The cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) yesterday cleared Cochin refineries Ltd's proposal for a 500 mw power project in Kerala.Cochin Refineries has been given permission to form a joint

The Government has set up an apex body to provide guidance on handling chemical accidents. Environment and forests minister Suresh P Prabhu yesterday emphasised the need for improved industrial

The Centre on Tuesday joined the litigation over the awarding of contract in the Bakreswar thermal power project by filing a special leave petition in the Supreme

The pharmaceutical industry will watch for the latest developments in vaccines for cancer and AIDS at the 10th International Immunology Congress beginning in New Delhi on Sunday. The week-long

The Central Electricity Authority has rejected the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) cost escalation proposals put forward by the Mangalore Power Company. Mangalore Power is a

West Bengal is set to produce 'green power' once a 23 mw power plant is set up at the Dhapa garbage dumping ground in east Calcutta.EDL India private Ltd, a company jointly owned by EDL, Australia

The World Bank has urged Pakistan to make a clear separation between investigations into alleged corruption by a number of private and foreign-backed power producers and parallel talks with these

The government is working out the modalities for allowing industry to participate in reforestation of degraded forest land. According to Union environment and forests, minister Suresh P Prabhu, the

The environemnt and forests ministry has moved the Supreme Court aginst the Allhabad High Court order staying the implementation of a project to clean up the Ganga. The High Court last week stayed

Montreal Protocol Fund (MPF) is likely to revise the threshold for grants-in-aid to be given to industries in the developing countries to phase out ozone-depleting substances. MPF follows the