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Numaligarh Refinery to tap N-E’s bamboo resources to make ethanol
03 Apr 2018
The Numaligarh Refinery in Assam hopes to produce 60 million litres of ethanol every year by using abundant bamboo available in the region to boost biofuel use for cutting down crude imports
Government scraps controversial move on 'fake news' generation amidst uproar
03 Apr 2018
The I&B ministry on Monday amended the guidelines, stating that the accreditation of journalists creating or propagating fake news would be suspended or permanently cancelled, a move criticised by journalist bodies as backdoor press censorship
‘Heavenly palace’ has a hellish landing in the South Pacific
02 Apr 2018
The 8.5-tonne Tiangong 1 space station had a fiery landing in the South Pacific ocean on Monday morning, as millions of people apparently heaved a sigh of relief at not finding parts of the station crashing on them
Get ready to be floored with foldable mobiles
02 Apr 2018
Are Easter eggs bad for the environment?
31 Mar 2018
GAIL's first chartered LNG vessel from US arrives at Dabhol
31 Mar 2018
GAIL will have 5.8 million tonnes per annum of US LNG in its portfolio mix of LNG indexed to Henry Hub and crude oil
Dining out associated with increased exposure to harmful chemicals called phthalates
31 Mar 2018
A study looked more broadly at dining out, not just at fast-food outlets, and found that it was significantly associated with increased exposure to phthalates
SoftBank, S Arabia in $200-bn deal to build world’s largest solar project
28 Mar 2018
The solar power plant, which would be the largest in the world, will produce 200 gigawatts of electricity — enough to power 140 million homes
As antibiotics fail, global consumption of antibiotics skyrockets, further driving drug resistance
28 Mar 2018
ArcelorMittal bid queers the pitch for local bidders of Essar Steel
26 Mar 2018
Banks led by State Bank of India, had, last week, voted in favour of inviting bids from six companies which had submitted expressions of interest after the resolution professional declared bids from ArcelorMittal and Numetal as ineligible
ArcelorMittal bid queers the pitch for local bidders of Essar Steel
26 Mar 2018
Banks led by State Bank of India, had, last week, voted in favour of inviting bids from six companies which had submitted expressions of interest after the resolution professional declared bids from ArcelorMittal and Numetal as ineligible
ArcelorMittal bid queers the pitch for local bidders of Essar Steel
26 Mar 2018
Banks led by State Bank of India, had, last week, voted in favour of inviting bids from six companies which had submitted expressions of interest after the resolution professional declared bids from ArcelorMittal and Numetal as ineligible
Special court grants anticipatory bail to Karti in Aircel-Maxis case
24 Mar 2018
This is the second bail for Karti Chidambaram, after the Delhi High Court granted him bail in the INX Media case on Friday
India has lowest beer consumption in Asia
24 Mar 2018
BrahMos successfully flight-tested with indigenous seeker
22 Mar 2018
The world’s fastest supersonic cruise missile, the BrahMos, was successfully flight-tested at the Pokhran test range on Thursday
Brewing hoppy beer without the hops
22 Mar 2018
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