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. …
HALDIA, March 3: RPG flagship CESC Ltd is setting up a 2,000 MW greenfield thermal power plant in Haldia. The plant will come up in Baneswar Chawk, near Jhikurkhali, East Midnapore district. The first phase ~ to be completed by December, 2011 ~ will generate 600 MW from its two …
CHANDIGARH: Construction work for the prestigious 1,200 MW Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Project at Khedar in Hisar district is progressing steadily towards completion on schedule, said Haryana Power Generation Corporation Managing Director Sanjeev Kaushal here over the weekend. He disclosed that 63.89 per cent of the overall work had already …
A carbon dioxide emission limit for power plants should apply to both new and existing installations if it is to have a significant impact on reducing emissions by 2030, according to a study published by environmental consultants Ecofys.
The final agreement on the EU climate package retains the goal to reduce emissions by 20 per cent. Together with a 20-per-cent share of renewables and 20-per-cent energy savings, this creates the triple goal of 20-20-20 by 2020.
The purpose of the present study is to describe the pattern of pollutant dispersion in the neighbourhood of the thermal power station-II in Neyveli. Neyveli Lignite Corporation houses two mines and two thermal power stations. Thermal power station-II is designed for 7 numbers of boilers each producing electricity at 210 …
BABU LAL MARANDI - the first chief minister of Jharkhand and Union minister of state for forest and environment - had to resign and make way for Arjun Munda for the post of CM in 2002 following pressure exerted by some of the ministers. In the 2003 Loh Sabha elections, …
SHASHANK SHEKHAR The Tenughat reservoir in Bokaro will soon woo tourists. Picture by Pankaj Singh Bokaro, Feb. 26: Fresh life has been breathed into the dormant Tenughat Dam development project. The Bokaro district administration has prepared a new blueprint for developing the dam into a tourist spot. It was submitted …
LUCKNOW: After inviting private concerns to set up coal fired thermal power plants, the UP Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) is toying with the idea of setting up a solar thermal power plant in the state. The 10 MW plant, to be set up by a private company, is likely to …
Interview with Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. BHUPINDER SINGH HOODA, who defeated the late Deputy Prime Minister Devi Lal four times in parliamentary polls from his home town, Rohtak, is serving his first term as the Chief Minister of Haryana. Hooda, who humbled many political heavyweights, including former Chief …
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has urged the Ministry of Railways to improve their operational arrangements so that required quantity of coal may be supplied to Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Station, Birsinghpur and Satpura Thermal Power Stations smoothly. He has written a letter to the Minister for Railways, Laloo Prasad …
The Orissa government on Saturday signed memoranda of understanding with eight companies for the setting up of thermal power projects in the state with a total investment of Rs 42,023.57 crore. The proposed power proj ects to be set up by the Sahara India Pariwar Corporation Ltd (Rs 5,604 crore), …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: If things go smoothly, the first phase of the 2,400-MW coal-based Ultra Mega Power Plant (UMPP) proposed at Cheemeni, Kasargod, should be operational in three years, Power Minister A.K.Balan said on Thursday. KSEB and KSIDC would form a special purpose vehicle (SPV) for setting up the power plant, he …
BARJORA, Feb 4: As the state reaches the boiling point on the issue of land acquisition, a section of struggling Barjora farmers in Bankura are attempting to reach a mutually benefiting agreement with development authorities. A fortnight ago, the farmers had handed over 40 acres of land to help set …
Bishnu Dash / Bhubaneswar February 3, 2009, 0:37 IST Hyderabad-based KVK Energy and Infrastructure has parted ways with its beleaguered joint venture partner, Maytas Infra, in setting up a 1,050-Mw thermal power plant in Orissa under the banner of KVK Nilachal Power Pvt Ltd. KVK Energy and Maytas had 25.5 …
Bush hurries to give industry a parting gift: licence to pollute By the time Barack Obama takes charge as US president on January 20, his predecessor George W Bush would have weakened a number of environmental rules. Bush is known for his anti-environment policies, and his team is working overtime …
