IGCAR to develop advanced boiler for coal- fired power plants
9/6/2010 1:59:00 PM |
| Chennai, Sep 6 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) in Kalpakkam has decided to design and develop a 800 MW advanced, ultra super-critical boiler for use in coal-fired power plants. |
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RCom calls off tower deal with GTL Infra
9/6/2010 1:11:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Anil Ambani-promoted Reliance Communications (RCom) Monday said it is not going ahead with the merger of its telecom tower arm with GTL Infra and would scout for other prospective investors. |
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Delhi to get its first heliport by mid-September
9/6/2010 12:06:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) A mega heliport at Rohini in north Delhi and a helipad for the Commonwealth Games (CWG) being built by state-run Pawan Hans Helicopter Limited (PHHL) will be operational by mid-September. After the games, the heliport will be used for chopper travel within the region, promoting travel and tourism, and generating business. |
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Using algae to trap carbon dioxide, Orissa show how
9/6/2010 12:05:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The green slimy algae can play a major role in reducing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and cleaning industry-polluted air. The Orissa government is launching a project to capture carbon dioxide using algae, the first such venture in India, with the rising number of industries in the state. |
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Work on first fast-breeder fuel cycle facility next year
9/6/2010 11:37:00 AM |
| Chennai, Sep 6 (IANS) Work on India's first fast-breeder fuel cycle facility (FRFCF) is expected to start next year with the project's regulatory clearances reaching the final leg. |
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Power cuts in Agra due to transformer fire
9/5/2010 11:01:00 PM |
| Agra, Sep 5 (IANS) Almost half of the Taj city of Agra remained without power for the most part of Sunday after a fire damaged a transformer, an official said. |
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Polish PM to address India Inc in Bangalore Monday
9/5/2010 10:06:00 PM |
| Bangalore, Sep 5 (IANS) Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will address India Inc in this tech hub Monday and showcase investment opportunities in his country to prospective investors. |
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Punjab sends 120 trucks of fodder, cattle feed to Leh
9/5/2010 8:26:00 PM |
| Jalandhar, Sep 5 (IANS) A convoy of 120 trucks carrying cattle feed and fodder was flagged off by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Sunday as a part of relief operations for the people affected by last month's devastating cloudburst in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir. |
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SAIL Bhilai unit to expand capacity, picks up suppliers
9/5/2010 6:47:00 PM |
| Raipur, Sep 5 (IANS) Bhilai Steel Plant, a unit of state-owned Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL), will undertake four projects at an estimated cost of Rs.3,800 crore to expand its production capacity to 7 million tonnes (MT), an official statement said here Sunday. |
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Technical snag on Metro leaves passengers stranded
9/5/2010 6:03:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Hundreds of people were stranded for over an hour at several Metro stations Sunday evening on the Vishwavidyalaya-Central Secretariat line due to a technical snag, eyewitnesses said. |
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India pitches for stake in Ghana energy sector
9/5/2010 4:57:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) India has sought a greater role in Ghana's energy sector, pitching for more tie-ups between ONGC Videsh (OVL), the overseas exploratory and acquisition arm of the state-run upstream major, and oil companies of the African nation. |
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Government to study reasons for shrinking wastelands
9/5/2010 3:22:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Wastelands in India are reducing rapidly. The government, keen to expand area under cultivation to boost food output, has launched a project to find out the reasons for shrinking wastelands. |
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Prices of quality Himachal apples bounce back
9/5/2010 3:06:00 PM |
| Shimla, Sep 5 (IANS) Prices of superior quality apples have firmed up marginally ahead of the festival season, bringing cheers on the faces of growers in Himachal Pradesh. |
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India needs to invest in technology to raise exports
9/5/2010 2:43:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) India needs to bridge its technological gaps and invest heavily in research and development to improve its products which can compete in global markets, says an industry lobby. |
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Plan panel steps in to tackle Bundelkhand's drought miseries
9/5/2010 1:54:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The Planning Commission has set up a high-level panel to devise ways and means to tackle the drought in Bundelkhand, a region spread over Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. |
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For once, Manmohan Singh speaks to impress (Capital Buzz)
9/5/2010 12:56:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, under fire for his long spells of 'silence' on critical issues of governance and problems facing the country, seems to have impressed at least one set of people - his own envoys. |
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Palace on Wheels: A royal caravan journey into history (Feature)
9/5/2010 11:53:00 AM |
| New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Exquisitely carved interiors, intricate gold tapestry, crisp white curtains and shimmering bejewelled walls - not for nothing is India's Palace on Wheels one of the top 10 luxury trains in the world. And now it offers more. |
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India to host Asian Nuclear Prospects conference in October
9/4/2010 11:01:00 PM |
| Chennai, Sep 4 (IANS) Around 250 nuclear scientists, technologists and industrialists are expected to participate in the three-day Asian Nuclear Prospects 2010 conference to be held near here in October, a top official of atomic research unit said Saturday. |
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Trinamool Congress does not support shutdown politics: Mamata
9/4/2010 9:47:00 PM |
| Kolkata, Sep 4 (IANS) Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Saturday termed the Sep 7 general strike spear-headed by the trade unions of the Left parties and other outfits as 'one imposed on the people' and said her party did not support the 'shutdown politics'. |
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Defiant Gujarat BJP legislator opposes cement plant
9/4/2010 9:24:00 PM |
| Mahuva (Bhavnagar), Sep 4 (IANS) By pushing ahead with a farmers' protest in Bhavnagar district Sunday against a proposed cement plant, Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party legislator Kanu Kalsariya appeared to be heading for a showdown with the party leadership. |
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