Industry
Ireland finally allows abortion in dire cases
12 Jul 2013
Despite threats of excommunication from cardinals and bishops, privately devout Catholic Prime Minister Enda Kenny and his coalition government eventually won a vote to allow limited access to abortion
AERB clears unit 1 of Kudankulam N-power plant
12 Jul 2013
The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant has reached the final stage of getting into generation mode with the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board approving the commencment of the controlled nuclear fission process
Schneider Electric in talks to buy UK’s Invensys for around $5 bn
12 Jul 2013
French energy management company Schneider Electric yesterday said it was in early talks to buy Invensys Plc in a deal that values the British engineering and software group at about £3.3 billion $5 billion
UK govt approves world’s largest wind farm
12 Jul 2013
The proposed Triton Knoll project is twice the size of the 630-megawatt (MW) London Array, the largest operating wind farm in the world, which was opened just a week ago
Jewellers to suspend sales of gold bars, coins
10 Jul 2013
US grocery store chain Kroger to buy Harris Teeter for $2.5 bn
09 Jul 2013
Kroger, which operates 2,419 stores in 31 states, will finance acquisition of 212 Harris Teeter supermarkets, located primarily in high-growth markets, vacation destinations and university communities