PCBL Chemical eyes Rs 16,000cr revenue, five-fold PAT growth by 2030PCBL Chemical Ltd, India's leading carbon black producer, aims to boost capacity by 50% across its product range in the next five years, ta...
08 Sep, 2025, 05.46 PM IST
Indian scientists develop reactor for cost-effective production of hydrogen using sunlight and waterThe development assumes significance as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his Independence Day speech, had announced the launch of a Nat...
29 Sep, 2021, 11.56 PM IST
Scientists develop composite wrapper that can extend shelf life of fruitsThe wrapper can be reused, which is not possible with the present technology.
10 Aug, 2021, 06.00 PM IST
PCBL to set up Rs 600-crore greenfield plant near ChennaiThe largest carbon black manufacturer in India, PCBL remains optimistic about the demand growth and had already invested Rs 300 crore for b...
09 Jul, 2020, 06.03 PM IST
Quantum leap: Nanotechnology, from science fiction to realityCome the 2020s, and some of the nano gear will move from labs into our bodies, home appliances, cars, airplanes, food, solar panels, smart ...
28 Dec, 2019, 10.20 PM IST
Phillips Carbon Black unveils state-of-the-art Sushila Goenka Research and Development Centre in GujaratSpread over 27,000 square feet (sq.ft.) on a sprawling land area of 8 lakh sq.ft., the R&D Centre entailed an initial investment of Rs 20 c...
18 Jul, 2019, 06.24 PM IST
IIT Roorkee researchers make headway in cancer therapyLed by P Gopinath, a team of IIT Roorkee researchers, have developed nanosized (having dimensions of a few nano meter) carbon materials hav...
08 Nov, 2018, 01.37 PM IST
- Material tougher, more conductive than copper developed
New York, April 23 (IANS) Researchers have developed thin carbon nanotube (CNT) textiles that exhibit high electrical conductivity and a le...
23 Apr, 2017, 03.35 PM IST
- Scientists discover way to turn carbon dioxide into useful fuel
New York, Oct 31 (IANS) In a new twist to waste-to-fuel technology, scientists at the US Department of Energys Oak Ridge National Laborator...
31 Oct, 2016, 01.47 PM IST
Real Green Cars: Now, Tata Motors has stepped out of box with its lifecycle assessment of carsGlobally, the transportation sector accounts for 23% of carbon emissions from fossil fuel combustion. It is expected to grow by 40% up to 2...
29 Sep, 2015, 10.36 AM IST
The CO2 in our atmosphere can now be transformed into a building materialThey even note that they tried out the "one pot" approach using power harvested from photovoltaics to heat the molten lithium carbonate.
20 Aug, 2015, 01.03 PM IST
CNG-run vehicles emit dangerous nano carbon: CSIR studyThe natural gas (CNG)-run buses are harmful for humans as they emit 'nano carbon' particles which can cause cancer, according to a study co...
06 Aug, 2015, 06.14 PM IST
Artificial photosynthesis method turns waste CO2 into fuelsResearchers have developed new system that uses sunlight to convert waste carbon dioxide into valuable chemical products such as biodegrada...
24 Apr, 2015, 05.56 PM IST
Silk can be new 'green' material for gen-next batteriesTheir material stores five times more lithium than graphite can - a capacity that is critical to improving battery performance.
12 Mar, 2015, 05.12 PM IST
- They pollute too
The bane of internet age, spams also leave carbon footprints.
17 Apr, 2009, 02.57 AM IST
- DRDO seeks help from MNNIT Allahabad to build missiles
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has approached the Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT), Allahab...
19 Aug, 2008, 02.58 PM IST
- Nanotechnology: Answer to air pollution?
Research shows that nano-treatment of engines can cut down toxic gas emissions by up to 90 per cent.
26 Dec, 2007, 04.08 PM IST