Govt to open nuclear power sector for private participation

Ushering in reforms, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday proposed to open up the nuclear power sector for private players and announced a Rs 20,000 crore Nuclear Energy Mission......

India working on small, factory-built N-reactors, nod for 10 under 'fleet mode'

India is working on new technologies such as the small modular reactors that can be factory-built and help make clean energy transition, Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh said in New......

Punjab's Water Woes And Stubble Burning

Irrigation woes have contributed to the problem of stubble burning in the state, reports Sarthak Choudhury. IMAGE: A farmer burns dry paddy stubble at a field in Patiala, October 7, 2023.......

'We are sitting on a time bomb'

'An earthquake of a slightly higher magnitude in the Western Himalayan region is going to be catastrophic -- not just because of the fragility of the region, but because of how densely we have......

Stock markets rally on US Fed rate cut hopes, fresh foreign fund inflows

Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty settled in the positive territory on Wednesday, tracking a rally in global peers, amid hopes of a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve and fresh......

Sensex ends down 386 points on foreign fund outflows

Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty fell for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday as foreign fund outflows and concerns over the steep hike in US H-1B visa fees continue to dent investor......

Sensex closes higher 410 pts in volatile trade

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher in a volatile session on Wednesday, driven by a rally in metal stocks and optimism related to the GST Council meeting. Photograph: Danish......

Stock markets end lower amid profit-taking in banking, auto shares

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty reversed early gains to close lower on Tuesday dragged by last-hour profit-taking in banking and auto shares amid caution ahead of the GST Council meeting.......