Everything you need to know about Chemical Industries: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Chemical Industries: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Lucknow, May 24 (IANS) The son of an Uttar Pradesh minister has gone missing from Bareilly city, police said Friday, adding a manhunt has been launched to trace him.
Washington, May 23 (ANI): Scientists and engineers together must initiate a major new effort to educate the public and decision makers on a crisis in providing Earth's people with clean water that looms ahead in the 21st century.
Thiruvananthapuram, May 23 (IANS) Kerala Industries and Information Technology Minister P.K. Kunhalikutty Thursday said some invisible forces were trying to stall the state's progress on all fronts but refused to identify them.
Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) Entrepreneurs wanting to invest in Bihar should acquire land directly from farmers as land acquisition by the government would cost more, a top government official said Friday.
Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) Sonu Sood confesses that he was so eager to work with filmmaker Ramesh Taurani that he gave his nod for "Ramaiya Vasta Vaiya" without even having read the script.
Mumbai, May 16 (IANS) Actor-filmmaker Prabhudheva, whose action directorials "Wanted" and "Rowdy Rathore" turned out to be box office successes, says he was happy when he was offered to helm a love story like "Ramaiya Vasta Vaiya".
Washington, May 16 (ANI): Scientists have proposed the use of a new technology that promises to keep fruits, vegetables and cut flowers fresh for longer period, reducing the billions of dollars of loss incurred each year from wastage.
Washington, May 15 (ANI): When a coffee stain dries, its edges become noticeably darker and thicker, while the middle of the stain remains almost unsoiled.
Panaji, May 15 (IANS) Officials of the anti-graft wing of Goa Police are in Kerala to probe the assets of Congress legislator Chandrakant Kavlekar who allegedly bought properties worth over Rs.5 crore in that state, an official said Wednesday.
Thiruvananthapuram, May 14 (IANS) Telmoco Development Labs Pvt. Ltd., Kerala's first incubated consumer electronics start-up based in Technopark here, has forayed into the retail segment with Attitude Next 6339 -- a seven-inch Android tablet phone.
Bhubaneswar, May 13 (IANS) The Utkal Alumina International Limited (UAIL), a unit of Hindalco Industries, plans to start trial production at its 1.5 million tonnes per annum alumina refinery in Odisha by the end of May, an official said Monday.
Washington, May 13 (ANI): Johns Hopkins scientists have unearthed clues about which protein signaling molecules are allowed into hollow, hair-like "antennae," called cilia, that alert cells to critical changes in their environments.
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) A month after gold slumped to its lowest in over 15 months, jewellers are expecting a rise of 15 to 30 percent in sales during the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritiya May 13 - given the plethora of offers to woo customers.
Mumbai, May 9 (IANS) The Reliance Industries (RIL)-led consortium operating the offshore KG-D6 gas fields plans to serially invest $5 billion to reverse falling output.
Mumbai, May 9 (IANS) A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets Thursday closed 0.26 percent down, breaking a three days of consecutive gains to close below the 20,000-level mark, as traders booked profits ahead of the crucial industrial production and inflation data expected soon.
Thiruvananthapuram, May 9 (IANS) Industries Minister P.K. Kunhalikutty Thursday said 40 projects have materialised out of the Emerging Kerala meet held in Kochi last September.
Washington, May 9 (ANI): The National Rifle Association convention has asked a vendor to remove a controversial zombie doll that bleeds fake blood when shot, at the request of the organizers.
Washington, May 9 (ANI): TV screen that hangs on the wall like a poster or smartphone that can fold up and fit into a pocket are closer to reality because of advances towards development of flexible batteries that could power a new genre of electronics devices.
Washington, May 8 (IANS) India's ambassador Nirupama Rao has asked the US to start exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) to India and other energy scarce countries, calling it a 'win-win' opportunity.
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Shimla, May 5 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh would soon have three new industrial estates to promote industrialisation, an official said here Sunday
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) India's largest jewellery retail chain Tanishq, part of Titan Industries, Saturday said it will invest more than Rs.1,000 crore this fiscal in opening new stores across the country.
Kolkata, May 2 (IANS) DPSC Limited, a power utility arm of Srei Infra Finance Group, Thursday got listed on the MCX Stock Exchange (MCX-SX), the country's latest exchange to start equity trading.
