Concerned over the large-scale diversion of forest land for hydroelectric projects, the Union Ministry of Forest and Environment is imposing more stringent conditions, including declaration of reservoir created due to construction of dams as reserved forest, as a pre-requisite for granting clearance.

The new conditions have been imposed in respect of the 402 MW Shongtong-Karcham projects and th

Shimla: Over 9,600 trees will face the axe for laying the transmission line for evacuating power from the 1000 MW Karcham Wangtoo power project in Kinnaur, which is likely to start generation by June this year.

In reply to a query during Question Hour in the assembly by Congress MLA GS Bali about exploring the possibility of an alternate route, Chief Minister PK Dhumal today said the permission

Bhel, NTPC & IGCAR Join Hands For Project
A 800-MW coal-fired power project based on more efficient advanced ultra supercritical thermal power technology is being set up jointly by BHEL, NTPC and Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR). The .

First Unit Of . 7,000-Crore Project To Be Completed Six Months Ahead Of Schedule
JAIPRAKASH Power Ventures Limited will commission the first unit of its 1,000 mw hydroelectric power project in Himachal Pradesh in March, six months ahead of schedule.

The first unit of the .

Companies to lose earnest money
Unlike past, it will not be easy for independent power producers (IPPs) to surrender projects after allotment as the government has finally incorporated a provision for forfeiting the earnest money in such an eventuality.

The provision will be enforced for the 18 hydroelectric projects with the aggregate generation capacity of 1385.5 MW for which global bids hav

The Finance Ministry today signed a loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for $208 million for the third tranche of the Himachal Pradesh Clean Energy Development Investment Program.

According to a Finance Ministry statement, this facility is for a series of loans to provide funding for four hydropower projects totalling 856 MW in Himachal Pradesh, for an amount of $800 million fr

Charcoal is perhaps the best example of biochar. Considering the interest that has been generated by Jha et al. many readers would be interested in knowing how actually charcoal is made. During one of our recent field surveys to Kasera locality in Kangra District, Himachal Pradesh, (Correspondence)

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