India, Australia to hold 3rd round of talks on nuclear deal...

  India and Australia are to hold the third round of negotiations to finalise a civil nuclear agreement that could enable the sale of Australian uranium to India, in Delhi during the week beginning November 25, it was announced on Friday. A statement issued by the Australian Foreign Ministry after talks between the Foreign Ministers...

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GVK Power gets approval for Kevin's Corner mine in Australia...

  Australian Federal Government has granted environmental approval for GVK's Kevin's Corner Project in Queensland, the city-based infrastructure major said today. In late 2011, GVK had acquired a 100 per cent stake in the Kevin's Corner project and a 79 per cent stake in the Alpha Coal and Alpha West Coal projects from Hancock Prospecting...

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C​hemical Industries Association urges Govt to set up offshore wind power projects...

  The Chemical Industries Association has urged the Government of India to work towards setting up offshore wind power plants in India. Offshore wind farms are those constructed in water bodies to harness wind power. "India is facing an impending energy crisis due to the necessity to import around 110 million tonnes of coal, around...

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Power utility keen to cut residential users' tariff...

  The state power distributor-Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL)-is keen on exempting residential users from paying renewable energy (RE) charges. The utility, which supplies power to Thane, Navi Mumbai and parts of the eastern suburbs, wants to impose the levy on "polluting" industrial units. A petition...

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NanoPV Voltech to set up 75-MW plant near Chennai...

  NanoPV Voltech Solar Pvt Ltd, a joint venture between US-based NanoPV Solar Inc and the Voltech group of Chennai, expects to open a solar module manufacturing plant near here in December. The facility, with a capacity to make 75 MW worth of modules a year, is being set up at an investment of Rs 100 crore. The solar module can be...

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