Registration of healthcare facilities mandatory
These rules aim to make available a database of clinical establishments which are authorised to function and thereby improve public health quality by eliminating quacks The Union Ministry of public
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
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Soon, recharge your power with a card
Mumbai: You may no longer have to wait in long queues to pay your electricity bills thanks to the prepaid energy cards the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Ltd (MSEDCL) plans to introduce.
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Maharashtra govt may not be able to meet 2012 power target
Mumbai: The government has been claiming a load-shedding free Maharashtra by 2012, but the provision in the budget indicates otherwise. Three of its major power generation plants, with consolidated generation of more than 4,000mw, are expected to be commissioned not before 2014-15, the budget document states.
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Govt plans public meet for N-plant in Jaitapur
Mumbai: The state government will hold a public meeting in Jaitapur (in Ratnagiri district) on May 16 to discuss the environmental repercussions of the controversial nuclear power project proposed for the town. The Union environment ministry will take into account the suggestions and objections raised in the meeting before giving clearance to the project.
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Maharashtra owes power companies over Rs600cr
Mumbai: Even as the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) continues to reel under financial strain with non-payment of dues up to Rs8,000 crore, the state government seems to have added to its woes. The government is yet to shell out over Rs600 crore for the 1,500 MW power it had directed MSEDCL to purchase to avoid shortage during parliamentary elections.
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President roots for wind and solar energy in Maharashtra
Mumbai: President Pratibha Patil on Saturday said that Maharashtra should become an ideal state to fulfil all the dreams of its people. The president was addressing the golden jubilee celebration programme at New Delhi which was held to mark the completion of the golden jubilee year of formation of the state of Maharashtra.
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MMRDA to illuminate village at Elephanta
Mumbai: For residents of Rajbander village on Elephanta Island, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is a blessing in disguise. With support from Pune-based Science and Technology Park (STP), the authority is illuminating all households of the village using solar power with four lamps in each household.
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Solar lights could solve runway blackout woes
Mumbai: Mumbai airport has been a hub of construction activity for the last two years, and it has been a common occurrence that contract workers have unwittingly cut underground electric cables, thereby leading to blackouts on the taxiways. In spite of frequent power cuts, airport authorities have not thought of having the option of solar lights to guide aircrafts on-ground, so far.
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Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli will soon be solar cities
The Centre has sanctioned funds to 16 second-tier cities to aid their transition to
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Under green drive, CR installs solar lights at level crossings
The railways are trying out several experiments to be environment friendly. While Central Railway (CR) has begun the process of installation of solar-powered illumination at level crossings along its sections, Western Railway (WR) is one of the first railways to run a train on bio-diesel. Both these railways have several lakhs of saplings of jathropa seeds along their rail tracks that yield oi