Ranchi, Nov.

Ranchi, Nov. 26: Several parts of the state were forced to go without power for most part of the day today after one unit of Tenughat Vidyut Nigam Ltd (TVNL) at Lalpania in Bokaro district was shut down following technical snags in its boiler unit.

If figures released by Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JPSCB) of its first-ever Puja noise survey are anything to go by, the revelry centre of the capital during Durga Puja was Hatia, followed by Birsa Chowk and Kutchery Chowk.

On October 16, Navami, noisy celebrations pushed up the decibel meter at Hatia market to 94.7db between 12.20 and 12.30pm.

State-run NTPC will invest about Rs 20,000 crore to set up a 3,960-megawatt (Mw) coal-based power project in Madhya Pradesh.

FARMERS in drought-hit districts will get diesel subsidy of 500 per hectare, even as the Centre awaits bumper crop production for most key kharif crops including paddy, cotton, pulses, and sugarcane.

A good monsoon and prospects of a good kharif and rabi should have a sobering effect on food prices, still in excess of 15%.

NEW DELHI, 31 AUG: The world's largest coal producer, Coal India Ltd (CIL), today said it might consider setting up power plants in the country to utilise excess coal.

Ranchi, Aug.

Ranchi, July 28: At least 89 iron ore crushing units, located in mineral rich West Singhbhum, East Singhbhum and Seraikela-Kharsawan districts, will have to shut down as the state environment and forest department has decided not to renew their existing licences.

The fate of rural electrification in Jharkhand hangs in balance, with action being taken against Hyderabad-based IVRCL

Ranchi, June 27: The Baidyanath temple in Deoghar will soon glow with solar energy, literally.

Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (JREDA) is working on a noble project to provide solar power to the famous temple in Deoghar, thus putting an end to frequent power cuts.

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