The Ministry of Environment and Forests gave a green signal to Ratle Hydro Electric Project Pvt Ltd, a GVK Group company, to increase the capacity of its power project from 690 MW to 850 MW.

Shimla: The transmission of power from the hydel projects located in the Chandrabhaga basin will be undertaken through the 9-km-long Rohtang tunnel, thereby reducing the total cost of transmission

To explore markets elsewhere in the country and abroad for its saffron, basmati rice and rajmash among various other agricultural produce, the Jammu-Kashmir government is adopting organic farming i

Udhampur: The work on construction of a new 10-kilometre Lambi Zai-Jora Road in Bhadarwah area of Doda district which touches Souti Changa, the native village of Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi A

Promotion of organic farming in Jammu region
JAMMU: To promote organic farming in Jammu province, Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Hassan Mir on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with three reputed companies of the country to help the local cultivators of various crops to switch over to this mode of farming.

Political interference prevents them from taking action against illegal power connections in the district, claim officials in the Power Development Department (PDD) here.

Environment Ministry's panel to consider request on Nov 11
JAMMU: With the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) and Central Water Commission (CWC) indicating that upcoming Ratle Hydro Electric Project on River Chenab in Kishtwar district has the potential to generate more electricity than the already projected,

GVK Power and Infrastructure would commence work on its 690 MW hydro-electric power project at Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir by December 2011, a company official has said.

Srinagar The Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to develop a new coal mine in Rajouri district as part of efforts to achieve self-sufficiency in the state.