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 …
The District Congress Committee observed a "rasta roko" near Atmakur bus stand centre of Nellore town on Tuesday, in protest against Government's indifferent attitude towards the district about Telugu Ganga waters and ignoring irrigation needs despite the indefinite fast being observed by former Miniter Mr. A. Ramanarayana Reddy, at Kandaleru …
The first bus, running on Compressed Natural Gas, introduced by the Delhi government with much fanfare more than a week ago seems to have run into rough weather. The engine of the CNG bus is believed to be generating excess heat making it difficult for the commuters to travel in …
Think again before you go shopping for plastic teething rings and other soft plastic chewy toys.Environmentalists say these toys could be slowly injecting poisonous chemicals into infants. Wbile several such toys have already been banned or withdrawn from the market in certain developed countries, the Indian government has only recently …
China quietly shut down a nuclear power plant a year ago because of structural flaws and hired a U.S. based company to help repair it, according to Chinese officials. The plant is expected to resume power production sometime this year.
Japanese media expressed alarm yesterday at a one-year delay in Beijing's revelation of an accident at China's first homegrown nuclear reactor. The trouble was not reported to the public during the 12 months following the discovery of damage in the 30-megawatt Qinshan 1 reactor. The Asahi Shimbun said the accident …
The two cloned heifers had their first birthday Monday at a livestock research center in Oshimizumachi, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. Noto and Kaga, both female, have matured, and now weigh more than 200 kilograms. A year ago, their premature birth marked the first time the world had seen cloned offspring from …
A construction company in Thailand has been accused of dumping soil contaminated with Agent Orange on private land. In a complaint lodged with Hua Hin police, Khunnawut Orsuwan, chairman of the local administration organisation, alleged the construction company undertaking an airport extension project had dumped dioxin-contaminated soil on a plot …
Volkswagen AG plans to introduce a high-efficiency auto next year via its Spanish subsidiary Seat using a direct-injection system developed by Japan's Toyota Motor Corp , a newspaper reported. Germany's Sueddeutsche Zeitung said on Monday that in return for Toyota's technical assistance with gasoline-injection systems, VW will aid the Japanese …
The 'Narikurava Colony' in Indira Nagar will commission on Wednesday an internationally aided facility to convert human waste into biogas, using the public toilet in the area.The colony alloted by the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board(TNSCB) though lacking a clean environment, will benefit greatly from the biogas plant which will …
Mr Bidarimath said that, an inflow of about 4 lakh cusecs of water into the dam was expected this year due to heavy rains. The water level in the dam would rise to the 516 metre mark, which would submerge many villages, he observed. He pointed out that when the …
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Ministers of the Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) reaffirmed last week a commitment to cooperate in the energy sector despite difficultu,ies caused by oversupply, and the regional economic crisis. Energy and industry ministers of 10-member bloc, meeting the Bangkok, resolved to hasten implementation of an action agenda agreed …
South Korea yesterday signed an accord with the Korean Peninsular Energy Development Organization (KEDO) on a $3.22-billion loan to finance the project to build two light-water nuclear reactors for North Korea. The loan agreement was inked by Chang Sun-sup, head of the Office of the Light-Water Reactor Project, and Desaix …
The last working reactor at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power station - scene of the world's worst nuclear accident-was shut down yesterday for four months of repairs, a spokesman for national nuclear power company Energoatom said. The repair will last until November 9, the spokesman said, without giving further details. Chernobyl …
A 162-year-old dam spanning Maine's Kennebec River gave way to pressure from Congress and environmentalists yesterday as bulldozers began demolishing the structure. Removing the Edwards Dam opens up an additional 17 miles (27 km) of spawning grounds to several fish species, including Atlantic salmon, shad and the endangered short-nose sturgeon. …
The Clinton Administration will present to a budget-conscious Congress $7.8 billion blueprint to restore the fragile Florida Everglades, hoping for its support to protect threatened wildlife and drinking water for local residents. The cost of the proposed massive series of water system improvements would be divided between the federal government …
The Rajasthan government's new water policy, approved by the state water resources council, provides for gradual increase in the present water charges, it was officially stated at Jaipur on Tuesday. It said the provision to increase water charges had been incorporated in the policy as per the similar provisions in …
The Bangladeshi government is under increasing pressure from multinational companies, the US government and international aid donors, including the World Bank, to allow the export of natural gas. Leading Bangladeshi businessmen have also been lobbying the authorities to agree to export.
Nakhon Nayok-Residents of Ongkharak district of Thailand and environmentalists will petition against construction of a nuclear research reactor tomorrow. The petition will be lodged with district chief Khamron Pariyanon, according to Narong Preedarat of the Thailand Environment Institute. Mr Narong said local people were not against the project but wanted …
The National Assembly in Pakistan was informed on Wednesday that the government plans to reduce the rates of power tariffs to its consumers including agriculture sector. Responding to various questions during the question hour, Parliamentary Secretary on Water and Power Rao Qaisar Ali Khan told the House that it was …
