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New initiatives to contain damage at Fukushima
17 Mar 2011
A series of new initiatives are being launched to avert full-scale meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear park, including helicopters to drop water on heated reactors, water cannons from Tokyo and UAV flights to assess reactor damage.
GE’s reactor design sees it absorb collateral damage
16 Mar 2011
General Electric’s association with the Fukushima nuclear reactors as their designer has spooked investors and the firm has lost $5.2 billion in market value since Friday.
Low-energy bulb wins Oscar of design world
16 Mar 2011
MTS crosses 10-million subscriber base
16 Mar 2011
The company, previously known as Shyam Telelink Ltd, is a joint venture between Russia-based Sistema and the Shyam Group
Japan’s perfect storm of troubles continues
16 Mar 2011
Japan’s perfect storm of troubles mounted with a earthquake jolting the Kanto region Wednesday afternoon and workers abandoning a stricken nuclear plant to escape rising radiation levels.
2G scam: Raja took bribes via hawala deals, ED tells SC
15 Mar 2011
The multi-crore rupee foreign transactions relating to the 2G-spectrum scam have been traced to at least six countries
Bangalore bans thin film polythene bags
15 Mar 2011
Fukushima: Lack of transparency worries experts
15 Mar 2011
With the nuclear crisis gaining momentum by the hour questions are now being asked as to how transparent the Japanese authorities are in disseminating information?
Fukushima: Burning spent fuel rods spiked radiation levels
15 Mar 2011
Burning spent fuel rods, which are radioactive and still lying in a pool adjoining a nuclear reactor, may have been responsible for a spike in radiation levels at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear park.
Japan’s nuclear crisis worsens with third explosion
15 Mar 2011
Japan's nuclear crisis worsened with a third explosion at the Fukushima nuclear park and officials acknowledging that radioactive fuel inside one of the damaged reactors was in jeopardy of melting down.
Buffett's Berkshire buys Lubrizol for $9.7 billion
14 Mar 2011
The transaction, which values Lubrizol at approximately $9.7 billion, including around $0.7 billion in net debt, makes it one of the largest acquisitions by Berkshire Hathaway
Mobile devices increasingly impacting information environment in US: Pew Study
14 Mar 2011
Subscribers of mobile local news are younger adults who come from households that boast of higher incomes, live in non-rural areas and mostly have minor children
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