Tech first, racing next: F1’s most dramatic preseason is over. The racing is backFormula 1 returns with a dramatic off-season driven by significant regulation changes impacting car design. Teams like Mercedes and Ferrari...
07 Mar, 2026, 11.19 PM IST
India mandates sale of 20% ethanol-blended petrol from AprilIndia will soon see petrol blended with up to 20 percent ethanol and a minimum octane rating of 95. This mandate begins nationwide from Apr...
26 Feb, 2026, 01.49 PM IST
Indian Army to get big firepower boost, IIT develops ramjet-powered artillery shells that can destroy enemy 70 km awayIndian Institute of Technology Madras researchers have achieved a world first with ramjet-powered artillery shells. This innovation is set ...
15 Jan, 2026, 03.27 PM IST
New GST rates: You missed the deals that may not return nowIndia's GST Council has introduced GST 2.0, cutting rates on essentials to boost consumption before Diwali, while increasing taxes on luxur...
22 Sep, 2025, 02.35 PM IST
There is more to MNC stocks than HUL & Nestle: 7 MNC stocks that can deliver up to 35% return in 1 yearThere have been times when, in volatile phases, certain MNC stocks have outperformed the markets. Mostly, it was stocks from the FMCG secto...
19 Dec, 2024, 01.36 PM IST
Startups with laser beams: The companies trying to ignite fusion energyThe sun generates heat and light by jamming or fusing hydrogen atoms together into helium.
14 Nov, 2023, 09.24 AM IST
IOC to roll out 10% Ethanol Blended Petrol across the North East, 100% rollout in GuwahatiThe blending of 10 % ethanol in Petrol in India is a practice which is nearly two decades old now and has been implemented across the count...
11 Jan, 2022, 07.22 PM IST
CNG/LPG generators: Environment-friendly and easy to maintain, do not emit carbon particlesCNG/LPG generators are easy to maintain as compared to traditional diesel/petrol generators and generally last longer.
15 May, 2019, 11.57 AM IST
This device aims to tackle ventilator-associated pneumoniaVAP is a lung infection that might happen when people are on mechanical ventilation breathing machines in hospitals. Thus, Coeo Labs began ...
21 Sep, 2017, 11.55 PM IST
A first: Desi fuel to power high-end cars in BengaluruState-run Hindustan Petroleum Corporation will launch 'poWer 99' fuel in Bengaluru on a pilot basis. This will be extended to other metros ...
27 Jan, 2017, 01.06 PM IST
Country's air-breathing rocket 'scramjets' its way into spaceWhen the second stage, to which two scramjet engines were fixed, auto-ignited, the rocket had reached 20km altitude at Mach 6 and the flame...
29 Aug, 2016, 02.32 PM IST
Government aims rolling out Bharat Stage (BS) V, VI norms from 2019As per the proposal, BS VI norms are expected to be implemented by April 2021 for vehicle models and April 2022 for existing vehicle models.
17 Dec, 2015, 04.59 PM IST
New additive to lower aircraft crash impactWhen an impact occurs, the supramolecules spring into action. The supramolecules spend most of their time coiled up in a compact conformati...
04 Oct, 2015, 02.15 PM IST
India closer to nod for 100 per cent biofuel; draft released for emission standardsB100 vehicles have been plying in cities such as Berkeley in United States. The move aims at reducing dependence on import of crude oil.
01 Aug, 2015, 10.43 AM IST
- India closer to nod for 100% biofuel
Bio-diesel is both renewable and less polluting in comparison to diesel. B100 vehicles have been plying in Brazil and cities such as Califo...
01 Aug, 2015, 01.30 AM IST
Renewable energy push: India set to allow 100% bio-diesel for vehiclesIn a bid to push higher use of renewable energy, India is set to allow 100% bio-diesel for vehicles.
31 Jul, 2015, 08.25 PM IST
With petrol prices hiked, diesel ain't a bad option!The petrol-diesel price gap went up again this week. But that isn't the only reason diesel cars are becoming more attractive. Diesel techno...
18 Sep, 2011, 06.36 AM IST