Pentagon spars with SpaceX over Starlink price hike during Iran warWithin weeks of the United States launching its bombing campaign, SpaceX executives met Pentagon officials and argued the military had been...
27 May, 2026, 12.36 AM IST
How China is helping Cuba survive crippling blackouts as years of US sanctions leave the country with ‘absolutely no fuel’Cuba faces a severe energy crisis with widespread blackouts. China is significantly boosting Cuba's solar power infrastructure. Imports of ...
14 May, 2026, 11.30 AM IST
Trump calls Iran's response to US peace proposal 'unacceptable'President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s response to a U.S. proposal for peace talks, hurting hopes of a quick end to the 10-week conflict th...
11 May, 2026, 10.37 AM IST
Village braces for closure of Spain's largest nuclear plantAs Spain eyes a greener future, the Almaraz nuclear plant stands at a crossroads. Set for closure by 2028, the facility's fate is now up in...
04 May, 2026, 08.10 AM IST
Something is going seriously wrong with the US Navy: After the USS Gerald Ford fire comes another crisis — Navy warship Higgins goes dark for hoursAfter the Gerald Ford Fire, the USS Higgins goes dark, and the US Navy's crisis deepens. A guided-missile destroyer loses all power and pro...
01 May, 2026, 10.31 PM IST
How Asia-Pacific is fighting a fuel shock that could get worseAsian nations are grappling with prolonged energy supply strains due to the Middle East conflict, prompting governments to implement costly...
28 Apr, 2026, 07.52 AM IST
Drone-carried pig causes 10-hour power cut in China — viral video leaves Internet in stitchesA bizarre accident in Sichuan, China, left a village without power for 10 hours. A local villager’s drone, carrying a live pig for New Year...
06 Feb, 2026, 08.37 PM IST
Chinese 'kill switches' found in equipment at US solar firms trigger national security fears. What are they?Engineers have discovered 'kill switches' embedded in Chinese-manufactured parts on American solar farms, raising fears Beijing could manip...
27 May, 2025, 07.02 PM IST
China installs kill switches in solar panels sold to the West; here’s why it’s extremely dangerous and how Beijing could trigger a world warAmerican solar farms have detected unauthorized communication devices, or "kill switches," in Chinese-made components. These hidden devices...
16 May, 2025, 11.09 PM IST
What would be the cost of a global Internet outage for one day? You would be surprised to knowIf an internet outage occurs just for a single day, the US alone would face huge losses of around $11 billion. China is estimated to lose n...
07 Nov, 2023, 10.49 PM IST
Vietnam: The China trade-war winner's economy is sufferingWhen tensions between Beijing and Washington escalated during Donald Trump's presidency, Vietnam became the toast of think tanks and invest...
07 Jun, 2023, 09.39 AM IST
China logs hottest August since records began: State mediaSouthern China last month sweltered under what experts said may have been one of the worst heat waves in global history, with parts of Sich...
06 Sep, 2022, 04.16 PM IST
China cuts power to factories, homes as reservoirs fallCompanies in Sichuan province including makers of solar panels, cement and urea closed or reduced production after they were ordered to rat...
17 Aug, 2022, 02.11 PM IST
Switzerland warns big companies they may have to cut power useAbout 30,000 companies that each consume more than 100,000 kilowatt hours per year are being sent a letter from Ostral, the crisis-manageme...
17 Oct, 2021, 11.51 PM IST
Moderate earthquake jolts Chinese Yingjiang countyThe epicenter of the quake was measured at 25.0 degrees north and 97.8 degrees east, at a depth of 12 km, according to the CENC
24 May, 2014, 10.33 AM IST
Narendra Modi slams Centre's foreign policy"The issue of Sarabjit Singh should not be seen in isolation..all incidents are proof of failure and weakness of this government," Modi sai...
27 Apr, 2013, 02.10 PM IST
India's blackout offers lessons to China: Official mediaChina should learn lessons from a large-scale power outage experienced by India this week, the Chinese state media said today.
02 Aug, 2012, 06.59 PM IST