Solar Energy Corp to develop India-centric technology and products
July 8th, 2012 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 7 (IANS) The state-run Solar Energy Corporation of India is planning to set up small, pilot power plants with strong linkages with research and academic institutions to develop ... Read more...
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Tide Water may form joint-venture with JX Nippon
May 30th, 2012 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 30 (IANS) Lubricants maker Tide Water Oil Co. Wednesday said it can consider the possibility of forming a joint-venture with Japan's JX Nippon Oil and Energy Corporation-keen to ... Read more...
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Myntdu Leskha hydel project commissioned
February 29th, 2012 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Amlarem (Meghalaya), Feb 29 (IANS) Power-starved Meghalaya Wednesday added 42 MW of power by formally commissioning the first phase of a hydroelectric power project in Jaintia Hills district.The commissioning of ... Read more...
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10 days on, no trace of kidnapped Meghalaya engineers
February 3rd, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Feb 3 (IANS) The whereabouts of two engineers kidnapped by Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebels remain unknown, an official said Friday, 10 days after the abduction.On Jan ... Read more...
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GNLA sets conditions to free abducted engineers
January 28th, 2012 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 28 (IANS) Setting conditions to free two abducted government engineers, the insurgent Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) Saturday demanded a "convincing reply" from the Meghalaya government in seven ... Read more...
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Kidnapped engineers untraced, GNLA chief escapes (Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 27 (IANS) Two Meghalaya government engineers kidnapped three days ago by the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebels remained untraced Friday even as the outfit's military wing chief ... Read more...
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GNLA commander escapes arrest
January 27th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 27 (IANS) The Meghalaya Police came close to nabbing Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) commander-in-chief Sohan D' Shira but he managed to escape, police said Friday."We had a ... Read more...
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Garo militants abduct 2 Meghalaya engineers
January 25th, 2012 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 25 (IANS) Heavily-armed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebels abducted three Meghalaya government engineers at gunpoint in the state's West Garo Hills district, but one of them ... Read more...
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UAE, Russia discuss N-fuel supplies: Report
August 14th, 2011 - 2:59 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Aug 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The UAE is in talks with Russia over supplies of nuclear fuel for its first nuclear power plant to be launched in 2017, a media ... Read more...
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Allahabad Bank to fund solar power systems buyers
July 26th, 2011 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 26 (IANS) Kolkata-headquartered Allahabad Bank Tuesday entered into a strategic partnership with the Environ Energy Corporation for promoting installation of solar power energy systems by financing customers of ... Read more...
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UAE collects feedback ahead of n-plants construction
June 18th, 2011 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, June 17 (IANS/WAM) Eighty-five percent of the population in the UAE believes nuclear energy is important to the country, according to a poll commissioned to gauge public opinion ... Read more...
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Russians confirm Iran nuke reactor damage
March 1st, 2011 - 4:11 pm ICT by ANI
Moscow/Tehran, Mar. 1 (ANI): In a statement, Russia's state nuclear energy corporation, Rosatom, which is building the reactor in Bushehr, Iran, said it found damage to one of the reactor's four main ... Read more...
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PTC India’s mega deal to buy Nepal power grounded
January 25th, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Jan 25 (IANS) An initial power purchase agreement signed almost seven years ago between PTC India Ltd, a leading provider of power trading solutions in India, and Nepal's biggest ... Read more...
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India looks at Trinidad and Tobago for oil
November 15th, 2010 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
By Paras Ramoutar
Port-of-Spain, Nov 15 (IANS) An Indian delegation held a string of talks with ministers and top officials in oil and gas rich Trinidad and Tobago "to enhance trade relations" in ... Read more...
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UAE, Finland discuss energy cooperation
October 15th, 2010 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Helsinki, Oct 15 (IANS/WAM) The UAE and Finland Friday discussed ways to boost energy cooperation.UAE Energy Minister Mohammed bin Dhaen Al Hamli and Finnish Economic Affairs Minister Mauri Pekkarinen led the talks ... Read more...
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Abu Dhabi to host seminar on nuclear safety
May 26th, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, May 26 (IANS/WAM) Abu Dhabi will host a five-day International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) seminar on nuclear safety May 30 to June 3.
Critical National Infrastructure Authority (CNIA) will organise the ... Read more...
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US firm to invest $700 mn in Guatemala power plant
May 9th, 2010 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Guatemala City, May 9 (IANS/EFE) Jaguar Energy Guatemala, a subsidiary of Houston-based Ashmore Energy International (AEI), plans to invest a total of $700 million to build a power plant along Guatemala's south-central ... Read more...
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Brazil to invest $540 bn in energy projects
May 6th, 2010 - 7:39 am ICT by IANS
Brasilia, May 6 (IANS/EFE) Brazil will invest 951 billion reais ($540 billion) in energy projects over the next nine years, state-owned Energy Research Corporation has said.
Around 70 percent of the investment will ... Read more...
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UAE, South Korea sign nuclear training deal
May 4th, 2010 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, May 4 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and South Korea have signed an agreement here related to nuclear technology training.
Abdullatif Al Shamsi, director general of the Institute of Applied ... Read more...
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UAE, US seek to boost nuclear energy trade
February 19th, 2010 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Feb 19 (IANS) Representatives of 40 US companies will visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to boost cooperation in the civilian nuclear energy sector, WAM news agency reported.
The three-day ... Read more...
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Russia supports India’s proposal on terrorism, offers access to Glonass Satellite for civilian use
November 10th, 2009 - 10:19 pm ICT by ANI
By Naveen KapoorNew Delhi, Nov.10 (ANI): Russia stands with India in combating terrorism and backs India'sproposal of Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT), said Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian ... Read more...
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Dhaka, Moscow sign deal for nuclear power plants
May 14th, 2009 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 14 (IANS) Bangladesh and Russia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to facilitate setting up nuclear power plants in Bangladesh and transfer of related technology.
Similar MoUs were signed with ... Read more...
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Great Eastern Energy commissions 2nd pipeline in West Bengal
May 5th, 2009 - 3:24 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Mumbai, May 5, 2009: Great Eastern Energy Corporation Limited, a company involved in the exploration, development and production of coal bed methane in India, announced that it has successfully commissioned its second ... Read more...
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Center gives green signal to ONGC for Imperial Energy takeover
December 9th, 2008 - 4:17 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec.9 (ANI): The Union Government has given the signal to the state-run oil company, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation(Videsh) Limited (ONGC) to make a formal offer for acquiring 100 ... Read more...
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India, Russia to ink deal for additional nuke reactors during Medvedev’’s visit
December 3rd, 2008 - 11:06 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec.3 (ANI): India and Russia are likely to sign a deal for the construction of four additional nuclear reactors at the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu, as ... Read more...
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Major bureaucratic reshuffle in Rajasthan
February 17th, 2008 - 8:04 pm ICT by admin
Jaipur, Feb 17 (IANS) The Vasundhara Raje government has carried out a major bureaucratic reshuffle, transferring 49 Indian Police Service (IPS) and three Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers. Wishes of legislators and ... Read more...
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