The Venezuelan government said Wednesdayit will allow private companies to drill for oil in the Essequibo territory-the latest move in an escalating dispute over the mineral-rich region claimed by

Almost one thousand Chana district (Thailand) residents yesterday gathered to show their support for the Thai-Malay gas pipeline and refinery project, which they believe will bring prosperity to this

Opponents of two coal-fired power plants in Prachuap Khiri Khan called on the Japan Bank for International Co-operation yesterday not to support the projects.Three representatives of the opponents,

Like their European counterparts, Indian scientists have also commenced work on a new way of tapping nuclear energy, terminating chain reaction at a sub-critical level, according to Dr. S.S. Kapoor,

Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc(TEPCO) said yesterday it has started to manually shut down a 1.1 gigawatt(gW) nuclear reactor after detecting an increase in iodine in water inside the

Russia flexed its muscles in the Caspian Sea as three of its largest oil and gas companies formed a consortium to explore for oil. A significant Caspian oil discovery was also

A dispute between Russia and Poland over construction of a natural gas pipeline to western Europe deepened as Viktor Khristenko, Russia's deputy prime minister, complained that Polish opposition to

A draft of the next long-term plan for the study, development and use of nuclear energy in Japan, which calls for more private-sector involvement and government commitment to the issue of radioactive

Japan's Atomic Energy Commission on Monday proposed resuming the operations of Monju, a prototype fast-breeder reactor that was mothballed after an accident in 1995.The proposal by Japan's highest

The Centre h as decided to undertake a pilot scheme for solar photovoltaic (SPV) electrification of select 100 unelectrified villages in the current year.