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. …
BELLARY: The greenfield Bellary Thermal Power Station (BTPS) may get a third generating unit if the Union Government clears a proposal in this regard by Karnataka. The State-owned Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) is working towards getting statutory clearance for setting up the third generating unit with a capacity of …
Himachal Pradesh has sought share in energy to be generated from ultra mega power projects (UMPPs) being established in different states of the country and urged the Centre to allocate at least 400 MW of thermal power from these projects. Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal has written a letter to …
BS Reporter / Mumbai October 30, 2008, 0:51 IST Vedanta Resources, London-based energy company Aldwych International and infrastructure firm Nava Bharat Ventures have been shortlisted by Zambia Consolidated Copper Mine Investment Holdings (ZCCM-IH) to develop and operate a coal mine and build a 400 mega watt thermal power plant in …
Power producer Dynegy Inc will disclose its financial risks from global climate change under an agreement with the state of New York, former US Vice President Al Gore and New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said Thursday. Dynegy will provide the information in its annual 10-K filing to the US …
The single window clearance authority (SWCA) Thursday deferred giving clearance to two thermal power projects and a special economic zone (SEZ) proposal of Hindalco Industries Limited (HIL) and asked the companies to re-apply with complete details on the projects. The two thermal power projects proposed to be set up by …
TO MINE OR NOT: The Supreme Court of India has asked the Madhya Pradesh government to explain why the mining activity in the state should not be restrained. Petitioner Ajay Dubey, secretary of Prayatna, a Bhopal-based NGO, pointed out that a number of mining leases were functioning illegally across the …
The Jaffna Peninsula will be supplied with 24 hour uninterrupted power from early November, Power and Energy Ministry sources said. The construction of the 36 MW thermal power plant in Chunnakkam has been completed and would be commissioned in early November, a Ministry spokesman said. According to the ministry source, …
Power and Energy Ministry says the Jaffna peninsula is to receive uninterrupted power supply from November following the completion of the 36 MW thermal power plant in Chunnakkam. A Ministry spokesman said the construction is near completion and the power station will start its operation early November. The Ministry of …
A directive that is intended to encourage carbon capture and storage is making its way through the EU approval process. There are clear problems with this technology however.
This paper suggests that the contribution of cities to global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions is often overstated. Many sources suggest that cities are responsible for 75
nsg India gets into nuclear family On September 6, the 45-member nuclear suppliers group (nsg) lifted its 16-year-old embargo on nuclear commerce with India. The tough negotiations in Vienna went down to the wire after China, which had sounded positive in the run-up to the nsg meeting took a different …
Sushanta Talukdar MEETING THE DEMAND: Union Minister of State for Commerce and Power Jairam Ramesh with Assam Power Minister Pradyut Bordoloi inspect the piling work at the NTPC
AGRICLUTURE Real growth stems from real reforms, not inaction. The success of Mizoram and Himachal Pradesh validates the principle that sustained reforms and investment in health and infrastructure bring investments that create jobs and markets enabling prosperity. This year the State of the States study reviewed the performance of states …
Hyderabad, Sept. 21: Biological heritage sites in the state are facing serious threats because of the upcoming Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and thermal power plants. Wildlife experts are concerned about the deathblow to the bird preservation sites in the state due to the units. Sites such as the Naupada swamp, …