Ankara, May 2 (Xinhua-ANI): An alliance of Japanese Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and France's Areva has won a bid to build Turkey' s second nuclear power plant, Turkish Daily News reported Thursday.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Tata Industries and Ramot at Tel Aviv University (TAU), the university's technology transfer company, have entered into a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) to fund and generate leading-edge "commercialisation ready technologies".
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) Exide Industries, the country's biggest storage battery producing company, Monday reported a meagre 2.76 percent rise in its net profit to Rs.146.46 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared to Rs.142.52 crore for the same period a year ago.
Washington, April 28 (ANI): A startling prediction made by a team of researchers has challenged existing chemical models and current understanding of planetary interiors - magnesium oxide, a major material in the formation of planets, can exist in several different compositions.
Hyderabad, April 26 (IANS) Technology and consulting were the largest recruiters at the Indian School of Business (ISB), which Friday announced that its 741 students of class of 2013 participated in the first integrated placements at Hyderabad and Mohali campuses.
Chennai, April 26 (IANS) An expert panel set up by the National Green Tribunal to inspect the controversial copper smelter plant of Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd at Tuticorin is expected to carry out its second round of inspection Saturday, said an official.
Washington, April 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has said that America has determined that chemical weapons have been used in the civil war in Syria.
Thiruvananthapuram, April 25 (IANS) Ernst & Young Global Services (EYGS) Thursday opened its third Kerala facility at the KINFRA Film and Video Park here.
Beijing, April 24 (IANS) Sinopec, China's top oil refiner, Wednesday announced the success of the first test flight powered by the company's newly developed aviation biofuel product.
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) Monday cleared 25 oil and gas blocks for exploration out of the 31 where work had been stopped due to security restrictions by the defence ministry.
Kaushambi/ Mumbai, Apr. 22 (ANI): Aam Admi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal on Monday lashed out at the Congress-led UPA Government for giving 'Z' plus security to Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, and said that the Centre is not worried about the common man's safety.
New Delhi, April 22 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday condemned the government's move of to provide 'Z' category security to Reliance Industries Limited Chairman, Mukesh Ambani.
Mumbai, April 22 (IANS) Videocon Industries Monday announced a significant natural gas discovery in its offshore Rovumal block in Mozambique.
Washington, April 22 (ANI): Gold nanoparticles from personal care products, solar cells and certain drug delivery agents can accelerate ageing and the onset of diabetes, new research has warned.
London, April 22 (ANI): Scientists have tailor-made a new chemical compound that blocks a protein that has been linked to poor responses to treatment in cancer patients.
Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) With movie merchandising on a new high, now jackets of forthcoming film "Aashiqui 2" will be rolled out in the markets soon.
Shillong, April 18 (IANS) The Meghalaya government Thursday promised to take action against cement companies violating forest conservations laws.
Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets closed in red Wednesday, after a smart rally the previous day, as losses in oil and gas and information technology (IT) stocks offset gains in auto, bank and metal stocks.
Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) In a two-pronged approach aimed at solving India's energy and water problems, Kolkata scientists have acheived a breakthrough in developing an efficient and bankable hydrogen-based energy source.
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) said Tuesday its profit increased 32 percent to Rs.5,589 crore for the quarter ended March 31 owing to strong margins in the oil refinery business.
London, Apr 16 (ANI): The British government is increasingly concerned there is evidence that chemical weapons have been used in Syria.
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) British oil major BP plc and Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) Monday sought a clear roadmap from the government on natural gas pricing.
Dushanbe (Tajikistan), Apr 15 (ANI): Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari, who is on a goodwill visit to Tajikistan, would discuss militancy stemming from Pakistan and Afghanistan and ways to boost bilateral trade with the resource-rich central Asian country.
Moscow, April 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Iranian military has successfully test-fired three new domestically produced missiles, the Fars News Agency has reported.
Washington, April 14 (ANI): A group of researchers from the University of Oxford believe they have engineered a protein from flesh-eating bacteria that acts as a molecular 'superglue' and could be used to help detect cancer cells.
Israel, Apr. 14 (ANI): The Iranian Army has announced the successful testing of three new missiles, on Saturday, but did not reveal details about the weapons.
Washington, April 14 (ANI): A group of researchers from the University of Oxford believe they have engineered a protein from flesh-eating bacteria that acts as a molecular 'superglue' and could be used to help detect cancer cells.
