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The radiation leakage in the state-run Kaiga atomic power plant in Karnataka could be an act of sabotage, a top official said Sunday. Preliminary enquiry does not reveal any violation of operating procedures or radioactivity releases or security breach.

The Indian subsidiary of ArcelorMittal proposes to invest Rs.30,000-crore (Rs.300-billion) to set up the steel plant and a 750 MW power plant in north Karnataka," Yeddyurappa told reporters. An ArcelorMittal team, led by board member Sudhir Maheshwari and its India...

India on Wednesday expressed satisfaction with the joint Indo-U.S. statement, particularly the portion on climate change, which “represents an increased degree of congruence” in the way the two countries approach the challenge. According to an official spokesperson, the Prime Minister’s...

At present, the company generates 430 MW using bagasse, of which 340 MW is for captive purpose while 90 MW is sold to the state grid, a company spokesperson said. The five new plants will be coal-based and would be...

S N Dash, secretary in the Union Ministry of Heavy Industry, told DNA Money that any decision on sops for EFV development would be taken after a meeting of the high powered 'Development Council' next month. At present, there is...

The government has finally decided to address their concern regarding rising pollution levels and is giving the final touches to a notification setting fuel efficiency standards for the automobile sector. The norms will come into force in 2011. At present,...

Environment minister Jairam Ramesh, known for courting controversy and making candid remarks, on Friday said if there was a Nobel prize for dirt and filth, India would get it. “Our cities are the dirtiest cities of the world...The minister was...