Sensex heavyweight Reliance Industries fell 2.76 per cent. In percentage terms, major laggards were Yes Bank, Indusind Bank, RIL, ICICI Bank, HDFC and Axis Bank -- plunging as much as 6.62 per cent.
A huge solar flare is expected to cause power grids to crash, communication systems to collapse, planes to be grounded, food supplies to be hit and the Internet to be shut down.
Nehru's faith in science and technology, his genuine respect for Bhabha, and their burning ambition worked synergistically to place India on the nuclear map of the world. Atomic energy developed and prospered because of Nehru's vision fulfilled by Bhabha's mission, recalls K S Parthasarathy, former secretary of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, on the occasion of India's first prime minister's 119th birthday today.
After a positive opening, the 30-share BSE Sensex suddenly faced selling pressure in late-afternoon trade. It finally settled just 5.67 points, or 0.01 per cent, lower at 39,586.41.
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Conservation of energy dominated Ghosh's thoughts ever since he completed his Masters in Energy Science and Technology from Jadavpur University early 2000.
Experts identify two major advantages in building solar plants atop canals: efficient and cheap land use, and reduced water evaporation from the channels underneath
This is the largest plant of its kind in India. The unit has been set-up by the West Bengal Green Energy Development Corporation Limited, the power from which will be purchased by DPSC Ltd. at Rs 5.00 per unit along with an additional central subsidy of Rs 10 per unit.
Filling in a Sudoku grid or doing a crossword can make you fat, claims a new study.
An exercise to rationalise coal linkages which will optimize transport of coal and reduce cost of power is underway.
India, South Korea sign 7 agreements to boost cooperation.
Strong gains in metal, energy, auto and power shares lifted the key indices to new highs.
With the country facing a massive electricity shortage, government asked the states on Tuesday to pull out all stops to setting up captive power plants -- surplus from which could be diverted for public consumption.
Delhi Police Crime Branch raided the office of a petrochemical co.
PlanCom makes presentation with secretaries of key ministries in tow.
On the sidelines of the India-ASEAN summit, Prime Minister Singh might also have bilateral meetings with some of the leaders.
Lot will depend on the discom's ability to source cheap power and pass on the same to consumer
The price of wind power may soon compete with conventional fossil fuels, according to researchers in the United States
A model being considered is to have a combined cold chain approach - where the agricultural cold chain would be combined with vaccine cold chains.
Torrent Power (up 19.25 per cent) and GVK Power and Infrastructure (up 12.22 per cent) have seen a dramatic rise in the run up to PGCIL issue.
The United States is looking forward to a "very substantive and consequential" visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington later next month and is working on a "pretty ambitious roadmap" for his bilateral meeting with President Barack Obama, a top American official said.
State-run GAIL India Ltd has mooted a multi-billion-dollar CNG corridor in the country to save up to Rs 60,000 crore (Rs 600 billion) in oil bill and cut carbon emissions from automobiles.
While the Northern states are overdrawing power in violation of grid discipline, one of the units of Dabhol plant has stopped operating and Tata Power has shut one 500 Mw plant for annual overhaul.
Netflix's behind-the-scenes 'Drive to Survive' Formula One documentary has been a huge success that could change the way broadcasters engage with audiences, one of the sport's top sponsors said on Tuesday.
Seven major state power distribution utilities, identified by the central government for financial restructuring, have failed to increase their tariff considerably to improve their financials.
Unable to kickstart its maiden transmission project even two years after winning the bid, Reliance Energy Ltd has now sought government intervention to ensure that state-run Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd signs the joint venture agreement.
Membership of Nuclear Suppliers Group ensures continued availability of fuel sufficient to operate India's nuclear plants.
Modi had on Friday urged people to turn off lights at their homes for nine minutes at 9pm to display the country's collective resolve and solidarity to defeat the virus.
Coal requirement for the plant would be met through Coal India.
The infrastructure spending target for 2020-25 was revised because of additional and amended data provided by central ministries, state governments since the release of the summary NIP Report in December 2019 when it was pegged at Rs 100 trillion.
The lowest bid earlier had come for Madhya Pradesh at Rs 5.05/unit.
The first race at the Red Bull Ring would be on the July 3-5 weekend.
Investors booked profits in range-bound trade, led by PSU, oil & gas, energy, infrastructure, telecom, realty, healthcare, bankex, FMCG, capital goods and power counters.
The total nuclear power generated in the country would now increase to 3310 MW.
The government will create an EV Venture Capital Fund, for financial support to start-ups in the segment. The overall aim is to make Tamil Nadu the preferred destination for EVs and component makers.
India needs to fix policy paralysis in order to reach teh top slot in solar power.
NDA's energy plan powered UP win, but it's not a winner yet. Centre has claimed to have saved money by targeted coverage but critics say the system is not yet foolproof.
Six pieces of malware present in the laptop had truly terrible track records. It's estimated that these six programs have logged combined damages of $95 billion between them, says Devangshu Datta.
The minister said the government is committed to preventing widespread coal thefts by use of CCTV cameras.
Modi said the push towards a gas-based economy where the share of environment-friendly fuel in the energy basket will be increased from 6.2 per cent to 15 per cent by 2030, will create lakhs of jobs and help meet India's COP-21 commitment of cutting emission intensity by 33-35 per cent.
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