Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
New Delhi In a breather for GVK group company Alaknanda Hydro Power Co (AHPC), the Supreme Court has allowed the construction of the R3,675-crore Srinagar hydel project in Uttarakhand without any hindrance. A bench headed by justice Dalveer Bhandari, while seeking reply from Anuj Joshi and Bharat Jhunjhunwala, the petitioners …
Undeterred by the criticism that the Athirappilly hydroelectric project may cause irrevocable environment damage, the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) continues to bat for it. The Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP), appointed by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), has recommended that the proposal should not be …
Accusing Jharkhand of having lack of vision, JD(U) MLA and former chairman of Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB) Rajiv Ranjan said the mineral-rich state will “plunge into darkness sooner or later” if urgent steps were not taken to improve the power scenario. Suggesting formulation of a short to long-term strategy …
BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) on Saturday expressed its inability to redetermine power tariff for 2010-11 and 2011-12 in view of the stay on the revised tariff for the current fiscal and pendency of tariff- related cases in legal fora. ‘’Redetermination of tariff for the financial years 2010-11 …
For the first time in the history of Gangasagar mela, the Kapil Muni mandir and ashram has been lit up using conventional power supply. After a long struggle the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) managed to introduce the conventional power supply in Sagar Island a few months …
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday decided on an Annual Plan size of Rs 17,000 crore during 2012-13, the first year of the 12th Five-Year Plan. The decision was approved by chief minister Naveen Patnaik. While the outlay for the state's 2011-12 Annual Plan was capped at Rs15,200 crore, it …
Officials sources clarified here on Friday that Kerala's expression of willingness for joint control of the proposed new dam on the Mullaperiyar was about water regulation only. The proposal placed before the Empowered Committee of the Supreme Court earlier was that the ownership, control and maintenance of the new dam …
Power distribution utilities fear financial disaster as a recent government directive allowing industrial consumers to buy electricity directly from generators and traders will wipe out a third of their revenue, leaving no room for cheap supplies to farmers and retail consumers. The law ministry’s decree, in step with international practices, …
New Delhi, Jan. 3: Coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal has kept his promise to friend and Jharkhand chief minister Arjun Munda with his ministry taking an “in-principle” decision to re-allocate four out of five coal blocks taken away in May. The blocks — three of which were with National Thermal Power …
K. Radhakrishnan, former Member (Generation) of the Kerala State Electricity Board said he fears that the latest report by the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) on the Athirapally hydro-electric project smacks of a move to torpedo major power projects evolved by Kerala. Reacting to the report, Mr. Radhakrishnan told …
Amid a widening demand-supply gap, the Coal Ministry has stepped up efforts to augment production of the dry fuel and will hold a meeting with coal block holders next month to take stock of the progress in development of mines allocated for captive use. "A meeting with the allocatees of …
To send notices to Corporation, KWA, and KSEB Giving a major boost to the agitation against Vilappilsala solid-waste treatment plant, the Vilappil panchayat on Monday passed a resolution to shut down the controversial plant, hours before the blockade of garbage trucks declared by the Vilappilsala Janakeeya Samithi agitators. Vilappil panchayat …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government on Monday defended Nesco, one of the three subsidiaries of the Reliance Infrastructure Limited (RIL) in power distribution business, which is accused of showing undue favour to a power-intensive company. ‘’The allegation that Balasore Alloys Limited (BAL), a defaulter of Rs 161 crore, is being allowed …
Dhubri, Dec. 15: Scarcity of power has hit lower Assam like never before. For the past month, Dhubri, Bongaigaon and Goalpara districts have not received even one-third of their total power requirement. Frequent power cuts have not only affected the public, trade and industrial sectors but also students preparing for …
The Bihar Government should make efforts to provide large plots of land at reasonable rates in order to boost its sagging industrial growth, recommends a study jointly conducted by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. Plots in the State are small …
“Kerala indulging in false propaganda for decommissioning dam” Apprehending danger to the Mullaperiyar dam from miscreants, Tamil Nadu moved the Supreme Court on Monday for a direction to the Union government to immediately deploy the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at the dam site. In its application, Tamil Nadu stated: …
Expressing serious concern over the alleged incidents of mob violence in Kerala threatening the safety of the Mullaiperiyar Dam, Tamil Nadu chief minister Ms Jayalalithaa on Sunday urged the Prime Minister to immediately deploy the central industrial security force (CISF) to protect the 116-year-old dam from 'man-made catastrophic consequences'. In …
PURULIA, 4 DEC: Around 1,500 students of several primary and upper primary schools in Ayodhya hills have been studying in classrooms that do not have either electricity or proper drinking water facilities for many years now due to lack of funds. There are around 22 primary and upper primary schools …
The state government has demanded Rs 991 crore from the Central Government as compensation for the loss caused by floods and heavy rain during this year’s monsoon. The state raised the demand during a meeting between the Central team headed by Bhagwan Shankar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, and …
The Ministry of coal has urged the Orissa government to constitute specialized committees and build close collaboration with the district authorities to address various issues relating to coal mining projects. Emerging out of a meeting with the state Chief Secretary B K Patnaik here yesterday, Alok Perti, the coal secretary, …
