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 …
Japan launched an investigation into its worst nuclear accident yesterday as the troubled uranium plant operator involved in the disaster admitted it had used illegal standards for uranium processing for four years.
The Forest Department of Gujarat has filed a chargesheet against Essar Oil for 'illegally' carrying out construction work of jetty in the marine national part area.
Japan lifted an order on Friday for thousands of people living near the site of its worst nuclear accident to stay inside and experts said there was little chance the impact on health or the environment would spread. Authorities were probing why workers at the Uranium processing plant in Tokaimura, …
Atomic Energy Commission chairman Dr R Chidambaram on Friday cautioned the International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA) in Vienna against countries -- wanting to tap more energy sources to imprve living conditions- from being "frightened by safety" and threatened by "safeguards".
India has urged the International Atomic energy Agency (IAEA) to return to what it calls its "fundamental mission" -- of promoting nuclear power and other peaceful uses of nuclear technology - instead of emphasising its role as a global cop for nuclear non-proliferation.
The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA), a public sector unit, has been awarded the world climate technology award by the Paris-based climate technology initiative.
Patil : Congress leader H K Patil today came down heavily on the J H Patel government for going ahead with a 'burdensome' project like the Biwater project and alleged that the government has clearly violated the model code of conduct by promising Bangaloreans additional water by giving final clearance …
The first cracks in the European Union's eastwards expansion project appeared yesterday as Austria's gulf with its EU partners widened over the former communist countries' Soviet-era nuclear reactors. At what was expected to be a routine technical meeting between negotiators from the EU and six front-tier candidate countries, Austria vetoed …
Japan's worst nuclear accident exposed 19 people to radiation at a uranium processing plant today and may have triggered continuing "abnormal reactions" , media and a government spokesman said. Fourteen workers and five residents were injured after possible "criticality incident" involving 16 kg of uranium at the plant, about 140 …
Scientists have found chilling evidence that Neanderthals, now an extinct species of humans, inhabiting Europe were cannibals. This little talked abaout dark side of human revolution has been revealed by a team of American and French researchers while excavating a cave on the banks of the river Rhone in Southeastern …
Sri Lanka plans to hold its first census in 20 years in 2001, the state media has reported. The exercise will cost us $4.7 million. Sri Lanka's last census was in 1981 when the population count was found to be 14.8 million. The government now expects the population to be …
It is widely agreed that the bse scare (popularly known as the madcow disease) in the United Kingdom was badly handled by the ministers and officials responsible for food safety. Other governments might have noted and carefully learnt. Not so the government of neighbouring Belgium. In January 1999, a chicken …
The Sri Lanka government's health department launched an anti-rabies drive on July 31 to prevent deaths caused by the deadly disease. The drive is a result of 20 deaths in the country caused by rabies during the first quarter of 1999. The death toll was 79 in 1998 and 197 …
About 5,000 protestors demonstrated outside a game merchant's ranch in South Africa, demanding the release of 14 baby elephants. The owner of these elephants had been reprimanded by the court last year for cruel treatment to the animals. The protestors had gathered in response to a television programme which had …
National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) and Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) have signed a memorandum of understanding to form a joint venture known as NHPC-BBMB joint venture (NBJV).NHPC-BBMB will use each other's expertise and resources to implement the consultancy assignment for hydroelectric projects in India and abroad.
A notice has been issued by the Karnataka High Court to the ministry of environment and forests (MEF) on a contempt petition filed by Janajagriti Samiti, an environment support group. The Samiti has alleged that the MEF violated the court order by not taking into consideration the report of Danish …
About 1,000 villagers rallied in the provincial town yesterday to protest against a planned public hearing on a coal-fired power plant project in Bang Saphan district of Thailand. The villagers from Ban Bor Nok in Muang district, and from Ban Krut in Bang Saphan, gathered outside the town district office …
