NTPC will commence commercial operations of 1,500 MW Indira Gandhi Super Thermal Power Project at Jhajjar in Haryana after commissioning the third 500 MW unit on Friday.

Awaiting final environment impact assessment by the expert appraisal committee (EAC) of the Centre, the ambitious Fathebad nuclear plant in Gorakhpur is set to roll.

In what could be termed as alarming, the levels of two key pollutants - respirable particulate matter (PM10) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) - in Gurgaon are higher as compared to adjoining cities.

Trees in the Mandewal jungles of the district, which falls under the Kalesar National Park, is facing threat from the wood mafia as they are being axed right under the nose of forest officials.

The district administration, Kaithal, has been asked to regularise drinking water connections in all 62 villages of Kaithal block by year-end under a Central pilot project for recharging ground water.

These directions have come from Sujoy Majumdar, Director, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Government of India. He has also asked the administration to put taps on all connections so as to ensure uniform supply of drinking water in both rural and urban areas.

Fatehabad DC orders pollution check

Following a spate of reports about prevalence of cancer in villages adjoining the Ghaggar, allegedly due to its polluted water, Fatehabad Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr Saket Kumar today asked the officials concerned to find a solution to the problem. Villagers from over six villages had recently apprised Dr Saket Kumar about the alarming trend during his visit to the Ghaggar near Chandpura. The DC had gone there to review flood-control measures in the area.

The Gurgaon administration on Monday requested the Punjab and Haryana High Court to allow installation of new tubewells for drinking and domestic purpose.

An affidavit was filed on Monday by P C Meena, Deputy Commissioner, Gurgaon during a hearing of a public interest litigation (PIL) highlighting scarcity of drinking water in Gurgaon.

The decision by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) to allow ‘compensatory tariff’ in addition to the current tariff for Adani Power’s 4,620 MW units at Mundra has come as a shock

Kurukshetra district has become the first district in the country to launch the Village Integrated Monitoring Software (VIMS) developed by the District Informatics Centre.

Dozens of residents of Gatauli village in the district are in the grip of hepatitis-B, better known as jaundice, thanks to the alleged contaminated drinking water and non-availability of a medical