New Delhi, Apr. 13 (ANI): Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari will be paying a four-day official visit to Tajikistan beginning on Sunday.
Chennai, April 12 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal Friday said an expert panel will be formed to inspect the systems of the Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd's copper smelter plant that was ordered closed by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) last month, a lawyer said.
Washington, April 12(ANI): A scientist has said that people actually can see the flavor of foods, and the eyes have such a powerful role that they can trump the tongue and the nose.
Washington, Apr 12 (ANI): The scientific secrets underpinning that awful reality about potato chips - eat one and you're apt to scarf 'em all down, has now been revealed.
Berlin, Apr. 11 (ANI): India and Germany have agreed to intensify further their exchange of views and experience on combating terrorism as well as their practical cooperation in this connection, also in the Indo-German Working Group on counter-terrorism as well as multilateral forums.
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The union power ministry is seeking priority status to power projects for gas allocation, on par with fertiliser units, Power Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said Wednesday.
Kathmandu, April 10 (IANS) Top leaders of Nepal's major political parties Wednesday signed a commitment paper prepared by the private sector pledging to support overall development of hydro power projects.
Washington, April 10 (ANI): Scientists have found new evidence that a component of egg whites - already popular as a substitute for whole eggs among health-conscious consumers concerned about cholesterol in the yolk -have another beneficial effect in reducing blood pressure.
Washington, April 10 (IANS) A study by American scientists presented Wednesday supports the view that a substance in egg white has the ability to lower blood pressure without negative effects.
Washington, April 9 (ANI): The world's first practical "artificial leaf" has gained another innovative feature - the ability to self-heal damage that occurs during production of energy.
Washington, April 9 (ANI): A scientist who helped verify authenticity of the fabled Gospel of Judas has revealed how an ancient Egyptian marriage certificate played a pivotal role in confirming the veracity of inks used in the controversial text.
New York, April 9 (IANS/EFE) General Electric Co. announced Monday that it is spending $3.3 billion to buy Lufkin Industries Inc., a manufacturer of equipment used in oil drilling.
Washington, April 8 (ANI): The "65-degree egg" and its "6X degree C" counterparts continue to entice chefs and diners at chic restaurants, but an expert has now claimed that the science underpinning that supposed recipe for perfection in boiling an egg is flawed.
Washington, April 8 (ANI): Scientists behind a new project believed that they have reached an advanced stage in their effort to turn algae into solar-powered factories for producing the "wonder material" nanocellulose.
Washington, Apr. 8 (ANI): Families can be key players in a revolution needed to feed the world, and could save money by helping to cut food losses now occurring from field to fork to trash bin, an expert has said.
Jerusalem, April 8 (IANS) Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is operating its integrated command, control and communication center in Brazil, the company said in a statement.
Washington, April 8 (IANS) High levels of arsenic have been detected in some German beers and are believed to come from a filtering material widely used in food production, said a report.
Washington, April 8 (ANI): Chocolate is known as a healthy treat when enjoyed in moderation, but it could become even more salubrious if manufacturers embraced new technology for making "fruit-juice-infused chocolate," a new study has concluded.
Washington, April 8 (ANI): Scientists have found that heart, blood, lung and other cells in the body have the same receptors for sensing odours that exist in the nose.
Mumbai, April 5 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets closed Friday's trade 0.32 percent down, owing to heavy selling in fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), capital goods, consumer durables, bank and media and entertainment stocks.
Washington, April 5 (ANI): While it is generally accepted that some important ingredients for life came from meteorites bombarding the early Earth, scientists have not been able to explain how that lifeless rock transformed into the building blocks of life.
Chandigarh, April 4 (IANS) Targetting a record procurement of over 140 lakh tonnes this season, the Punjab government has set aside Rs.18,998 crore for wheat procurement this season.
Mumbai, April 3 (IANS) Indian markets continued to toast the agreement reached Tuesday by Reliance Industries to share the optic fibre network of Reliance Communications for 4G telecom services, as analysts said it could entail more such pacts in the future.
Shimla, April 3 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh is hopeful of getting some central incentives to attract investment, Industries Minister Mukesh Agnihotri informed the assembly Wednesday.
