This solar-powered device turns moisture from the air into drinking water and could help off-grid communities facing water shortagesScientists have developed solar-powered devices that harvest drinking water directly from the atmosphere, even in arid conditions. These of...
12 May, 2026, 07.07 PM IST
India's cows offer biogas alternative to Mideast energy crunchIndia faces cooking gas shortages due to global events. Villagers in Uttar Pradesh are turning to biogas, made from cow dung, as a reliable...
06 May, 2026, 08.59 AM IST
From 2 days to 90! Abu Dhabi unveils world’s largest underground water reserve that stuns expertsAbu Dhabi has unveiled the world's largest underground desalinated water reserve, storing 26 billion liters to supply the emirate for up to...
21 Apr, 2026, 12.55 AM IST
Tactical investing: 6 stocks for your watchlist as the Gulf rebuild approaches; 4 with positive upside potential of up to 25%Peace is something that has eluded West Asia a long time. For old Gulf watchers, statements and counter-statements of the kind seen in the ...
19 Apr, 2026, 04.02 PM IST
Govt’s RDI push to cut import dependence, deepen domestic innovation: SintexIndigenous R&D, antimicrobial pipes, and MSME partnerships lead the company’s shift from storage to integrated water management.
03 Dec, 2025, 11.49 AM IST
Vehicles stalled in MP CM's convoy: FIR lodged, BPCL blames heavy rains for water-mixed fuelAn FIR was filed in Ratlam after Chief Minister Mohan Yadav's convoy faced issues due to adulterated fuel. The incident prompted the state ...
28 Jun, 2025, 08.06 PM IST
BSF foils major Phensedyl smuggling bid on Bangladesh borderPhensedyl smuggling is surging in Bengal, eclipsing cattle smuggling across the Indo-Bangladesh border. The BSF South Bengal Frontier recen...
15 Jun, 2025, 11.24 PM IST
BSF seizes huge consignment of Phensedyl cough syrup worth 1.4 crore near India-Bangladesh borderA significant seizure of 62,200 bottles of Phensedyl cough syrup, valued at Rs 1.4 crore, was made by the Border Security Force near the In...
25 Jan, 2025, 04.36 PM IST
Army creating new defences in Ladakh, shoring up infraA crucial part of scaling up of capabilities is the setting up of new 3D printed structures by the Corps of Engineers that can house troops...
15 Nov, 2022, 11.32 PM IST
View: Holding back the annual delugeMumbai has an average elevation of 14 m, with some coastal areas lying 6-8 m above sea level. Low-lying creek areas are more vulnerable, as...
26 Jul, 2021, 12.11 AM IST
MHA gives nod to field trials of ground-penetrating radar at Pakistan borderThe handheld GPR will be equipped with an LCD screen, telescopic rod “to plot the real time threat” and will be able to conduct “automatic ...
17 Jul, 2020, 08.06 AM IST
A hunt for any storage space turns urgent as oil glut growsTraders said Monday's market drop indicated any unfilled tanks are under lease, and not available to new renters.
21 Apr, 2020, 02.33 PM IST
Alinz plans to set up portable fuel pumps in IndiaIndia has about 63,000 filling stations already and oil companies are adding more.
22 Aug, 2018, 10.45 PM IST
Mystery of oil held on Chinese islands puzzles crude marketsThe purchases, along with temporary production outages in Nigeria and Canada, helped rebalance supply and demand in the market, leading Bre...
31 Aug, 2016, 12.57 PM IST
Country's emergency oil stock storages face delay: Oil India Development BoardCountry's emergency oil stockpile storage is facing a year's delay because of problems in construction of underground caverns.
16 Oct, 2012, 02.12 PM IST
- Punj Lloyd wins Rs 330 crore crude oil storage project in Karnataka
Punj Lloyd today said it has bagged a Rs 330 crore order from Ministry of Petroleum for process facilities at an upcoming crude oil storage...
09 Aug, 2012, 09.45 PM IST
- India mulls quadrupling strategic crude oil stockpile
India is considering quadrupling the size of strategic crude oil stockpile it is building as insurance against supply disruption.
17 Apr, 2012, 06.09 PM IST