Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Police said on Tuesday they had released all 114 people arrested on suspicion of planning to cause criminal damage to a coal-fired power station in Nottinghamshire. The group were arrested in a large scale raid on a nearby private school just after midnight on Monday. "From the information gathered, police …
Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday said the process of undertaking power projects gets delayed due to fear of corruption, hindering desired results from power generation. "The approval, tender process and implementation gets delayed out of fear that there would be allegation of corruption," he said, in response to the nagging …
A portion of the revenue from any U.S. system capping carbon emissions must go toward softening the impact of higher energy prices on consumers, a White House official said on Wednesday. Joseph Aldy, special assistant to the president for energy and the environment, said building a clean energy economy will …
The electrification along the Omanthai Mankulam road had been completed at a cost of ten million rupees, a Power and Energy Ministry official said. According to the official all the three zones of the Menik Farm had been provided with electricity at cost of Rs. Six million. Further the Ceylon …
Steps President Barack Obama has taken on climate and clean energy have shown that the United States is getting ready to lead the world in fighting global warming, a White House official said on Tuesday. "The administration is signaling to the rest of the world that the United States is …
The High Court has ordered notice to the Union Government and other departments over projects planned in Western Ghats, especially in Uttara Kannada (UK) district. The petitioner, Western Ghats Environment Forum, (WGEF) has moved the High Court against the proposed 137 mini hydel power projects in UK district. Western Ghats …
Carbon dioxide captured from the chimneys of power stations could be safely buried underground for thousands of years without the risk of the greenhouse gas seeping into the atmosphere, a study has found. The findings will lend weight to the idea of carbon capture and sequestration (CSS)
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday directed the Power, Energy and Mineral Resources ministry officials to gear up their activities for adding additional 3000mw of electricity in national grid in three to four years. "Electricity crisis is the main problem in the country right now. We have to solve the problem …
Subsurface storage of carbon dioxide is a major option for mitigating climate change. On one account, much of the gas sequestered in this way would end up as carbonic acid in the pore waters of the host rock.
Little is known about the respiratory effects of short-term exposures to petroleum refinery emissions in young children. This study is an extension of an ecologic study that found an increased rate of hospitalizations for respiratory conditions among children living near petroleum refineries in Montreal (Canada) .
mauritius Outsourcing agriculture Soaring food prices and lack of land have forced Mauritius, a food-importing country, to launch an ambitious initiative. The island nation is growing its food in other African countries where land remains fallow and labour cheap.
Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) Wednesday signed an agreement with ABB, a Japanese firm to help the consumers for electricity conservancy to minimise the ever-increasing power demand in the metropolis. The firm will help and educate the consumers for consuming minimum electricity through introducing quality energy efficient lighting solutions, both …
The cement companies, which have signed MoUs with the Orissa government, for setting up of cement units in the state, will be asked to utilise 25 percent of the fly ash generated by them in various forms. This will be a mandatory condition for them and the Orissa government is …
PSEB Chairman assesses damage Tribune News Service Ropar, March 12 To assess the damage caused to machinery during a minor fire in unit number 6, Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) Chairman HS Brar today visited the Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Plant today. But the chairman was greeted with black …
RInfra, which is developing a 4,000 Mw power plant at Shahpur village in the Raigad district, has received a shot in the arm with the National Environmental Appellate Authority (NEAA) rejecting a petition filed by some of the affected villagers challenging the environmental clearance to the project. The thermal plant …
Ramareddy Alavandi Land prices have consequently shot up. The Shaktinagar campus area near Devasugur is ideal for industry, because of the availability of power, and water from the Krishna river. Thanks to the thermal power plant, the Shaktinagar campus area near Devasugur has grown into a huge town by itself. …
THE GOVERNMENT may give one ultra mega power plant with a generation capacity of 4,000 megawatt to every state after the state governments evinced overwhelming interest in the scheme aimed at cutting down electricity deficit.
Jamshedpur, March 3: Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) has decided to make online stack monitoring system compulsory in medium and large scale industrial units. The JSPCB authorities will issue a circular to this effect to all such units and especially to those which have smokestacks. JSPCB member secretary R.K. …
