Anil Ambani-owned Reliance Power, along with Jharkhand Integrated Power Limited (JIPL), has roped in Germany based mining giant RWE Power International-RE GmbH for providing technical assistance and expertise in extracting coal from the mines allotted for the 4,000 MW Tilaiya ultra mega power project (UMPP) in Jharkhand.
24 people working in stone-crushing units die of the disease
Visit the small village of Musabani in Jharkhand and you hear heart-rending stories of people involved in mining.
Situated near National Highway 33 close to Jamshedpur, Musabani drew public attention recently as 24 people died due to silicosis here. The village has been an active mining area with a large number of stone crushers that work for the K.K. Mineral factory and its sister factories.
To overcome the delay in payment of wages to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) workers in Jharkhand, allegedly owing to administrative apathy, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has piloted a project in Jharkhand.
Under the project, online authentication and Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AEPS) in respect of MGNREGS was conducted in three blocks of three districts.
Ranchi, Jan. 5: The government is planning to set up rice procurement centres across Jharkhand this year, with the two-month-old programme proving a big hit among farmers.
New Delhi, Jan. 4: Jharkhand had asked for a longer rope to meet the plan of providing drinking water to every village under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP).
