Nuclear energy technology roadmap
<p><strong>The  present status of nuclear energy technology is the result of over 50 years of development and operational experience. </strong></p>
<p><strong>The  present status of nuclear energy technology is the result of over 50 years of development and operational experience. </strong></p>
<span>Mass planting of jatropha as a biofuel crop could benefit poor areas as well as combating global warming, but only if a number of scientific and production issues are properly addressed, a review has warned.</span>
Sujay Mehdudia<br /><br />NEW DELHI: After months of deliberations, the Union Cabinet on Monday decided to fix an interim price of Rs.27 for a litre of sugarcane-extracted ethanol for blending with petrol.<br /><br />However, the final price will be set on the recommendations of a committee of experts.<br />
Patrick McGeehan<br /><br />NEW PLANS:So far, there haven't been large-scale efforts to harness the wind in the city<br /><br />For years, New York officials have envisioned powering the region from a set of huge wind turbines in the Atlantic Ocean off Long Island. But well before an offshore wind farm would be up and running, giant turbines may soon be spinning much closer to the city.
The government today gave its formal approval to the introduction of five per cent ethanol-blending in petrol, at a price of Rs27 per litre for ethanol.<br /><br />The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) cleared the proposal for implementation of the ethanol programme in all states except Jammu and Kashmir, Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshadweep and northeastern states.<br />
Sanjay Jog / Mumbai August 18, 2010, 0:49 IST Ethanol manufacturers and sugar mills yesterday welcomed the Union cabinet
CHENNAI: India and China can provide solutions to the energy resource problem by tapping solar and wind energy as alternative, said polar explorer Robert Swan here on Monday. Addressing an interactive session organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Mr. Swan said use of these alternative, renewable energy sources would help reduce pollution.
Vadodara: Engineering major ABB will invest Rs 200 crore by the end of 2011 towards setting up new units and expansion of its existing facilities at Maneja.
Jaipur: The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) on Wednesday cleared the proposed Rajasthan Atomic Power Station Units 7 and 8. The two new reactors are to come up at the Rawatbhata Nuclear Power site in Rajasthan where six reactors of 1,180 MW are functioning, Nuclear Power Corp of India executive director Sudhinder Thakur said.
Debate in Rajya Sabha on wind energy.
The state of Madhya Pradesh plans to provide solar power to 425 villages by the end of the 2010 financial year, and has plans to generate 200MW of power through solar energy by 2013, suggest reports. The state is developing a full infrastructure solar park in the village of Ganeshpura, Gujarat, on 300 acres of land.
IN A body-blow to the Maharashtra government
The students of Mechanical, Electrical and Electronics, Electronics and Communication branches of Canara Engineering College have developed a solar powered tribrid two-wheeler named V-Spark-3, which will be inaugurated by the District- in-Charge Minister J Krishna Palemar on August 20. Speaking to the presspersons on Wednesday, Electrical and Electronics Department Head Prof T N Shanbogh said
Established by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct), the Interagency Task Force on Radiation Source Protection and Security (Task Force) has made important progress since its 2006 report to the President and Congress to improve the security of domestic radioactive sources given the enduring threat of terrorists seeking radioactive materials to attack the United States.
This supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) has been prepared in response to an application submitted by Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc. (DEK) to renew the operating license for Kewaunee Power Station (KPS) for an additional 20 years.
Ranchi, Aug.
CHANDIGARH: The GVK group of Industries has offered to increase the generation capacity of the power plant being set up at Goindwal Sahib, in Tarn Taran district of Punjab, by constructing two units of 660 MW each in addition to the existing capacity of 540 MW. The offer was made by the group chairman, GVK Reddy, who called on Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday, an offic
G Babu Jayakumar | ENS<br />  <br />Public hearings are meant to elicit people's views on upcoming projects, though authorities are not obliged to act on them.<br />
Chandigarh: The Punjab State Power Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding with Indiabulls Power for the development of 1350-mw coal fired thermal power project in the state.<br />
<br /><br />Instead Of Hunting For Assets, Co Invites Offers From Foreign Miners Keen On Offloading Stake<br />Subhash Narayan NEW DELHI<br /><br />INSTEAD of going out and hunting for coal assets, the country