Prime Minsiter Atal Behari Vjpayee has laid the foundaiton stones for two mega thermal power projects of 2,000 mw each in Bihar on Saturday, although neither of projects has received techno-economic

The Supreme Court yesterday asked the Ministry of environment to explain why the National Coastal Zone Management Authority, set up in November last year, consisted of too many members from

The West Bengal government is reconsidering the implementation of the 420 mw second phase of the Bakreshwar thermal power project through the existing joint venture. If the joint venture falls

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has launched a programme to create a nation-wide information network by connecting together all the research centres, farm universities and

Government has enhanced the outlay for energy recovery from urban and agricultural waste from Rs 4 crore in 1998-99 to Rs 12 crore in 1999-2000. This will give a boost to projects promoted through

The Gujarat government is planning to enact legislation to regulate the transmission and distribution of gas in the state. The state government is studying legal implications of such a move, said

A special coordination committee is being set up in the environment and forests ministry to check illegal trade in body parts of tigers and other wildlife. This was announced by the environment and

A three-day international conference on tiger preservation in the next millennium is opening in Delhi on March 3. It is being held to mark the completion of 25 years of the project tiger in

The government has proposed a five-year tax holidy to private sector companies engaged in the business of biodegradable waste management. The benefit would be confined to the use of biodegradable

Except for some increase in the plan out lay for the environment and forests sector in 1999-2000, there is no cheer for the sector in the budget proposals presented to the parliament yesterday. Even