Price war comes to EVs as Tata makes Nexon cheaper after M&M’s new launch

As major automotive (auto) manufacturers line up electric cars for the Indian market, segment leader Tata Motors has decided to significantly slash the prices of its popular Nexon EV by Rs 31,000-85,000 amid intensifying competition. This move by Tata Motors comes a day after Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) launched its much-awaited compact electric sport utility […]

German Chancellor reaffirms goal of attaining climate neutrality by 2045

In a special address at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reaffirmed his country’s goal of attaining climate neutrality, or net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, by 2045. While the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine since February 2022 initially appeared to throw a spanner into German and European ambitions for the transition […]

Adani Enterprises’ Rs 20,000 crore FPO to fund green capex, debt payback

Adani Enterprises (AEL), flagship company of ports-to-energy conglomerate Adani Group, will use the proceeds from its follow-on public offering (FPO) to invest Rs 11,000 crore in capital expenditure towards the green hydrogen and airport projects and another Rs 4,100 crore in retiring debt of road, airport, and solar projects, the company said in its prospectus. […]

Salasar Techno Engineering gets Rs 143 cr EPC contract from Nepal govt

Homegrown Salasar Techno Engineering Ltd (STEL) on Wednesday said it has secured a Rs 143 crore contract from the Nepal government. “The order is for procurement of materials, associated accessories and necessary installation services including design and commissioning of 33/11 KV substations and 33 KV, 11 KV, 400 V lines and distribution systems networks,” the […]

Profiles of water samples of Joshimath, NTPC project site different: NIH

The National Institute of Hydrology on Wednesday said the profiles of water samples taken from JP colony in Joshimath and NTPC project site are different. Citing a preliminary report of the National Institute of Hydrology (NIH) which studied the water samples of the two places, Secretary Disaster Management Ranjit Kumar Sinha said their profiles are […]

Joshimath land subsidence not linked to tunneling, claim NTPC officers

Officials of the National Thermal Power Corporation have claimed that the land subsidence in Joshimath is not linked to tuneling for the Tapovan project. Amid the locals blaming the tunnel for the cracks in their houses, NTPC Tapovan Chief General Manager Rajendra Prasad Ahirwar said that the tunnel is not passing through Joshimath, hence there […]