Bhel bags ISO-14001 for office complex
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has announced that its capital based industry sector headquarter has bagged ISO-14001 certification for meeting stringent environment standards at its office
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Chautala gives tips on water, power use
The Haryana Chief Minister, Om Prakash Chautala, today appealed to the people to make optimum use of water and electricity in view of the manifold increase in their demand due to the delayed monsoon.
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CM offers relief package for drought hit
The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, has ruled out deferment of electricity bills on agricultural pumpsets in the drought affected mandals as fervently sought by the Opposition,
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'Commercial fishing a threat to ecology in Arunachal'
Rampant commercial fishing by using chemical poisons and electric shocks is posing a threat to the fragile ecology of Arunachal Pradesh, its environment and forests Minister Nabum Taki has said. The
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Cabinet okays proposal for energising 1 lakh agri pumps
Maharashtra cabinet gave green signal for a proposal to energise one lakh agricultural pumps across the state during 2002-03. The proposal to be implemented by the Maharashtra State Electricity Board
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Power lines could increase risk of cancer
Weak magnetic fields from electrical appliances or power lines might cause cancer by interfering with the checks cells make before dividing, according to a report in New Scientist. The finding could
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BMC health centres gather dust
The walls are bare, the ceilings are devoid of any electrical fittings, the ground is covered with dust since the last six years. Welcome to the Post Partum (post pregnancy) Centre, Asgaonkar Plot,
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HC Directive to 16 PCBs on use of flyash
The Delhi High court on Tuesday issued directions to 16 state pollution control boards to give details of the implementation of 1999 justice RS Sodhi directed all those state electricity boards who
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Clueless: who'll switch off gensets?
Tomorrow is the last date for submitting applications to get the necessary permission for running gensets larger than 25 KV, as per a notification brought out by the Delhi Electricity Regulatory
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Tribals at God's mercy
This tribal area barely 12 kilometers from Mungawali sub-division has no electricity connections even after 55 years of independence, something contrary to Madhya Pradesh state government's claims as
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UK Business Briefs: WEEE, water treatment, landfill, and swimming lessons
In this week's UK Business Briefs, a company is developing technology to recycle waste electrical goods; a new water treatment facility contract; a new all-weather landfill; and swimming lessons for
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'20-40 per cent urban population slum-dwellers'
Inadequate access to transportation, sanitation, potable water and electricity remain India's bane, despite the hype created over boosting infrastructure to achieve powerful growth figures, over the
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Don't be shocked : this is research
Among research projects in the National Institute of Immunology (NII) is what scientists call 'egg-surface breeding experiment'. This involves giving electric shocks to genitals of monkeys to
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Sunshine brings relief after bitter cold claims at least 910 lives in South Asia
Sunshine bathed parts of Bangladesh and India after bitter three-week cold spell claimed at least 910 lives in South Asia, where millions of people live without heat, electricity and warm
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Kanpurites face serious threat to health
With the Kanpur Electric Supply Company's power supply going from bad to worse there is a sharp increase in demands of inverters in every home. Over 100 companies are manufacturing inverters and
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Live electric wire kills pregnant tigress
She was just one week from delivering four healthy cubs. Then, one tragic day earlier this week, the 11-year old tigress walked into a live electric wire set by poachers hunting for sambar and
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After PSEB, pollution board plans raids on Dhumal units
After the Punjab State Electricity Board, the Pollution Control Board may send checking teams to various industrial units belonging to Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal and members of
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UK power plants under threat as pollution laws bite
Britain's coal-fired power stations, starved of cash by slumping electricity prices, face a deepening crisis as anti-pollution laws force them to spend millions on cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
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Power crisis to hit banana output in Madhya Pradesh
The power shortage in Madhya Pradesh will hit this year's banana produce, despite the state electricity regulatory commission proposing a two hour hike in supply. Khandwa and Khargone districts make
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Call to make water, power conservation a movement
Reaffirming that her Government was fully prepared to face this summer by ensuring adequate electricity and water. Delhi's Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit appealed to the citizens to make conservation