Free insurance policies to students for dengue
Students of nine schools of Kamrup district received free insurance policy of Rs 20,000 for dengue under the collaboration of a social-based organisation Drishtee and CAFE India under the Behtar India
Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
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$ 200m ADB loan for State power sector
The multilateral lending agency Asian Development Bank (ADB) will grant a loan of USD 200 million to finance Assam
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Power reforms (editorial)
With the ADB set to sanction a loan of US $200 million for rural electrification, the abysmal power scenario in the State can be expected to undergo some improvement. While the State
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Sikkim to have highest power station in country
Sikkim would soon acquire the distinction of having a hydro power station at an altitude of around 13,000 feet, the highest in the entire country. The work on this proposed mini hydel power project in Thangu in North Sikkim would start soon with active intervention from the State department of Science & Technology, said the department
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Amguri demands immediate work on gas-based power project
AMGURI, Dec 3
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India, Bhutan ink pacts, MoUs
Nearly half-a-dozen agreements and as many MoUs in fields ranging from hydro power to health to IT to civil aviation were signed between India and Bhutan today in the presence of visiting Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.
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Power producers seek prompt clearances
The North-eastern States might be sitting on a huge hydropower potential, but power companies, both government-owned and independent power producers (IPP), citing serious hurdles, have called for immediate steps to simplify land acquisition and environmental and forest clearances processes.
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FASS move to guide NE oil industry
Voluntary organisation Friends of Assam and Seven Sisters (FASS) has embarked on another mission to facilitate public consultation in an organised manner to guide the Petroleum industry of the NE region towards developmental and pro-people activities.
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OIL willing to take over ONGCs Assam oilfields
As Government mulls hiving off Oil and Natural Gas Corp
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MoU for CTPS revival signed
The Chandrapur Thermal Power Station (CTPS), which was closed down in 1999, will be revived in joint venture within the next two years and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Assam State Electricity Board (ASEB) and a consortium of three private companies in presence of Power Minister Pradyut Bordoloi today.
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IOC launches solar lamps in State
Now with its major thrust on harnessing wind, solar, and nuclear power in addition to petroleum so as to get itself converted into an energy company, the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOC) on Wednesday launched its solar lamps for the first time in the North East here at Santipur village.