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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding desilting of the Defence Colony drain in Delhi before the monsoon, 16/04/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …

NTPC to complete 1,500 MW Haryana plant on Friday

NTPC will commence commercial operations of 1,500 MW Indira Gandhi Super Thermal Power Project at Jhajjar in Haryana after commissioning the third 500 MW unit on Friday. With this, all the three units in the first stage shall be commissioned and commercial operation started. (This means all the power generated …

Number of cases jumps from 189 in 2010 to 355 in 2011

Unsafe sex continues to be the most common route to HIV/AIDS in Haryana with the state witnessing a spurt in the number of AIDS cases from 189 in 2010 to 355 in 2011. The state reported over 24,000 HIV positive cases last year. While 85 HIV/AIDS cases were the result …

NTPC generation capacity increases to 39,674 MW

The company aims to have an installed capacity of 1,28,000 MW by 2032 Country's largest power producer NTPC today said its generation capacity has increased to 39,674 MW, with the commissioning of another 500 MW unit at its joint venture plant in Haryana. The third unit of 500 MW has …

Major thermal plants face acute coal shortage

The financial constraints being faced by the state power utilities has led to a shortage of coal stocks at the three major thermal power stations in the state where the stocks have dwindled drastically, placing the plants in the supercritical category. As per the daily report published by the monitoring …

Poor quality of Chinese equipment admitted at thermal plants

Yamunanagar: The alleged poor quality of Chinese equipment coupled with low-grade workmanship at thermal plants built by Reliance Infra has been acknowledged by Haryana Generation Power Corporation Limited (HPGCL). Information obtained under the RT Act reveals that the Chief Engineer of the Khedar thermal plant apprised the Additional Chief Secretary …

Coal shortage to hit thermal plants

Ambala: The thermal power projects in the state are likely to be hit by coal constrains, making it difficult for Haryana Power generation Corporation Limited (HPGCL) to run the newly installed thermal units to their full capacity. A special report prepared by the working group on power under the Ministry …

Extension of Metro to Bahadurgarh approved

The Union Government on Tuesday approved extension of the Delhi Metro from Mundka to Bahadurgarh in Haryana. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting of Empowered Group of Ministers headed by Union Defence Minister A. K. Antony here. Construction on the 11.182- km-long route would commence later this year. …

Haryana second largest power purchaser: Making daily purchases of about 330 lakh units

Yamunanagar/Ambala: Haryana has become the second highest power purchaser in the country after Punjab. Haryana has been making daily short-term power purchases of about 330 lakh units. This despite the fact that at the onset of this financial year, the state government had announced that there would be no power …

Haryana approves extension of Metro to Bahadurgarh

The Haryana Government on Friday approved extension of Delhi Metro railway from Mundka to Bahadurgarh. Talking to media persons after a Cabinet meeting, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said the State Government would spend Rs. 788 crore on this project including a contribution of Rs. 152 crore as grant towards …

Shocked And Stalled

Hong Kong-based CLP Holdings (formerly known as China Light & Power) chose to come to India at an unexpected time: when power company Enron's failure and collapse was making headlines around the world, and Enron's Dabhol Power Company — which was to be a showcase of foreign direct investment (FDI) …

Punjab to host CMs’ meet; water share high on agenda

Chandigarh: Punjab will host the Northern Zone Chief Ministers’ meeting here on July 13 to deliberate various issues. The conference aims to boost regional cooperation between states and to iron out inter-state differences and issues amicably. Chief Ministers of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir will …

Waterlogging and farmland salinisation: causes and remedial measures in an irrigated semi-arid region of India

Waterlogging and secondary salinisation have become serious problems in canal irrigated areas of arid and semi-arid regions. This study examined hydrology and estimated the seasonal net groundwater recharge of an irrigated semi-arid region located in the Haryana State of India where about 500 000 ha area are waterlogged and unproductive, …

From surplus projection to deficit status in the space of 4 months

Only last February, a confident Haryana had written to the Power Ministry to reallocate its share in a joint venture project, Aravali Power, to needy states since Haryana itself “would soon be power-surplus”. Three months hence, Haryana is staring at its worst power crisis ever, with three plants having suffered …

Farmer generates power from poultry waste

In a rare initiative, a farmer of Haryana, Ramehar Singh of Silani village in Jhajjar district, has installed a 50-KW capacity poultry litter-based biogas power plant at his poultry farm using poultry waste as feed material. Showing the way to other farmers by his enterprise by running his 65 KVA …

CIL refuses coal to Jhajjar power plant

Operating two 660-MW units at the newly commissioned China Light and Power Plant (CLPP) at Jhajjar has almost become impossible for Haryana Power Generation Corporation Limited (HPGCL) as Coal India Limited (CIL) has refused to supply coal to plants commissioned after December 31, 2011. Well-placed sources said CIL had reportedly …

Coal India refuses supply to new power plants

Producers say move shows CIL's attitude towards meeting fuel supply obligations In a twist to the unending drama over coal supply, Coal India Ltd (CIL) has refused to supply to power plants commissioned since December 2011. The move is set to stall investment worth Rs 40,000 crore in new power …

Forestry scam: MoEF seeks CBI probe

Counters DoPT’s Stand Against Inquiry, Cites Violations By Haryana Govt. The Union environment and forests ministry (MoEF) has taken a position countering the Union government’s department of personnel and training (DoPT) and stuck to its demand for a CBI inquiry in the forestry scam cases in Haryana. In a letter …

India’s installed power capacity crosses 2 lakh MW

With the commissioning of a 660 MW unit of a power plant in Jhajjar, Haryana, the installed capacity in the country has crossed two lakh megawatt mark, according to the Power Ministry. The project of CLP India -- Mahatma Gandhi Thermal Power Project, Jhajjar – was recently commissioned. With this …

Rs.175-crore relief for power consumers in State

About 44.5 lakh out of 2.43 crore consumers will benefit Extending some relief to lower middle class power consumers aggrieved over the recent tariff hike, the government has announced an additional subsidy of Rs.175 crore to insulate them from any extra burden. About 44.5 lakh out of 2.43 crore consumers …

Power-starved Kerala gets 50MW more from Centre

To tide over the power crisis, the Centre has allotted 50 MW of additional power to the state, Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said here on Sunday. Speaking after inaugurating the 400/220 KV substation of the Power Grid Corporation at Ellapully here, Shinde said that it was only three …

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