INOX Air Products investing Rs 1,300 cr to set up air separation units at Tata Steel's Dhenkanal plantThe units will separate these gases from the air and supply it to the steel plant, Jain said, adding that the project is expected to be com...
16 May, 2023, 03.49 PM IST
Government makes location tracking device mandatory for vehicles used for carrying hazardous goods"Accordingly, the ministry, has mandated that every vehicle of categories N2 and N3, manufactured on and after the 1st day of September, 20...
22 Aug, 2022, 08.00 PM IST
US wants Dutch supplier to stop selling chipmaking gear to ChinaWashington’s proposed restriction would expand an existing moratorium on the sale of the most advanced systems to China, in an attempt to t...
06 Jul, 2022, 10.01 AM IST
Russia restricts exports of Helium & Neon sourced by Western & E Asian microchip firmsThe deliveries will now be carried out only by the decision of the Government of the Russian Federation, according to a resolution of the C...
02 Jun, 2022, 04.48 PM IST
Chandrayaan-2 spectrometer makes first observations of global distribution of Argon-40 in Exosphere of MoonThese observations provide insight on the dynamics of the lunar exospheric species, as well as on the radiogenic activities in the first fe...
08 Mar, 2022, 01.17 PM IST
There’s no shortage of oxygen, but the issue is how to transport it: Abhijit Banerjee, MD of Linde IndiaWe have been tweaking our plants to produce as much liquid oxygen as possible. Our liquid oxygen capacities prior to the second wave (of Co...
07 May, 2021, 05.38 PM IST
500 Nitrogen, Argon tankers and containers converted to carry O2: GovernmentThe MHA, which is coordinating the transportation of oxygen to different parts of the country, said it has set up four virtual groups for r...
03 May, 2021, 11.58 PM IST
Steel plants ramp up the supply of Oxygen by 8% in a day to 3,131 tonnesTata Steel has ramped up its capacities to supply around 500-600 tonnes of medical oxygen per day now against 300 tonnes earlier. JSW Steel...
26 Apr, 2021, 09.19 PM IST
Plasma jets may kill novel coronavirus on surfaces within secondsPlasma is one of the four basic states of matter and can be created by heating a stable gas or subjecting it to a strong electromagnetic fi...
11 Nov, 2020, 01.59 PM IST
Gas 'fingerprinting' used to monitor carbon dioxide may reduce emissionsCarbon dioxide emissions from energy generation, in particular coal burning, contribute to the increasing pace of global climate change.
06 Oct, 2015, 06.21 PM IST
Gas 'fingerprinting' used to monitor CO2 may reduce emissionsCarbon dioxide emissions from energy generation, in particular coal burning, contribute to the increasing pace of global climate change.
06 Oct, 2015, 05.53 PM IST
NASA's LADEE spacecraft finds glowing neon gas on moonA dense atmosphere like Earth's is relatively rare in our solar system because an object has to be sufficiently massive to have enough grav...
18 Aug, 2015, 12.35 PM IST
Earth's magnetic flip could lead to surge in cancer ratesEarth's magnetic field could flip very quickly - perhaps within a human lifespan, causing mutations and cancer surge, according to a new st...
15 Oct, 2014, 05.25 PM IST
NASA's Curiosity rover confirms origin of Martian meteoritesThese lighter and heavier forms, or isotopes, of argon exist naturally throughout the solar system.
17 Oct, 2013, 04.46 PM IST
- Bhilai steel Plant gets a new air seperation unit
A new Air Separation Unit (ASU) with a capacity to produce 700 tonne oxygen per day was inaugurated in Bhilai Steel Plant by Union Minister...
15 Jun, 2012, 07.12 PM IST
- Actis, Argon acquire 20% in Phoenix Lamps
Private equity investor Actis and its affiliates have acquired a 20 per cent stake in Phoenix Lamps for Rs 106.45 crore, taking their holdi...
30 Mar, 2007, 09.00 PM IST
- Actis makes open offer for 20% stake in Phoenix Lamps
Private equity investor Actis, with its affiliate companies, has made an open offer to the shareholders of Phoenix Lamps Ltd to buy a 20 pe...
10 Jul, 2006, 04.40 PM IST