Student’s heart failure linked to ‘excessive’ energy drinks
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Energy
No fresh permission to hydel projects in Upper Ganges region in 6 years: Prakash Javadekar
The government has not given permission to any new hydroelectric project in the Upper Ganges region in the last six years, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar told Rajya Sabha on Monday. Replying to supplementary queries during the Question Hour, he said the ministries of Environment, Jal Shakti and Energy have decided not to grant fresh permission … Read more
Analysis: Oil companies are facing the moment of truth. The stakes couldn’t be higher
One group is made up of European oil giants like BP (BP), Shell (RDSA) and Total (TOT), which are trying to pivot away from oil and gas production and transform their companies. Then there are America’s ExxonMobil (XOM) and Chevron (CVX), where executives are betting that oil demand will boom again after the pandemic despite … Read more
IPL 2020: MS Dhoni is synonymous with positive energy, says Ashish Nehra as CSK captain achieves major milestone
Former India and Chennai Super Kings fast bowler Ashish Nehra heaped rich praise on MS Dhoni, saying the CSK captain always looks at the positive side of everything that he approaches. Nehra’s comments came on Monday as Dhoni went on to become the 1st player to feature in 200 Indian Premier League (IPL) matches. Ashish … Read more
Perovskites are set to transform solar power
A group of materials called perovskites are being used to create the next generation of solar panels, which could eventually be twice as efficient as current models, and flexible enough to wrap around entire buildings. The first solar cell capable of powering everyday electrical equipment was made in the 1950s at Bell Labs in New … Read more
WSJ News Exclusive | Libya Restarts Oil Production at Biggest Field
Output at Libya’s Sharara oil field, seen here in 2014, has been shut almost continuously since early January. Photo: ismail zetouni/Reuters Oct. 11, 2020 10:50 am ET Production at Libya’s largest oil field restarted Sunday afternoon, Libyan officials said, a move that could quickly increase the country’s overall output after an extended shutdown and add … Read more
PM Modi doesn’t understand: Rahul Gandhi pokes fun at his ideas on wind turbine energy
Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his ideas on wind turbine energy, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the real danger to India isn’t that the PM doesn’t understand but that people around him lack the guts to tell him that. Sharing a video clip of an interaction between PM Modi … Read more
Venezuela’s Food Chain Is Breaking, and Millions Go Hungry
Ana Nuñez, a 62-year-old retired municipal worker in western Venezuela, says her meals often consist of just a few corn-flour pancakes, known as arepas. Even when she has money to buy groceries in the city of Maracaibo’s teeming flea market, she said that “instead of quality food they sell garbage, like animal hides and rotten … Read more
Govt may impose customs duty on solar equipment soon
NEW DELHI: The ministry of new and renewable energy has asked solar manufacturers to provide a list of machinery and capital goods that should be exempted from basic customs duty (BCD), indicating that the duty may soon be imposed. “Ministry of New and Renewable Energy had consultation with Ministry of Finance and Department of Heavy … Read more
India mulls on supplying onions to its neighbours following the decision to ban onion exports
New Delhi: India is working on an arrangement to supply onions to Bangladesh and a few other neighbouring countries in an uninterrupted fashion to uphold the spirit of the ‘neighbourhood first’ policy. The government has yet to firm up a decision but initial talks have taken place on such an arrangement in the backdrop of … Read more