Saumita Bannerjee, biotechnologist and winner of the Green Talents competition, speaks about her research and career.
Essar Steel's 4.6 million tonne per annum (mtpa) at Hazira generates 20-24 per cent slag and less than one per cent dust, both are waste products. Essar Steel uses electric arc furnaces to produce the commodity in its lone domestic steel-making facility at Hazira in Gujarat. It is also setting up additional 4.9 mtpa facility adjoining to the existing plant.
The Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, (IIT-KGP) has lined up four courses for rural development this year to facilitate skill development among the rural youth as well as create self-employment opportunities.
Rice processor REI Agro entered retail sector in Punjab region announcing to launch 50 more stores in the region with an investment of some 50 crore (Rs 500 million)in a year.
An Indian national, who brutally beat his wife to death after abusing her for years, was on Tuesday sentenced to 17 years in jail by the Victorian Supreme Court.Sukhmander Singh, who pleaded guilty to murdering his wife Mohinder Kaur, was jailed for 17 years and was ordered to serve a minimum of 13 years and six months.While announcing the verdict, Judge Terry Forrest said the accused had no remorse for his actions.Mohinder was beaten to death with a wooden stake by Singh.
The aspirations of India's people have gotten far ahead of the political debate as one sees the malls in tier-2 cities and car showrooms in 'rurbanised' towns, notes Shashi Shekhar, who visited India after two years.
Kar mentioned the increasing importance of natural gas as a substitute for oil and coal as fuel for thermal power generators in future.
Power seems to have become the new dotcom," a market observer said, referring to the surge in the number of companies of all shapes and sizes wanting to get into the power business.
Imposing yet another restriction, the European Union has demanded mandatory certification from Indian authorities for every imported Basmati consignment as belonging to specific strains of traditional varieties to be eligible for customs duty concess
A business model originally conceived by an Indian-American student to supply power to India's villages by burning rice husks has won $50,000 in prize money after topping the prestigious Social Innovation Competition at the University of Texas last month.
Exports from India to the United States has risen by 21.4 per cent in 2002 to $11.82 billion, the highest in past decade, the US Commerce department said.
World's costliest rice, Indian basmati, may lose the tariff concession it gets in the European Union if the region's latest draft on new rice import regime is made into a law
Tata aims to create disruption in the water purifier market with the low-priced Swach.
Exploring the lush backwaters, dabbling in local cooking and sirodhara are just a few of Kerala's charms
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