Industry
Japan ends nuclear freeze, orders restart of 2 power plants
16 Jun 2012
Japan has ended a temporary halt to nuclear power generation with Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda today ordering reactivation of two nuclear reactors at a plant in western Japan
Australia unveils new tourism strategy for India
16 Jun 2012
Unilever to close four UK sites; axe 800 jobs
15 Jun 2012
BSkyB and BT win Premier League rights for £3 bn
15 Jun 2012
Australia may be hit with the third WTO suit over tobacco packaging
15 Jun 2012
The Australian government says the action is designed to try to intimidate it to relent in its efforts to protect public health
Australia may be hit with the third WTO suit over tobacco packaging
15 Jun 2012
The Australian government says the action is designed to try to intimidate it to relent in its efforts to protect public health
11 charred to death in Vizag Steel Plant blast
14 Jun 2012
‘Breakthrough’ in Indo-US n-ties; Westinghouse deal is on
14 Jun 2012
US companies have so far been unable to participate in India’s nuclear boom due to US concerns over India's nuclear liability laws
E.ON seeks $9.99 bn in damages from German government for nuclear exit
14 Jun 2012
E.ON claims that it will lose €8 billion from lost revenues and investments in security equipment and nuclear fuel
High oil prices holding up global economic growth: Reddy
13 Jun 2012
India’s annual oil import bill jumped to $140 billion from $100 billion over the last two financial years, which pushed down the country’s growth rate to 6.9 per cent from over 8 per cent in the previous financial year
Venus Remedies develops antibiotic for `super bugs', receives US patent
12 Jun 2012
Venus Remedies' unique antibiotic drug candidate, which stops development and spread of bacterial resistance, is about 20-30 per cent cheaper compared to conventional therapies currently in use
Global renewable energy investment reaches $257 bn: UN report
12 Jun 2012
The world’s top seven countries by renewable energy capacity (excluding large hydro), China, the US, Germany, Spain, Italy, India and Japan accounted for about 70 per cent of the total new capacity additions