energy crisis
November 27th, 2008 - 1:11 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, November 27 (ANI): Solar cells that can be hanged like posters on a wall may soon be available in local hardware stores, thanks to researchers at the University of California, ...
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November 7th, 2008 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
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Paris, Nov 7 (Xinhua) The oil industry needs "massive investment" to ward off a possible energy crisis in the next 20 years, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned."The immediate risk to ...
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November 2nd, 2008 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Americans love the idea of democracy, and argue all the time about what that democracy should look like. This election gives us a chance to settle the ...
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September 30th, 2008 - 8:02 pm ICT by ANI
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Dadri, Sep 30 (ANI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said that the Manmohan Singh Government is not soft on terror, and assured that the Centre is fully competent to deal ...
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September 17th, 2008 - 3:23 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Sept.17 (ANI): A senior policy adviser to Republican presidential nominee and Senator John McCain has claimed that he helped create the modern-day "miracle" known as the BlackBerry.
The Telegraph quoted Douglas ...
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August 6th, 2008 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
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Melbourne, Aug 6 (ANI): American socialite Paris Hilton is so enraged with Republican candidate John McCain''s controversial ad, that she has released a mocking campaign ad of her own.
Wearing only ...
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August 5th, 2008 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
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Xinhua
Lusaka (Zambia), Aug 5 (Xinhua) Promoters of bio-fuels need to come up with second and third generations energy crops that will not compete with food crops, African Development Bank (ADB) president Donald ...
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August 1st, 2008 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
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Orlando (Florida), Aug.1 (ANI): Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain''s campaign has accused Democratic rival Senator Barack Obama of playing "the race card".
"Barack Obama has played the race card, and he ...
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July 30th, 2008 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
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By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, July 30 (IANS) Nepal's caretaker Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala's participation at the 15th SAARC Summit in Sri Lankan capital Colombo this Friday is in jeopardy with the Maoists ...
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July 24th, 2008 - 9:37 pm ICT by ANI
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Islamabad, July 24 (ANI): Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf today said that he would support the government in its efforts to overcome the twin problems of terrorism and the economic downturn.
Musharraf said ...
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July 24th, 2008 - 9:12 am ICT by IANS
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By Chris Cermak
Washington, July 24 (DPA) T. Boone Pickens, the 80-year-old founder of one of the largest US oil exploration and production companies, is not your typical proponent of alternative energy solutions. ...
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July 14th, 2008 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) India should decentralise generation and distribution of power by allowing big commercial and residential complexes to build captive power plants, said a government official here Monday. "Recent ...
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July 10th, 2008 - 8:52 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, July 10 (ANI): A Washington-based human rights activist of Pakistan origin has said that democracy in Pakistan cannot take root because of the issues and crises that have dominated its ...
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July 7th, 2008 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
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Kuala Lumpur, July 7 (IANS) A rock singer's support for beleaguered opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim went awry when he stripped to show off his boxer shorts during a performance. Half-way through the ...
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July 6th, 2008 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
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DPA
Toyako (Japan), July 6 (DPA) Leaders of the Group of Eight (G-8) industrialized nations are expected to agree during their summit in Hokkaido to stockpile grains to better cope with future food ...
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July 4th, 2008 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
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Tehran, July 4 (IANS) An Iranian military commander has warned that the army would respond very aggressively to any attack on the country or its nuclear facilities, official IRNA news agency reported ...
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July 2nd, 2008 - 3:30 pm ICT by ANI
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By K G Vasuki
Hubli (Karnataka), July 2 (ANI): An exclusive first ever solar museum called 'Sun Ray Solar Museum' in Hubli in Karnataka is able to address the issues affecting the ...
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June 28th, 2008 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
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DPA
Tehran, June 28 (DPA) Iran has said it would block the oil export route in the Persian Gulf if attacked, a newspaper here reported Saturday. "It is understood that a country would ...
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June 27th, 2008 - 9:43 pm ICT by ANI
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By Naveen Kapoor
New Delhi, June 27 (ANI): Reviving the hopes of proposed Iran Pakistan India (IPI) gas pipeline which was relegated to backburner after India quitted the negotiations in August ...
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June 24th, 2008 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi , June 24 (ANI): Pakistan is keen on developing the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline, terming it as important for solving the world energy crisis.
Salman Farooqi, Chairman of the Planning ...
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June 23rd, 2008 - 7:45 pm ICT by ANI
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London, June 23 (ANI): London was the venue of an annual summit between the leaders of Indian industry and their British counterparts.
The annual event has certainly seen the growth of ...
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June 17th, 2008 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
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Isfahan (Iran), June 17 (IANS) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Tuesday called for new strategies and programmes for the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in order to face the current economic challenges, ...
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June 17th, 2008 - 3:56 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, June 17 (ANI): Scientists have determined that Kudzu, which is one of the most invasive plants of America, is a potential source for obtaining biofuel.
According to a report in Discovery ...
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June 15th, 2008 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
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Washington, June 15 (IANS) Pakistan has sought 500,000 tonnes of wheat from the US and is also on the verge of receiving $500 million from the World Bank to deal with the ...
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June 13th, 2008 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
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Washington, June 13 (IANS) Pig manure has been successfully converted into fuel that could be used in vehicles - but a lot more needs to be done before you can buy it ...
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June 12th, 2008 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
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New York, June 12 (IANS) PepsiCo chief Indra Nooyi has criticised Washington for not doing enough to control energy prices, which could hurt companies by cutting into consumers' discretionary spending. What is ...
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June 9th, 2008 - 4:17 pm ICT by ANI
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Rawalpindi, June 9 (ANI): Pakistan Ministry of Tourism has said that former tourism minister Nilofer Bakhtiars Visit Pakistan Year 2007 to attract foreign tourists, failed to bear the desired results, and ...
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June 9th, 2008 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
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Washington, June 9 (IANS) The humble seaweed holds the potential of not only countering climate change but also providing bio-fuels to tackle the growing energy crisis, according to a new study. The ...
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June 7th, 2008 - 7:56 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, June 7 (ANI): Twenty-eight-year old Rafi Alam in New Delhi has designed a two-wheeler that can run on both solar energy as well as wind power.
It took Rafi two ...
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June 7th, 2008 - 10:31 am ICT by
Nksagar
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Sino-Indian ties are heading in a "right direction" with the two sides agreeing to work together to address international issues like energy and food crises and climate change, the two Foreign Ministers ...
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