was below dangerous levels, power company officials said. Consolidated Edison, whichowns and operates the Indian Point 2 plant in northern Westchester country, declared an alert, …
Study : A recent study conducted by the Delhi Government's transport department has indicated that the traffic intersections in the Capital are a major source of air pollution. The study was commissioned a few months ago to suggest measures to decongest the city and reduce vehicular pollution which accounts for …
It was yet another demonstration by "herbal fuel" fame Ramar Pillai in a bid to hit the Indian fuel market with a bang. Unlike the past, this time Mr Ramar came out with an extremely simplified process to produce the fuel which he preferred to call as "bio fuel".
The Group of Ministers (GoM) constituted for developing 'The hydrocarbon vision - 2025' will meet in Mumbai to finalise a report that will provide a basis for a long-term policy in the petroleum and natural gas sector.
NASA Comet Nucleus Tour,or CONTOUR, mission this month took a giant step closer to its launch when the project received approval to begin building the spacecraft. Planned for a July 2002 launch, CONTOUR is expected to encounter Comet Encke in November 2003 and Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann-3 in June 2006.
India, Japan to collaborate : India and Japan are poised to collaborate in setting up several washeries for beneficiation of coal for power generation as a result of a recent seminar jointly organised by Central Fuel Research Institute (CFRI), a part of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research complex, …
An additional 50 million hectares of irrigation potential will have to be created in order to achieve the irrigation requirement by 2050 in the country. This was stated by the chief engineer of Central Water Commission M R Baig at the recently concluded Eighth National Water Convention at Udhagamandalam (Coimbatore).
Manipura village in Alur taluk of Hassan District has 17 families with a population less than a 100.The Karnataka Power transmission Corporation Limited(KPTCL) has found it hard to put up power pylons and to draw cables due to the vastness of the forest surrounding the village. Even if the power …
A third nuclear power station planned for Guangdong should be built at Daya Bay, where the mainland's first plant was built, NPC head Li Peng says. Building it at a site 60km from Hong Kong would save money and ensure safety, said the National People's Congress chairman. Only last month, …
Bhutan's biggest revenue earner, the Chukha Hydro Power Corporation (CHPC) produced a record 1,943.741 million units (Mu) of power in 1999, exceeding its previous year's production by 163 Mu. "We are overjoyed that we have been able to achieve this record generation during the Silver Jubilee Year of His Majesty's …
The widespread attack of the mite Eriphyes guerreronis is threatening coconut plantations in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. However, according to researchers, trees raised with organic manure or biopesticides have not been affected by the mites. The scientific community has propagated foliar spraying and root feeding of pesticides, but it has …
Development of public utilities in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh have speeded up as a result of better utilisation of available resources at the local level. Spot Source Water Supply Programme have been started in the district keeping in view the available resources and the nature of the problem.
The US and eight other countries have agreed to pursue Generation IV nuclear power systems, to be deployed in the next 20 years, to meet increased demand for electricity. In a joint statement, the countries agreed to begin investigation of Generation IV nuclear power systems, representing economically competitive, advanced nuclear …
A Supreme Court clean up order meant to protect the world heritage site, the "Taj Mahal," has proved to be a blessing in disguise for the Mathura oil refinery. The refinery has not only cleaned up its tracts but also boasts a "successful" ecological park (mini bird sanctuary), the first …
Additional crops worth Taka 60 crore are expected to be produced in this season in Chakoria thana with the construction of four temporary cross-dams on the Matamuhuri river at the initiative of Relief and Rehabilitation Ministry. According to official sources, about 50,000 acres of land covering 17 unions have been …
The India-Canada Environment Facility (ICEF) has approved a grant of Rs 2.1 crore to the West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency (WBREDA) for implementation of a renewable energy project in Sagar Island. The funding will be for a Wind-Diesel Hybrid System in Bengal to augment energy supply in an environment …
