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 …
United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) will provide a total of US $300 for child welfare programmes in India. An agreement, signed by Kiran Aggarwal, secretary department of women and child development and Alan Court, UNICEF representative in India, will be operative till December 2002. The objective of the programme is …
forces of friction are familiar to all of us. Walking, driving, the working of machines are some of the things that will not be possible without friction. On the other hand, friction is responsible for the wear and tear of moving parts, and needs to be minimised by use of …
Gerhard Schroder, German Chancellor, faces a serious clash with coalition allies this week over demands he renege on a government commitment to support the building of two nuclear power stations in Ukraine. The row, over pledges made by the previous administration of chancellor Helmut Kohl in 1995, threatens to embarrass …
Greenpeace welcomed the UK government's announcement that the operation of BNFL's new plutonium-MOX fuel manufacturing plant at Sellafield has not been justified and needs more public consultation. However, the international environmental organisation warned that the planned economic review alone is not enough. The Government should urgently address the nuclear proliferation …
Indian scientists designed an advanced heavy water reactor capable of producing nearly 70 per cent electrical energy using thorium as fuel, a Bhabha Atomic Research centre publication has said.
The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers(SIAM)on Saturday said compliance with stringent emission norms is not possible without supply of good quality fuel and a strict enforcement mechanism for inspection and certification of vehicles.Interacting with newspersons here, newly-eleted SIAM president Venu Srinivasan said for achieving Euro-II emission norms, sulphur content in …
The Progressive Student's Union has criticised the rehabilitation programme of the Narmada Development project. They claimed that the 200,000 families displaced because of the Narmada Development project are yet to receive any aid from state governments. Under the project 3,317 dams are proposed to be constructed in three states, Gujarat, …
Indian Oil Corportion's (IOC) refineries at Mathura, Panipat, Gujarat, Barauni and Haldia have started supplying petrol with less than 3 per cent benzene content, according to an official release from the corporation.
Noted Gandhian and anti-nuclear activist, Dr. Sangamitra Gadekar, has termed the choice of the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS) at Rawatbhata for this year's Golden Peacock Environment Management Foundation as a "cruel joke". Dr Gadekar, who conducted a study on the impact of radiation on the people and animals in …
In a move that is being viewed as a major pre-election sop, the Congress government in Delhi has decided to give electricity at the flat rate of Re 1 per unit to slum residents, even as the city reels under frequent powercuts.
The US House of Representatives last night defeated a provision seeking to a two-year moratorium on foreign visitors from "sensitive" countries -- including India-- to the US energy department's national laboratories.
Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Ltd (REIL) has electrified the border belt of Jaisalmer, Barmer and Sri Ganganagar by solar energy. The company has also taken up solar electrification in Udaipur, Banswara, Sawai and Maddapur.
The Union Government today agreed to disburse Rs 200 crore as grant assistance to the north-eastern States for improvement of sub-transmission lines. Assam Power Minister Hitendra nath Goswami told UNI the Government has agreed to release the money to these States. Schemes in this regard have been submitted to the …
A new regulatory body under the umbrella of Petrobangla, is in the offing to oversee the activities of both the local and the International Oil Companies (IOCs) in Bangladesh's oil and gas sector. The Asian Development Bank is providing technical and the financial assistance to form the regulatory body.
A second fire broke out at the 6 million tonne Panipat refinery of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) in June 2, within a month of the first fire on May 6. The fire broke out at 6.07 pm at the top column of the crude distillation unit (CDU) bringing its operations …
Bharat Electronics, a professional company, which has found success in its increasingly popular microprocessor-based electronic voting machine (EVM), has supplied a state-of-the-art microprocessor based 1 kVA solar supply unit to power a rural information technology network. This computer network has been pioneered and demonstrated by the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, …
Twenty-five congressmen have joined with several environmental groups to urge the US Overseas Private Investment Corporation (Opic) to reject a $200m loan proposal for a pipeline to carry natural gas from Bolivia to Brazil. Although Enron and Shell, the sponsors of the pipeline said they will build the project with …
Chevron Corp. said it formed a joint venture with Sasol Ltd. of South Africa to take world-wide a technology for conveting natural gas to liquids. The move could make Chevron one of the oil industry's most agressive players in the emerging business.
A U.S. company will use solar power in one of the hottest areas of the world to provide water and power to an estimated 4 million people. The New Jersey-based World Water Corporation signed a dollars 50 million memorandum of agreement with the Pakistan government to install solar powered pumps …
One of Russia's most famous cosmonauts, Vitaly Sevastyanov, appealed to his compatriots to dip into their pockets to help keep the legendary Mir space station aloft. Mr. Sevastyanov, said the station was still in excellant working condition and coudl operate for another five years.
