Ex-Rio Tinto CEO's deep-sea mining firm to merge with Odyssey in $1 billion dealA transformative merger is on the horizon as American Ocean Minerals, spearheaded by Tom Albanese, partners with Odyssey Marine Exploration...
08 Apr, 2026, 11.12 PM IST
Oil shock: Panel urges Finance Ministry to craft strategic energy mitigation frameworkA parliamentary panel has urged the Department of Economic Affairs to create an energy mitigation framework. It also called for a national ...
17 Mar, 2026, 04.44 PM IST
Guyanese oil: India’s 11,000-mile run for oil as US tightens Russia rulesIndian refiners are sourcing crude oil from Guyana. Two supertankers are on a long voyage to India. This move comes as India seeks alternat...
01 Dec, 2025, 10.27 AM IST
Sustainable future needs critical minerals, but even more, it needs global cooperationCritical minerals will play a critical role in shaping a sustainable future economy provided there is strong global political cooperation.
26 Nov, 2025, 11.00 AM IST
Japan found $26 billion under the sea, but this new scientific breakthrough might sink it before it startsJapan’s $26 billion deep-sea discovery of cobalt and nickel near Minami-Tori-shima may be rendered obsolete after scientists developed EV b...
15 Jul, 2025, 06.50 PM IST
NIT Rourkela develops cost-effective magnesium-based battery technologyResearchers at NIT Rourkela have created a new class of cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries using magnesium, addressing issues of h...
18 Jan, 2025, 12.39 AM IST
NIT Rourkela develops new cathode technology to drive India's EV, renewable energy growthResearchers at NIT Rourkela have introduced magnesium-based cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries, offering a sustainable, cost-effec...
17 Jan, 2025, 04.25 PM IST
Microsoft offers cloud customers AMD alternative to Nvidia AI processorsMicrosoft's clusters of Advanced Micro Devices' flagship MI300X AI chips will be sold through its Azure cloud computing service. They will ...
19 May, 2024, 04.02 PM IST
Impact of Baltimore port closure on global supply chainsAuthorities have warned that extensive work is needed before the major port can reopen following Tuesday's catastrophic cargo ship collisio...
29 Mar, 2024, 06.28 PM IST
Relax, electric vehicles really are the best choice for the climateElectric vehicles are like digital cameras in their early iterations. They are already better than the alternative for almost everyone, and...
28 Nov, 2023, 12.00 PM IST
GM backs EV battery startup Mitra Chem as it shifts future focus to cheaper materialsGM will lead a $60 million investment in Mitra Chem, a two-year-old Mountain View, California, company that uses artificial intelligence to...
16 Aug, 2023, 05.53 PM IST
NITI Aayog proposes incentives for processing and refining of minerals in lithium-ion batteriesNITI Aayog has proposed incentives in the form of tax benefits and a production linked incentive scheme to encourage production and refinin...
01 Aug, 2023, 06.15 AM IST
John Goodenough, Nobel laureate and battery pioneer, dies at 100The American was "was a leader at the cutting edge of scientific research throughout the many decades of his career," said Jay Hartzell, Pr...
27 Jun, 2023, 06.51 AM IST
Electric vehicles won't give the intended results for the next 10-15 years: Maruti chief RC BhargavaThe government should also support CNG, hybrid vehicles, the Maruti Suzuki Chairman said while speaking at the ET Auto EV Conclave
15 Mar, 2022, 06.44 PM IST
China already has an uncomfortable lead in securing rare earth minerals. India has to up its energy gameIndia should immediately secure supplies of rare earth minerals. Else, we will be groping in the dark as the world moves towards greener en...
23 Nov, 2021, 09.59 AM IST
Tesla in talks with China's EVE for low-cost battery supply deal: ReutersEVE makes lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, which are cheaper to produce because they use iron instead of more expensive nickel and c...
14 May, 2021, 12.09 PM IST
- BARC scientists recover uranium, cobalt-60 from N-waste
Use of radiation-resistant micro- organisms have enabled scientists of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) to recover heavy metals like ur...
10 Apr, 2011, 02.21 PM IST