In a bid to bring the sulphur content in refined fuels here on par with international standards, the ministry of petroleum and natural gas has set April 1 as the deadline for the national capital

Self-electrification in rural India could soon become a cost-effective reality with scientists here developing a mini-biogas digester, suitable for small family units owning two or three cattle

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), an affiliate of the World Bank, has joined with several private and public sector groups to invest in a Renewable Fund (REEF) to stimulate ivestments in

A Japanese group applied Monday to reopen a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant that has been closed since 1997 after a fire and explosion that exposed 37 people to radiation. The stat-run Japan Nucelar

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is preparing the ground to launch a deep exploration drilling job at Damoh in the rocky Vindhya basin in Madhy

Japan suffered nuclear power plant accidents one after another in 1995, 1997 and 1999. The latest, and worst ever, occurred on Sapt. 30, 1999, at a uranium processing plant in Tokaimura, Ibaraki

The Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources has been promoting the establishment of special sales outlets under the name 'Aditya Solar Shops' in major cities to make renewable energy devices

Refinery sludge, a hazardous waste, can be now converted into useful bitumenous paints by a technology developed by the Cochin Refineries in Kerala. Technology to convert refinery sludge into a

A controversial British nuclear reprocessing plant may be forced to shut down because of mounting international pressure, newspapers reported on Saturday. Denmark, Iceland and Ireland were planning

A memorandum of understanding in the field of renewable energy was signed between the Solar Energy Centre of the Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources (MNES) and the National Renewable Energy