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 …
Although it won the battle against a turmeric patent in the U.S., India seems unable to prevent the U.S. from granting more patents on herbal formulations derived from Indian systems of medicine.
The PowerGrid Corporation of India's proposal for the 2,000 MW Talcher thermal power project transmission line has been sent to the Union Power Ministry sent the project after it approached the Election Commission and received its green signal.
The owner of the Ban Krud power plant in Prachuap Khiri Khan (Thailand) has submitted a new environmental impact assessment to the Office of Environmental Policy and Planning. A spokesman for Union Power Development Co expressed confidence the assessment answered all environmental problems which could result from the plant's operation. …
The Rs 7,300 crore Indo-Oman oil refinery project near Bina in Madhya Pradesh is in jeopardy because of the Gujarat government's refusal to allow constuction of a pipeline to carry crude oil to the refinery.
Macedonia's parliament hs approved the sale of a majority stake in Okta, the country's only oil refinery, to a Greek joint venture led by Hellenic Petroleum, the state-controleed refining group.
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) will commence marketing of diesel and petrol additives of the French oil major ELF in Chennai starting this month and later spread out to market them in other major metros like Mumbai, Delhi and Calcutta and other major cities in the country. The move comes in …
The installation of the 60 megawatt barge mounted power plant, a priority project for tackling the nagging power crisis in Bangladesh, will be delayed by about six months, as the two foreign construction firms have failed to bring the huge turbine at the plant site at Shambhuganj, Mymensingh in time.
No ban on registration of new diesel cars yet : Even as environmentalists and car manufacturers lock horns over a proposal to ban the registration of new diesel cars in the city to check pollution, the Delhi government says it is not considering any such move at present. Unofficial figures …
Frequent power shortages coupled with rising electricity tariff in many parts of the country in 1998 helped enhance acceptability of new and renewable energy sources as clean, safe and steady alternative. The industry became increasingly aware of the cost and environmental benefits of wind power over the thermal variety as …
The Orissa government is going to adopt Madhya Pradesh government's "mission mode" approach regarding watershed management. Disclosing this, National Centre for Human Settlement and Environment (NCHSE) chairperson M N Buch said an indication to this effect was given by Orissa Chief Minister J B Patnaik.
Extraordinary images from NASA's Chandra's X-ray Observatory trace the aftermath of a gigantic stellar explosion in such stunning detail that scientists can see evidence of what may be a neutron star or black hole near the center. Another image shows a powerful X-ray jet blasting 200,000 light years into interglactic …
In a major change in strategy, the newly formed Power Trading Corporation (PTC) has decided to short-list all 13 applicants who had applied for the Requests for Qualification (RFQ) for setting up the 2000-MW Pipavav mega power project at the cost of Rs 8,000 crore.
A three-pronged contingency plan is being drawn up for the power sector to avert any Y2K related disaster at the turn of the century. The plan will be based on islanding a large number of old power plants, set up before 1990, from the main grid.
The Supreme Court today reserved judgment on Gujarat government's application seeking contempt proceedings against Ms Medha patkar, Ms Arundhati Roy and others for making allegedly adverse comments against the court's interim orders. A three-judge Bench, comprising Chief Justice Mr A S Anand, Mr Justice S D Bharucha and Mr Justice …
The II unit of the Kaiga Power Project is expected to "go critical" by mid September. With "criticality," a continued rate of fission is acheived and the unit becomes ready to generate power.
India's nuclear programme crossed a significant milestone when the second unit of the 220 MW Kaiga atomic power plant in Karnataka attained criticality at 2.51 p.m. after the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) gave the much-awaited go-ahead.
Reliance Petroleum Limited (RPL) chairman Dhirubhai H. Ambani addressed the environmental concerns raised with regard to the grassroots refinery coming up at Jamnagar and spoke about the sea-water desalination facility, the state of the art pollution control technology and the massive effort to green the entire complex which is largest …
Rajasthan today joined the power reforms club in the country with the passage of the Rajasthan Power Sector Reforms Bill at the end of a heated, and at times acrimonious, daylong debate in the State Assembly. The new legislations is to facilitate constitution of an Electricity Regulatory Commission, besides helping …
The acute water crisis facing large parts of Gujarat this year due to paucity of rains will not be a temporary phenomena. The experts in water management predict a dark future for the State even in normal monsoon years if the water conservation measures are not taken up by the …
