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India, with its entry into Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) after a three-decade ban is seen as one of the potential market for nuclear power. The nuclear power programme offers an opportunity worth $60 billion for the global nuclear industry, as India plans to add about 60,000 Mw capacity by 2032....

India will give an income-tax break on natural gas production after withdrawing it last year, seeking to attract overseas investment in the nation’s energy exploration program. The benefit will be available on earnings from oil and gas production from blocks to be awarded in the 2009 round of auctions, Finance...

The Indian government will reopen the sale of oil and gas blocks under the eighth edition of new exploration licensing policy (NELP) as Finance Minister restores tax breaks for natural gas. The deadline for submitting bids is likely to be extended. Promotional road-shows for 70 blocks and 10 coal bed...

Here’s a concise list of budget 2009 points related to the oil and gas industry. The article has provided summary points on three areas:1. Budget measures2. Budget impact, and3. Company impact Here are some of the highlights from the article: Budget measures # Tax holiday under section 80-IB (9) of...

India, to meet its peak hour electricity need has planed to add 78,500 megawatts in the five year period to the end of 2011. In this process, the country is improving the prospects of power equipment makers such as BGR, state-run Bharat Heavy Electricals and Larsen & Toubro. India’s BGR...

I was quite pleased to read that a study has been done and “results indicate that in India around 74 million tonne agricultural residues as a biomass feedstock can be used for energy applications on an annual basis. In terms of the plant capacity the potential of biomass gasification projects...

Here’s an interesting analysis at Biopact that evaluates whether biomass gasification technologies could indeed be the solution for greater access to energy for the poor rural Indians. While I found the overall article excellent with useful links to case studies and other resources, I found myself staring at some numbers...

This site – India Environmental Portal – was a nice find by me today. It looks like a fascinating resource, loaded with news, opinions and updates on all that’s eco in India. Has a wide variety of categories – from water pollution to animal care to wildlife, poverty and science&technology....

Here’s a detailed white paper on the use of biomass gasification for the Indian silk industry. The white paper details the case study of a project that was implemented during the period 1995-2002. I present excerpts from the white paper. The full white paper can be accessed from here Mulberry...

Biomass Energy for Rural India (BERI) project, sponsored by GEF-UNDP, ICEF, Government of India and Karnataka state government, is being implemented to demonstrate the local objective of decentralized renewable energy production technology to augment the rural energy needs in a sustainable way. The project aims at developing and implementing a...