SC cannot rule on water disputes
The Union government told the five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court yesterday that the court has no power to issue orders regarding inter-state river water disputes as its power has been
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India, Russia to sign defence, nuclear pacts
New Delhi: More than a dozen agreements, including an umbrella civil nuclear pact and another on the Gorshkov aircraft carrier, are likely to be signed between India and Russia tomorrow during Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
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Secy Panel to Study Pricing of Coal Gas
The oil ministry has forwarded the contentious issue of pricing methane gas produced from coal seams by Essar Oil and Reliance Industries to an empowered panel of secretaries after raising objections and
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Govt Plans Water Audit for Industry
Agency to be set up to encourage conservation of water by industry The government plans to set up an agency on the lines of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency to encourage conservation of the increasingly
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Downgrade sword hangs, diesel prices may rise Rs 5/l
One-time hike after Prez poll may be followed by deregulation road map Keen to prevent a downgrade of India’s sovereign rating by Standard & Poor’s (S&P), which could trigger an exodus of foreign investors, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has told the Congress party there is no option but to raise diesel prices by at least Rs 5 a litre after the Presidential election. The current diesel subsidy is Rs 9.13 per litre sold.
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Water policy against ‘heavy under-pricing’ of power for farmers
Giving in to public protest against privatisation of water services and indiscriminate pricing of water, the modified national water policy provides for subsidy to the poor but at the same time emphasises the need for subjecting water to allocation and pricing on ‘economic principles’. It says the private sector can become a service provider in public private partnership mode if the states so decide. The twice-revised draft calls for withdrawal of power subsidy to the agriculture sector on the plea that it leads ‘over-use of electricity’ and water. It, however, proposes separate electric feeders where “limited’’ ground water use for agriculture is “desirable”.
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SAIL, Nalco & Hind Copper to jointly bid for Afghan gold, copper mines
Monnet Ispat and Jindal Steel have also been shortlisted by the Afghan Govt Aluminium producer Nalco, in consortium with steel major SAIL and Hindustan Copper, will submit a bid for developing gold and copper deposits in Afghanistan this month, a top company official said on Wednesday. The consortium of Indian PSUs is among the 25 companies/ consortia from the U.S., the U.K., Australia, Canada, the UAE, Turkey and Afghanistan that have been shortlisted by the Afghan Government in April for developing its gold and copper mines.
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Probe finds power project on encroached forest land
Dharamsala: A case of encroachment on forest land by M/s Subhash Hydro Systems and Marketing Ltd (Ikku II), a micro hydel project company in Kangra district, has come to the fore. The fact that a hydel
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Laos powers ahead
Abundant in hydropower resources, it has taken on the role of a 'battery' for its electricity-starved neighbours Barun Roy / New Delhi March 11, 2010, 0:40 IST
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Govt’s dilemma: Security of rare bird or of nation?
New Delhi: It’s a case of national security versus one rare endangered bird and some absurdity. The Indian Coast Guard wants to set up a radar installation and a diesel power generation station on Narcondum
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Jindal project ready to roll
Calcutta, July 10: Work on Bengal’s largest industrial venture is likely to get under way in October as the Jindals and the Mamata Banerjee government have resolved differences over the Rs 35,000-crore
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Green Tribunal raps Min for clandestine forest nod
The controversy over the granting of forest clearance to Arunachal’s 1750 MW Demwe Hydro electric power projects by the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has deepened following the National Green
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Populist' Budget for Rajasthan
Gehlot raises VAT rate by one per cent; power cess by 10 paise THE PROPOSALS:Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot presenting the State Budget in the Rajasthan Assembly on Tuesday. JAIPUR: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who holds the Finance portfolio, presented a marginally surplus Budget for Rajasthan for 2010-11 in the State Assembly on Tuesday.
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Pro-dam activists leave for Delhi dharna
Hundreds of pro-dam activists left Srinagar (Garhwal) in buses on Monday to take part in a one-day dharna by Uttarakhand Minister for Drinking Water & Education Mantri Prasad Naithani at Jantar Mantar
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Graphite India asked to shut Bangalore plant
The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has asked Graphite India Ltd to close its Bangalore plant till further orders, citing environmental pollution. In a statement to BSE, the company said
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Karan Biofuel, Kenyan bank tie-up for carbon credit sale
Karan Biofuel Limited, a joint venture company of Karan Ventures Private Limited and Rajkot-based Ronak Agrotech Engineering Pvt. Ltd. has tied up with Standard Bank of Kenya for carbon credit sale. Signed
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Kerala milk production goes up by 30%
Minister for Rural Development and Culture K.C. Joseph told the Assembly on Monday that the dairy sector was witnessing qualitative change after the present government came to power. Replying to the debate on the demands for grants for Dairy and Community Development, the Minister said the milk production had gone up by 30 per cent after the government increased milk prices. While the price was increased by Rs.5 a litre, Rs.4.20 was passed on to the farmers.
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Nuclear waste-burning reactor moves a step closer to reality
A plan to burn Britain's radioactive nuclear waste as fuel in a next-generation reactor moved a step closer to reality on Monday when GE-Hitachi submitted a thousand-page feasibility report to the UK's
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Japan aims to create $628 billion green energy market: government draft
Japan will aim to create a 50 trillion yen ($628 billion) green energy market by 2020 through deregulation and subsidies to promote development of renewable energy and low-emission cars, a draft of the
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Chhattisgarh plan to boost biotechnology
Hardselling Chhattisgarh as the power surplus state, the state government is likely to offer a host of incentives to the biotech industry. The state Cabinet is expected to consider a comprehensive