Kavitha Venkatraman Chennai: Sunborne Energy, which was founded with seed capital from General Catalyst Partners, is planning to raise $ 25 million (approximately Rs 111.80 crore) to finance a slew of solar electric projects the clean energy firm is planning to set up in Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan among ther states.
Chandigarh: The Prince of Wales Prince Charles congratulated Indian industry for their initiative in sustainable business.
Akshaya Kumar Sahoo The State Board for Wildlife, the high-power body chaired by the chief minister Naveen Patnaik, has not met even once in the last two years MASSIVE URBANISATION and industrialisation in Orissa is now taking its toll on the wildlife resources.
Ice cover in the Arctic has declined to its third lowest point this summer, scientists have found and predicted that within next 20-30 years the region will be ice-free in summers. Scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDC) in Colorado who came out with the disturbing figures said the abnormal event emphasises the Arctic
Extensive damage caused to roads during the recent monsoon has drawn attention of the government to its inadequate maintenance. It has now decided to use NREGA ( National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) for proper upkeep and timely repairs of the fast-expanding road network. Every year about 1,500 km of new roads are being added and the network has penetrated deep in the interiors.
Sanjay Jog / Mumbai October 6, 2010, 0:10 IST Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC) would soon sign an agreement with Uranium Corporation of India (UCI), both state-run companies, for a joint venture to acquire mining assets abroad to procure uranium. They're looking at mining assets in Nigeria, Namibia, Mongolia and Kazakhstan.
Farmers in the high-altitude orchards are a shattered lot as more than 40 per cent of the fruit has dropped in the apple belt in the last leg of the season. This correspondent found it difficult to walk in the apple orchards as it was almost littered with rotting or freshly dropped apples, presenting a harrowing site. The visit to the orchards in Shilgran (Shantha), Maroag in Chopal, Ratnadi
Sudheer Pal Singh / New Delhi October 6, 2010, 0:07 IST In a setback to initial public offer (IPO)-ready Coal India, the Jharkhand government has rejected a forest clearance for a railway link being planned for evacuation of coal from the North Karanpura coalfield operated by the coal miner. The coalfield can produce 24 million tonnes a year and is one of the 11 major coalfields of Coal India.
The Union government has threatened to cancel coal block allocations of five companies, including Chattisgarh State Electricity Board (CSEB), Jharkhand State Mineral Development Corporation (JSMDC) and Damodar Valley Corp (DVC).
NEW DELHI: Welcoming guests who have come to the Capital for the Commonwealth Games, the Delhi Medical Association has brought out a health advisory to help the tourists enjoy their stay here.
Bhubaneswar: Concerned over the death of elephants due to electrocution, the Odisha government on Tuesday said that it has prepared an elephant management plan and identified specific corridors for the pachyderms. Death of human beings due to elephants and death of elephants due to human activity and electrocution are matters of serious concern, chief minister Naveen Patnaik said while addressi
NEW DELHI: Delhi University Vice-Chancellor Prof.
Kolkata: The Centre should not impose conditions on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme which might block the project's implementation in the State, West Bengal Rural Development Minister Anisur Rahman said here on Tuesday. Talking to reporters at the Secretariat after a meeting with two senior officials of the Union Rural Development Ministry, he said,
Cuttack: In a significant order, the Odisha High Court on Tuesday asked the state government to direct all district magistrates and SPs to sensitise people against animal sacrifices which are still practised in some Shakti Peethas. The court order came in the wake of a government affidavit and Advocate General Ashok Mohanty informing the court that adequate preventive measures are being taken t
Mohammed Iqbal JAIPUR: Small and marginal farmers from across Rajasthan giving their testimonies at a public hearing on climate change here on Tuesday feared that they would be the
Pascale Bonnefoy SANTIAGO: The 33 miners trapped nearly a kilometre underground in northern Chile may be rescued by October 17, weeks before the government's original predictions, President Sebastian Pinera announced in a nationally broadcast radio interview on Monday.
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday fixed the rice procurement target for the year 2010-11 at 32 lakh metric tonne of which three lakh tonne of rice will be procured through millers while the rest will be done by the government agencies, including Food Corporation of India (FCI). A decision to this effect was taken at a state cabinet meeting presided over by chief minister Naveen Patn
K.S. Jacob India's hurried quest for development and its disregard for road safety have resulted in a major public health problem that demands serious thought and action. The high mortality and morbidity associated with road traffic injuries are a major public health challenge worldwide. Every year, road traffic crashes kill an estimated 1.2 million people.
Sunny Sebastian JAIPUR: Prince Charles of Britain on Tuesday witnessed the rich water conservation traditions and colourful culture of Rajasthan's Marwar region as he forayed into the sun-baked villages of Jodhpur district on a re-visit to the area. The Tolesar Charnan village was abuzz with energy as the entire population dressed in their festival best turned up to welcome the Prince on a s
Oct. 5: The minister for forests and environment, Mr P.
