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. …
If the power department is to be believed, the regular interruptions in power supply that have been plaguing the city in the last few days are likely to stop from Wednesday. Till late in the afternoon on Tuesday, large parts of the city faced power cuts ranging from 15 minutes …
Come summer and most of the States in the country go through a period of power cuts or unscheduled load shedding to bridge the gap between peak demand and supply. The targets for power generation during the last two five-year Plans have just not been met, and the chasm between …
Shortage of coal supply to power stations could make electricity supply situation worse this summer. "The coal supply position to thermal power stations in the country is not comfortable,' Minister of State for Power Jairam Ramesh told the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Mr. Ramesh, who was replying to a question …
Political will has a big role to play if we are to save our planet. Why is it we cannot find a single green politician in India? It took just a small glass bowl to bring home the message of global warming. Its mouth covered with a thin plastic, the …
The Haryana Cabinet today increased the fee for grant of mining lease from Rs 5,000 to Rs 20,000, whereas fee for application for transfer of mining lease has also been increased from Rs 100 to Rs 20,000. The Cabinet also took significant decisions to exempt renewable energy power projects from …
The Indian and Sri Lankan governments have come to a final agreement on the construction of a 500 MW coal-based power plant at Sampur in the Trincomalee district. With an investment of 500 million US dollars, the project will be implemented by a joint venture company of which India's National …
There will be some relief from power cuts this summer, as 15 per cent more power will be available in the state as compared to last year. Stating this, Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary (Power) Ashok Lavasa said the extra power would be arranged by way of bilateral arrangements made …
India has finally agreed to locate a 500-MW coal-based plant of the National Thermal Power Corporation at Sampur town in Sri Lanka's Trincomalee district. According to reliable sources, New Delhi's decision was conveyed to the Mahinda Rajapaksa government. Though the two countries signed an agreement in December 2006, there was …
The Chhabra super thermal power station under construction in Baran district of Rajasthan crossed an important milestone on Wednesday with the successful completion of the boiler's hydraulic test in the first unit of 250 MW capacity. The unit is scheduled to start power production in August this year. The super …
China, Australia Agree On Climate Cooperation AUSTRALIA: April 14, 2008 CANBERRA - Australia and China have agreed to hold annual ministerial talks on climate change and to work together to clean up carbon pollution from coal-fired power stations, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Friday. The Mandarin-speaking Rudd made the …
Green Groups Oppose World Bank's India Coal Plant US: April 9, 2008 WASHINGTON - Environmental groups called on the World Bank to delay a decision on Tuesday on funding for a $4.2 billion coal-fired power plant in India until more analyses of costs and environmental impact are done. In a …
Can Australia lead the world in carbon capture technology? The influential climate scientist James Hansen hopes so. In an open letter published last week, he asked Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd not to build any new coal-fired power plants until the technology to capture and store carbon dioxide is ready.
Over 4,261 MW of power would be generated in the Northeastern region during the 11th Plan period in order to meet the increasing power requirements of the eight states, Union Power Minister SushilKumar Shinde announced here on Friday. Four major power projects that are likely to be completed during the …
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) which meets on Thursday is expected to consider a proposal to give BHEL an order to supply equipment for 10 power plants using the advanced 800-mw supercritical technology. The order for the ten units would be placed by the central power generating utilities …
The Nevyeli Lignite Corporation has surpassed its previous records during 2007-08 in lignite production and electricity generation. In a release here on Tuesday, the NLC management said the achievements were the highest for any year since the company was founded in 1956. Lignite production during 2007-08 grew by 2.67 per …
The construction of the coal-based 750mw Thermal Power Project at Salakati in Kokrajhar district at the site of the existing non-operational Bongaigaon Thermal Power Station (BTPS) of NTPC is progressing as per schedule. Replying to a question raised by Rajya Sabha MP UG Brahma recently about the status and progress …
Awaits government nod for plan to develop mines in a strategic partnership with North American Coal Corporation. Reliance Power Limited, the flagship company of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group(ADAG), plans to invest about Rs 2,500-3,000 crore over a period of three years, to develop three coal mines to fuel …
The power ministry has laced with sweeteners its offer to let Central generation utility NTPC take over Jharkhand State Electricity Board's coal-fired power station at Patratu for turning it around. Power secretary Anil Razdan has informed the state chief secretary that the Central utility will also set up state-of-the-art generators …
On Monday, Delhi took an important step towards achieving self sufficiency in power generation in time for the Commonwealth Games as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laid the foundation stone for the 1,500-MW power plant
