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In 2015, Portland put four turbines inside a 42-inch drinking-water pipe; they generated about 900 MWh a year while the city kept delivering water normallyIn Portland, Oregon, a groundbreaking initiative has been implemented where turbines are installed within drinking water pipes to harness e...
BRICS adopts New Delhi Declaration: Inside the 140-point document on Global South's ambitionsBRICS leaders adopted the New Delhi Declaration at the 18th summit, reaffirming their commitment to cooperation, multilateralism and a more...
Nepal rescuers continue search for missing as identification of dead remains challengeEleven days post the catastrophic floods in Nepal, search teams are tirelessly looking for those still missing. Authorities are confronted ...
No obvious sector to buy? So try an unconventional way: 7 stocks from different sectors with upside potential of up to 26%So, what to do if you cannot pick a sector to buy into? Forget about themes and waves, and go looking directly for individual businesses th...
Stock picks of the week: 6 stocks with consistent score improvement and an upside potential of up to 17%You might ask: Why does it matter to India? In actual fact, it matters not only to India, but to the whole world. Yes, we are talking of an...
In 2001, USDA researchers released salvinia weevils in Texas and Louisiana; by 2003, weed cover had fallen near release sites while untreated controls stayed chokedA tiny weevil has proven to be a powerful ally in the battle against giant salvinia, an invasive aquatic weed. Tested in Texas and Louisian...
"The scale of damage is so high, it's like a parlay, we cannot imagine": Former National Reconstruction Authority CEO on Nepal floodsNepal grapples with a severe humanitarian crisis after devastating flash floods hit its northern districts. India has swiftly responded by ...
Oak Ridge and Tennessee used 3 robotic welding arms to print a 3-by-5-foot steel pressure vessel, tackling America’s forging shortage; the program now targets nuclear parts weighing 10,000 pounds or moreAmerica's nuclear industry faces forging capacity issues for large components. Researchers are exploring large-scale metal 3D printing as a...
Power sector stocks: Rising demand, uneven risk; best owned as a basket. 10 power stocks with upside potential of up to 28%For years, owning power meant betting on a slow, steady rise in demand as the economy grew. That story has suddenly changed. The machines b...
These large- and mid-cap stocks can give more than 25% return in 1 year, according to analystsThe price of crude oil is down again despite the escalating tensions in the Gulf region. That augurs well for markets. This does not mean t...
In the 1950s, a Soviet engineer proposed damming the Bering Strait and pumping the ocean to melt the Arctic, a deliberate plan to thaw the top of the world and warm SiberiaA Soviet engineer proposed damming the Bering Strait to warm the Arctic. This ambitious plan aimed to melt ice and change global weather pa...
Stock picks of the week: 5 stocks with consistent score improvement and upside potential of up to 27%This time, hopefully, both the US and Iran will stick to their word. The factor to watch is how Israel takes it. With oil prices coming dow...
In 2011, the US began tearing down two century-old dams on Washington's Elwha River, the largest dam removal in US history at the time, freeing over 20 million cubic yards of trapped sedimentThe Elwha River dams were dismantled after nearly a century of operation. This significant engineering project restored over ninety miles o...
Owning an ecosystem is sometimes the better approach: 21 stocks from the energy ecosystem, 9 with upside potential of over 13%Faced with a rising sector, the instinct is to find the best stock in it. The single name that will best ride the wave. In an ecosystem lik...
India's solar sector a big opportunity, could become exporter to Europe: Renewables Norway CEOIndia's burgeoning solar power sector is a significant driver for global climate action, according to Renewables Norway CEO Bard Vegar Solh...
View: The perils of ignoring the message from the hills one more timeIt is not surprising that the Himalayas have sent us a message which is sharp and clear: unbridled development will lead to damage. It is a...
IIT Roorkee testing floating device to produce electricity from river surfaceTraditional hydropower plants require the construction of large scale dams, which have significant ecological and environmental consequence...
Storage reservoir based power sector expects shining outputAs per Ministry of Water Resources report, for the week ending 5th July, live storage available in 91 important reservoirs of the country w...
Monsoon gives bright picture to renewable energy sectorDespite being world’s seventh largest hydropower producer, India’s global rank in hydropower potential exploitation is fifth.
- India can generate 68,000 MW power from renewable sources: WB
The World Bank today said 68,000 MW of power costing less than Rs 6 per unit can be generated from renewable energy sources.