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 …
Will the affected farmers get justice?: The near-total breakdown in communication between the official promoters of development and the 'under-developed' people in whose name development projects are being undertaken was re-enacted at a 'public hearing' held at the Deputy Commissioner's office in Mangalore last week regarding the Rs. 765-crore 364-km …
The Centre's decision to postpone a rule making it mandatory for all four-wheelers registered from June 1 to have catalytic convertors is a setback to the goal of achieving a pollution-free environment.Considered by environmentalists as one of the most important steps in reducing pollution levels, the move now stands deferred …
A total of 437 nuclear power plants were operating around the world in 1997, based on data reported to the International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA) Power Reactor Information System(PRIS).
Slovakia's nuclear power agency said that it had assured the European Commission that the controversial Mochovce nuclear power station was safe but would not go into service until a final review.
The Karnataka High Court has ordered issue of emergent notice to the Karnataka Electricity Board and others on a public interest writ petition which challenged erection of transmission towers for evacuation of electricity from a barge mounted power plant on the banks of Gurupura river at Thanneerbhavi in Mangalore.
The budget has generated a lot of hope in the power sector but the key lies in implementation of policies and concepts. "Increase in the plan outlay from Rs 6,738 crore to Rs 9,500 crore is a step in the right direction, said S Rajagopal, former secretary, Ministry of power. …
On May 23 the turbo generator at the Phenix nuclear reactor at Marcoule, southern France, roared into life and began producing electricity for the first time in more than three years. But nuclear lobby has called for Superphenix nuclear reactor to be shut down.
The International Energy Agency enthusiastically welcomes President Bill Clinton's signature of the improved Energy Policy and Conservation Act passed last month by the US Congress. Under the re-enacted EPCA, US oil companies can resume their involvement in IEA emergency preparations through the Agency's Industry Advisory Board.
The US Army Corps of Engineers will release its long-overdue Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for British Petroleum's (BP) Northstar Oil development Project in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea - a project Greenpeace opposes as part of its global campaign to stop oil exploration and expansion in frontier areas.
A direct fallout of the gross mismanagement of affairs in the Delhi Jal Bords is the intense water crisis that the city is facing. Because of the "organised loot of public money" in this department, the supply and treatment of water has suffered, says a public interest Litigation (PIL)filed by …
Greenpeace launched its second expedition to the Western Arctic to document the impacts of climate change and protest new oil development in the pristine offshore waters of Alaska'a Arctic Ocean.
Five new thermal power projects, accounting for a total installed capacity of 2,411 MW, were accorded techno-economic clearance (TEC)by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) this month.This includes two gas-based expansion projects to be implemented by the NTPC and three private sector proposals.
The two US built atomic power plants at Tarapur which were using enriched uranium imported from China will not be affected by any sanctions, a spokesman for the Department of atomic energy has said.
The National Hydroelectric Power Corporaiton has decided to develop the wind and the tidal power resources of the country. The corporation has accordingly amended its menorandum of association at an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders today. India has vast tidal and wind power potential which still reamins to be …
The Government's apathy towards the matter related to the Dhansiri irrigation project has caused it severe setbacks. The main hurdle to this project seems to be the failure to get the premission of the Arunachal Pradesh Government to divert the flow of the Bhairabi river.
A Toronto-based group will launch a lawsuit on behalf of as many as 17 million Canadians who were not told about the mercury in their dental fillings. The suit seeks damages from the health ministry and dental amalgam makers. Scientists are still unsure whether mercury from dental fillings actually pose …
optoelectronics has revolutionised the field of communications. With lasers, optical switches and fibber optics, the data-transfer rates routinely achieved now on optical networks are thousands of time those of their conventional counterparts. In the last few years, there have been many advances in optoelectronics which have made this possible. Now …
