India has not withdrawn from Vietnamese oil block: Minister
August 18th, 2012 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) India has not withdrawn from oil and gas exploration in a block in the South China Sea where China claims territorial rights over blocks originally ... Read more...
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Russia to send man to moon by 2030
April 28th, 2012 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia is planning to send a manned mission to the moon by 2030, Russian space agency Roscosmos said.According to the Russian space strategy published on ... Read more...
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GSI to increase hiring
January 31st, 2012 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IANS) The union cabinet has cleared the proposal of the ministry of mines to increase the highly-skilled manpower of the Geological Survey of India (GSI) for exploration ... Read more...
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Italian energy firm to invest $600 mn in Tunisia
January 17th, 2012 - 8:07 am ICT by IANS
Tunis, Jan 17 (IANS) Italy's petroleum company ENI has plans to invest over $600 million in Tunisia in 2012, TAP news agency reported.The company also intends to recruit 160 people ... Read more...
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President reviews naval fleet (Lead)
December 20th, 2011 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 20 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Tuesday praised the Indian Navy and said the anti-piracy missions undertaken by the navy and the Coast Guard have earned them the ... Read more...
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Firms keen on JVs for oil, gas exploration in Africa: Reddy
December 9th, 2011 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Indian companies are keen to enter partnerships and form joint ventures for enhancing oil and gas exploration activities in African countries, Minister of Petroleum and ... Read more...
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China mulls sending female astronauts into space
October 31st, 2011 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 31 (IANS) China is considering sending female astronauts into space during its space docking missions next year, a chief designer for the astronaut programme said Monday.Two female astronauts ... Read more...
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KG basin gas output 31 percent lower
August 2nd, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The government Tuesday said the average gas production in the Reliance Industries-operated oil and gas blocks in the Krishna Godavari basin during April-June was 31 ... Read more...
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NASA All Set To Offer Virtual Moonbase To Gamers
July 4th, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
July 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Although sending astronauts on moon some time soon surely does not seem on cards for NASA, computer game lovers would surely get an opportunity to experience ... Read more...
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Uganda’s oil reserves could reach six billion barrels: Report
August 28th, 2009 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kampala, Aug 28 (DPA) Uganda's recently discovered oil reserves now stand at two billion barrels but may exceed six billion barrels as exploration continues, a government newspaper reported Friday.
International firms have invested ... Read more...
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NASA selects future projects to study Mars and Mercury
May 5th, 2009 - 12:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 5 (ANI): NASA has selected two science investigations that will aid in the interior examination of Mars and probe the tenuous atmosphere of Mercury.The projects, valued at approximately 38 million ... Read more...
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High global oil prices bring unexpected bonanza for exchequer
February 16th, 2009 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) High global oil prices, that saw a barrel of crude sell for nearly $150 per barrel at one point last year, has secured unexpected bonanza to the ... Read more...
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Hindustan Zinc announces exploration success
April 17th, 2008 - 8:59 pm ICT by admin
Udaipur (Rajasthan), April 17 (IANS) Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL) Thursday announced that its ongoing exploration activities had yielded significant success with an increase of 28.7 million tonnes to its reserves and resources, ... Read more...
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Hindustan Zinc announces exploration success
April 17th, 2008 - 8:24 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, Apr 17 (ANI/Business Wire India): Increase in reserves and resources by 28.7 million tonnes containing 4.0 million tonnes of zinc-lead metal, prior to depletion.
-- Increase in mine life by nearly ... Read more...
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NASAs lunar dust exploration mission to be launched in 2011
April 10th, 2008 - 4:09 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 10 (ANI): NASA is preparing to send a small spacecraft to the moon in 2011 to assess the lunar atmosphere and the nature of dust lofted above the surface.The ... Read more...
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Patnaik sees foreign hand behind national mineral policy
March 25th, 2008 - 10:33 pm ICT by admin
Bhubaneswar, March 25 (IANS) Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday described the national mineral policy as against national interest and alleged that it was influenced by the international mining lobby. "It seems ... Read more...
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Russian company to explore gold in Myanmar
February 16th, 2008 - 1:55 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Yangon, Feb 16 (Xinhua) A Russian company will conduct gold exploration in Myanmar's northernmost Kachin state and northwestern Sagaing division with the cooperation of Myanmar's mining authorities, the state-run New Light of ... Read more...
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Paswan asks NMDC to expedite CSR activities
February 11th, 2008 - 6:58 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): The Union Minister for Steel, Chemicals and Fertilisers, Ram Vilas Paswan, has asked the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) to expedite the complementation of its activities under ... Read more...
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