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Two-day power holiday for TN units from Jan 1
From New Year day, industrial units in Tamil Nadu will declare a two-day power holiday per week to tide over the power crisis. However, TNEB will provide uninterrupted power supply to the units for all the five working days.
A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting convened by Minister for Electricity Arcot N Veerasamy with industrialists at the State Secretariat here on Monday.
- Date:
- 30/12/2008
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- New Indian Express (Chennai)
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Titanium project in TN in limbo
Dec 19: The future of Tata Steel’s proposed titanium project in Tamil Nadu with an investment of Rs 2,500 crore is in trouble.
"It’s (the project) in limbo. It’s now up to the state government to act," said Mr B. Muthuraman, managing director of Tata Steel.
- Date:
- 20/12/2008
- Source:
- Asian Age (New Delhi)
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RINL launches energy policy
VISAKHAPATNAM: Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd. (RINL), the corporate entity of Vsakhapatnam Steel Plant, has adopted a new energy policy where it is committed to optimally utilise the various forms of energy to minimise impact on climate change.
- Date:
- 17/12/2008
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- Hindu (New Delhi)
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Allow Salem Steel Plant to access iron ore deposits in Kanjamalai
Tamil Nadu Government urged to repeal mining rights awarded to a private firm
SALEM: The Steel Plant Employees’ Union has urged the State government to repeal the mining rights awarded to a private firm in the resource rich Kanjamalai and allow the public sector Salem Steel Plant (SSP) to access the iron ore deposits in the hills.
- Date:
- 12/12/2008
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- Hindu (Chennai)
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Brown: Invest in eco-friendly firms
Dec. 9: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have called for unprecedented cooperation amongst the European Union members to fight the economic downturn.
- Date:
- 10/12/2008
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- Asian Age (New Delhi)
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Centre dragging its feet on de-notifying 3 SEZs
Even almost a year after the Digambar Kamat government decided to scrap the Special Economic Zones from Goa, the Centre seems to be dragging its feet over the recommendation made by the State government.
The State government bowing to the public outcry had decided to scrap all the 15 SEZs (including three notified) and conveyed the decision to the Centre.
- Date:
- 09/12/2008
- Source:
- Herald (Panjim)
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Oil refineries – a critique: standing committee on petroleum & natural gas (2008-09)
The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas is entrusted with the
- Date:
- Dec 2008
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- Lok Sabha Secretariat
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Corporate governance and climate change: Consumer and technology companies
Volatile energy prices and growing environmental concerns have catapulted climate change to the top of corporate agendas of many industries. Until now, attention has focused on emissions-intensive industries, such as power generation and oil production. Yet climate change is a critical issue for all sectors of the economy.
- Date:
- Dec 2008
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- Ceres
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Carbon Disclosure Project Report 2008: India 200
Climate Change has emerged as an important issue on the business agenda with increasing responsibility being placed on companies to contribute to finding solutions to this urgent problem. An increasing number of companies are investing in environmental
- Date:
- Dec 2008
- Source:
- WWF - India
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Carbon Disclosure Project: Asia ex-Japan
The goal of the Carbon Disclosure Project is “to facilitate a dialogue, supported by quality information, from which a rational response to climate change will emerge.” The most distinctive findings in the 2008 sample highlight the extent to which Asian companies critically affected by climate change are moving rapidly from a basic understanding of the issues to the implementation of practical
- Date:
- Dec 2008
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- ASrIA