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) Companies run by brothers Mukesh and Anil Ambani Tuesday announced a Rs.1,200 crore deal for cooperation in telecom business.
Washington, March 31 (ANI): It has been a mystery among musical experts if the sound of the Stradivari and Guarneri violins might incorporate such elements of speech as vowels and consonants.
Chennai, March 30 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) Friday ordered closure of the Tuticorin copper smelting plant of Sterlite Industries, a subsidiary of Vedanta group, with immediate effect, and power supply to the plant has been cut off, a company official said.
Shimla, March 28 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh is framing a new industrial policy to attract more investments as 215 industrial units have closed down during the last five years, Industries Minister Mukesh Agnihotri told the state assembly Thursday.
Washington, Mar. 28 (ANI): Liquid smoke, black and green teas and coffee produced levels of cell DNA damage comparable to chemo drugs, a new study has found.
Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets rose 0.12 percent points Tuesday ending a seven-session losing streak. Fast moving consumer goods stocks such as ITC gained the most.
Chandigarh, March 26 (IANS) Punjab is headed for a record wheat procurement of 140 lakh tonnes this season, officials of the state food and supplies department said here Tuesday.
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) In a bid to provide cheap aviation fuel to domestic airlines, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) Tuesday said it will form a joint venture (JV) with airlines, state-run oil marketing companies and Reliance Industries.
Panaji, March 25 (IANS) Goa can be modelled as Singapore as one of the leading destinations for high-end tourism, Confederation of Indian Industries' (CII) Goa unit chairman Atul Pai Kane said Monday.
London, March 25 (ANI): Scientists in America have found that oleocanthal - a compound which gives olive oil its peppery "bite" - helps to destroy the toxic proteins that are thought to cause Alzheimer's disease.
London, Mar. 24 (ANI): US rockers My Chemical Romance have announced that they are splitting up after remaining together for 12 years.
Los Angeles, March 24 (IANS) Members of punk-rock band My Chemical Romance, known for several hits and four studio albums, announced that they are splitting up after jamming together for over a decade.
Mumbai, March 22 (IANS) New learning models and low-cost solutions need to be created to deal with equality in skills, nutrition and housing, said Sam Pitroda, advisor to the prime minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations.
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) has cleared Reliance Industries' (RIL) KG-D6 and NEC-25 blocks for oil and gas exploration along with three other areas, the petroleum ministry said Thursday.
Panaji, March 21 (IANS) A task force will be constituted within a week to put together a draft industrial policy for Goa, Industries Minister Mahadev Naik said Thursday.
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) India should look at Egypt as its gateway to Africa, Osama Saleh, Egypt's Minister of Investment, said here.
Washington, Mar 21 (ANI): The mystery of how consumption of extra virgin olive oil helps reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease may lie in one of its component that helps shuttle the abnormal proteins out of the brain, a new study has revealed.
Tel Aviv, March 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US President Barack Obama said Wednesday he was "deeply skeptical" of Syrian government claims that its opponents used chemical weapons in the civil conflict there.
United Nations, March 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The UN has received Syria's request to create a group of independent investigators to probe an alleged chemical attack in the country, according to the UN secretary general's press service.
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court was Wednesday told by the government that Vedanta Resources Plc and other companies, named in a petition alleging illegal foreign funding for the Congress and the BJP, are not international entities.
Washington, Mar 16 (ANI): Anyone who needs a reason not to overindulge on St. Patrick's Day or on any other day of the year, the American Chemical Society (ACS) video shows alcohol's effects on the body.
Mumbai, March 15 (IANS) Bangladesh's Minister of Information Hasanul Haq Inu Friday said film buffs in India and Bangladesh can now look forward to seeing movies filmed in each other's countries.
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Washington, March 15 (ANI): An elusive anti-cancer property of vitamin E that has long been presumed to exist, but difficult to find, has finally been identified.
Thiruvananthapuram, March 14 (IANS) Six months after the "Emerging Kerala" meet was held in Kochi to showcase opportunities to investors in the state, 30 projects under it have so far been cleared, state Industries Minister P.K. Kunhalikutty said Thursday.
Washington, March 14 (ANI): Scientists at the American Chemical Society have made an advance toward overcoming a major barrier to tapping the potential of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and India's Ayurvedic medicine in developing new and more effective modern drugs.
