DNA: For the first time in the year 1886, Aluminum was made in the laboratory
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Feb 23, 2023, 23:46 PM IST
Scientists design novel aluminium that floats on water
In its conventional form, aluminium is denser than water. An aluminium spoon will a sink to the bottom if thrown in water.
Sep 24, 2017, 14:21 PM IST
Nalco registers record bauxite, alumina production
Public sector Nalco has clocked a record production of alumina and bauxite in fiscal 2015-16.
Apr 03, 2016, 17:31 PM IST
Human activity driving Earth into new geological era
London: The impact of human activities on the Earth has triggered a new geological era, the Anthropocene, which is marked by the spread of man-made materials such as aluminium, concrete, plastic, and fallout from nuclear testing across the planet, says a study.
"Humans have long affected the environment, but recently, there has been a rapid global spread of novel materials including aluminium, concrete and plastics, which are leaving their mark in sediments,” said Dr Colin Waters of the British Geological Survey.
Waters is part of an international team of researchers who are trying to find out to what extent are human actions recorded as measurable signals in geological strata, and whether the Anthropocene world is markedly different from the stable Holocene Epoch of the last 11,700 years that allowed human civilisation to develop, according to the University of Leicester.
The Holocene Epoch was a time in which human societies advanced by gradually domesticating the land to increase food production, built urban settlements and became proficient at developing the water, mineral and energy resources of the planet.
The proposed Anthropocene Epoch, however, is marked as a time of rapid environmental change brought by the impact of a surge in human population and increased consumption during the 'great acceleration' of the mid 20th century.
“Fossil fuel combustion has dispersed fly ash particles worldwide, pretty well coincident with the peak distribution of the 'bomb spike' of radionuclides generated by atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons," Dr. Waters noted.
"All of this shows that there is an underlying reality to the Anthropocene concept", said Jan Zalasiewicz of the University of Leicester, a co-author of the study.
The researchers found that humans have changed the Earth sufficiently to produce a range of signals in sediments and ice, and these are sufficiently distinctive to justify recognition of an Anthropocene Epoch in the geological time scale.
Mar 07, 2016, 16:32 PM IST
Hike in aluminium import duty not benefitting companies: Agarwal
Government's move to protect domestic aluminium producers by raising import duty on the metal has been neutralised by doubling of cess on coal, mining baron Anil Agarwal said today.
Mar 02, 2016, 18:43 PM IST
Govt mulls steps to help steel, aluminium sectors
Government is considering "proactive steps" to improve the health of steel and aluminium sectors which are reeling under the impact of decline in global prices, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said Monday.
Nov 23, 2015, 18:57 PM IST
Glass as strong as steel developed
The researchers used what they call aerodynamic levitation, to create glass imbued with extra amounts of an oxide of aluminium.
Nov 05, 2015, 20:00 PM IST
Aluminium use in automobiles reduces pollution: Nalco CMD
Growing application of aluminium in automobile industry has not only increased fuel efficiency but also reduced the vehicular pollution, said Nalco CMD T K Chand.
Oct 17, 2015, 19:43 PM IST
Challenging market to affect Hindalco's performance: Birla
The challenging conditions in the commodities market, particularly the aluminium sector, will impact Hindalco's performance in the short term, the company's Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla said Wednesday.
Sep 16, 2015, 18:28 PM IST
Aluminium industry leaders meet Jaitley, ask import duty hike
The delegation from industry body Aluminium Association of India was led by Vedanta Group CEO Tom Albanese, Hindalco Deputy Managing Director D Satish Pai and Nalco CMD T K Chand.
Sep 13, 2015, 16:16 PM IST
Vedanta Aluminium goes on workforce reduction, cost cuts
Mining giant Vedanta Resources has resorted to "aggressive cost reduction" and "workforce reduction" in its aluminium segment amid subdued and volatile market conditions globally.
Sep 10, 2015, 22:06 PM IST
Nalco to invest Rs 30,000 crore in Odisha
Aluminium major National Aluminium Company Ltd (Nalco) said it will invest Rs 30,000 crore in Odisha, which has unveiled a new industrial policy aimed at attracting investments worth Rs 1,73,000 crore.
Sep 08, 2015, 17:05 PM IST
Hindalco slides nearly 3% as Q1 net plunges
Shares of aluminium maker Hindalco today fell nearly 3 percent after the company reported a steep 67 percent drop in standalone net profit for the June quarter.
Aug 17, 2015, 21:31 PM IST
Vedanta may cut jobs at aluminium unit as prices tank
The aluminium business of Vedanta Ltd has scaled down operations and may make "huge" job cuts due to low world prices and rising imports, its head told Reuters, urging the government to double the tariffs on foreign supply.
Jul 21, 2015, 17:00 PM IST
Hindalco Q4 profit falls 36% to Rs 160 crore
The Aditya Birla Group flagship had posted net profit of Rs 248 crore in the January-March period of the previous fiscal, 2013-14, it said in a BSE filing.
May 28, 2015, 17:42 PM IST
Vedanta Aluminium gets village's nod to expand refinery
Vedanta Aluminium has been struggling to source sufficient bauxite to feed the 1 million tpy alumina refinery since its commissioning in August 2007.
Jul 30, 2014, 17:44 PM IST
