Bihar

Jharkhand"s leaders have successfully pressurised the Centre to consider granting autonomy to this region. But they have still not addressed themselves to local ecological problems

Publication Date:

14/06/1992

Author(s): Amit Mitra

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

1

Issue:

19920615

pp:

0

Tags:

Ecology, Hydroelectricity, Displacement, India, Bihar

India

Ravaged region

JHARKHAND stretches from Bankura district in West Bengal to Surguja in Madhya Pradesh; and from Santhal Parganas of Bihar to Sambhalpur in Orissa. Approximately 1,87,646 sq km in area,

Publication Date:

14/06/1992

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

1

Issue:

19920615

pp:

0

Tags:

Ecology, Hydroelectricity, Displacement, India, Bihar

India

'We can rule ourselves'

RAGHUNATHPUR is a large village of 350 households in the Chanho block of Ranchi district. It lies 55 km from Ranchi on the road to Lohardagga. Though Oraons comprise the majority of

Publication Date:

14/06/1992

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

1

Issue:

19920615

pp:

0

Tags:

Ecology, Hydroelectricity, Displacement, India, Bihar

Natural Disasters

The state of India's environment - floods, flood plains and environmental myths

This report remains one of the few chronicles of the ecological change taking place in the Indo-Gangetic plains - India's most densely populated area. Focussing on the recurrent problem of floods in this region and describes the nature of challenge posed by ecologically sound development and suggests new ways of looking at policies.

Publication Date:

Dec 1990

Author(s): Anil Agarwal, Sunita Narain

Source: Centre for Science and Environment

Tags:

Environment, Teesta, Deforestation, Floods, Flood Control, India, Assam, Bihar, Garhwal, Himalaya

Ek Ped Ek Zindagi: Dainik Bhaskar’s CSR initiative to drive behavioral change towards plantation and nurturing of saplings

Planting a tree is not just digging the soil and planting a sapling. The key lies in nurturing the planted saplings which, if done properly, will contribute immensely in increasing green cover and ensuring ecological balance.

Tags:

Forests, Afforestation, Ecology, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Bihar, Punjab, Haryana, Maharashtra, Medicinal Plants, Deforestation, Urbanisation

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Renewable Energy

11 Mar 2013

Are Off-Grid Solutions Really More Expensive for the Rural Poor?

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A number you likely know: 400 million. That’s how many people live without electricity in India. And not coincidentally, most of these people are poorest of the poor and live in rural villages or hamlets. The presence of such an enormous population eager for something better has given rise to new commercial products and services such as solar lanterns, solar home systems, and, the subject of this blog, micro-grids.

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Bihar budget to focus on power, education

PATNA: With the Bihar legislature's budget session beginning on Tuesday, checking corruption and procuring power, along with increased spending on education, agriculture and health care are the prime focus of the State budget to be presented by Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on February 25.

In his inaugural address to both Houses of the legislature, Governor Debanand Konwar said 394 ca

Publication Date:

23/02/2011

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Bihar, Education, Energy, Electricity, Budget, Land Acquisition

Energy

Coal supply for NTPC plant hit

POWER generation major NTPC will soon see 7% of its generation vanish off the grid, thanks to wagon breakers who managed to topple a rake carrying coal to its Kahalgaon Thermal Power station in Bihar, rendering the track unusable for at least 4-5 days.

This track, owned by NTPC, is its main link to source coal.

Publication Date:

08/02/2011

Source: Economic Times (New Delhi)

Tags:

National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Coal, Energy, Power Industry, Kahalgaon STPS, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal

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