Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Showers, taps, windows and home insulation will have to conform to environmental standards in the European Union, after lawmakers voted to widen the scope of existing "eco-design" regulations on Friday. The move is aimed at weaning the 27-nation bloc off its heavy dependence on Russian gas and at cutting greenhouse …
President, Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI Sultan Ahmed Chawla) and Chairman Pakistan-Turkey Business Council, Amjad Rafi Thursday welcomed the installation of first wind power generation plant by Turkish Company, Zorlu Energy, which was launched by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday. While lauding the role …
A utility in Missouri said Thursday that it was suspending its efforts to build a new nuclear reactor, making its proposed plant, Callaway 2, the first of the so-called nuclear renaissance reactors to fall by the wayside. The industry has been looking forward to its first construction start in 30 …
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) is in talks with Larsen & Toubro (L&T;) to engage the engineering and construction firm as a potential vendor for its nuclear power plants in India. GEH had, late last month, announced a tie-up with state-owned equipment manufacturer Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) for reactor …
North Korea vowed on Tuesday to restore nuclear facilities that it had been disabling and boycott international talks on its nuclear weapons program to protest against the UN Security Council
The government has formally approved the much-awaited two more nuclear power plants, of 340 MW each (cumulative capacity 680 MW), at Chashma at a cost of Rs 190 billion ($2.374 billion) with foreign exchange component (FEC) of Rs 140 billion ($1.75 billion), sources told Business Recorder. The projects have been …
Chatting with a visitor about energy issues in the back of the Greater Mount Carmel Baptist Church here, a group of women exploded in laughter at the idea that their electric rates were among the lowest in the nation. One of the 21 coal-fired power plants in Missouri that emit …
Faridkot: High levels of radioactive element in special children: Experts collect water samples After finding high levels of uranium in the hair samples of differently-abled children, experts have now sent water samples for testing to find the source of this radioactive element. Experts and doctors working at Baba Farid Centre …
The country is walking the path of a perennial gas crisis where even the best possible situation of striking gas in the off-shore blocks will not give it a respite till 2020. This means unless the government takes major policy decisions like emphasising coal or nuclear power production within a …
Bangladesh and Russia yesterday agreed on their proposals for setting up nuclear power plants in Bangladesh and signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in this regard at the end of this month. "A draft proposal has been finalised on the basis of mutual understanding to sign the MoU...A Russian minister …
The government is likely to submit a proposal to the visiting Russian delegation today for setting up of two 1,000MW nuclear power plants in the country. Dhaka and Moscow also hope to reach an understanding regarding this today, the last day of the three-day talks with the two-member Russian delegation …
An agreement between Bangladesh and Russia on cooperation for development of nuclear technology in the country is likely to be signed within this month. Highly placed sources at the Science and ICT Ministry told UNB yesterday, the Russian expert team that has been holding talks with officials of Science and …
State Minister for Power and Energy Shamsul Hoq Tuku yesterday said that there is no other alternative but to approve the coal policy for electricity production. "We are working to present a concrete coal policy to nation for extracting coal uninterruptedly," he said in a press conference, organised by Forum …
In view of the present shortfall in power generation in the country, Bangladesh is in urgent need for accelerating the installation of power projects. According to reports, some donor agencies and development partners have shown their interest to provide assistance to the country for installing nuclear power plants. This assurance …
NTPC Ltd and Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (npcil) would jointly invest around Rs15,000 crore in the next eight years to set up nuclear power plants in the country. The two public sector corporations have signed an MoU to form a joint venture company to undertake nuclear power projects. …
