Power
SoftBank to invest up to $100 bn in India’s solar power sector
15 Jun 2018
SoftBank had in 2015 announced a $20-billion joint venture with Bharti Enterprises and Taiwan’s Foxcon for solar projects in India and in April this year teamed up with China's GCL System Integration Technology Co Ltd for a $930 million Indian solar energy venture
Widespread uranium contamination found in India's groundwater
09 Jun 2018
A new study has found widespread uranium contamination in groundwater from aquifers in 16 Indian states — human factors such as groundwater-table decline and nitrate pollution may be exacerbating the problem, reveals a new study
Prototype nuclear battery packs 10 times more power
02 Jun 2018
The new battery prototype packs about 3,300 milliwatt-hours of energy per gram, which is more than in any other nuclear battery based on nickel-63, and 10 times more than the specific energy of commercial chemical cells
Nepal scraps power project contract with Chinese firm over tariff row
30 May 2018
In November last year, Nepal had scrapped a $2.5 billion deal with China Gezhouba Group Corporation to build a 1,200 MW plant on the Budhi Gandaki River, which was awarded by the earlier Maoist-led government without any competitive bidding
India racing to outshine China as world solar power leader
23 May 2018
While China is still the world leader in solar power, half of the 10 largest solar parks under construction are in India, including the massive 2,225 MW Bhadla solar park, says a report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis
US Supreme Court to hear Gujarat villagers’ appeal on Mundra power plant
22 May 2018
In 2015, Indian farmers, fishermen, a trade union of fishworkers, and a local government entity had sued the IFC in the US District Court for the District of Columbia for funding the project
Tata Power generates 53,556 MUs in FY18
07 May 2018
Featured articles
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
