Kerala does not have much hope on the proposed Athirappally hydroelectric project even if the environment committee panel headed by Madhav Gadgil visits the area on January 29 to make an on-the-spot study again.

Though Union Minister of State for Forest and Environment Jairam Ramesh said the final decision on the clearance for the project will be taken after the committee submits its report, th

More than 70 per cent of work in two units of 600 mega watt coal-based thermal power plant in North Chennai Thermal Power station at Athipatu village of Thiruvallur district is completed and the units will go critical by January 2012, according to TNEB officials.

Chief engineer of the station N Murugesan told reporters visiting the site that the boiler drums for units I and II have been lifted

Jan. 10: The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF), is all set to grant environmental clearance to Jindal Power Ltd (JPL), a company owned by Congress MP, Mr Naveen Jindal.

In recent days, there has been much discussion about the decision of the ministry of environment and forests to impose go/no-go zones for coal mining to protect forested land from the depredations of mining.

Brushing aside criticism of nuclear power projects on environmental grounds, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on Monday said it was

NEW DELHI: Firm on the need to increase nuclear power generation, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on Monday said given the low levels of nuclear power generation, the issue of handling waste was one of management.

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Minister's stubborn rules holding back power plants: Gehlot

Chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday said Union minister of environment and forests, Jairam Ramesh's stubborn restrictions on mining were impeding power generation projects in Rajasthan.
Gehlot who has been looking to get back at the Union minister for his unprovoked attacks on state projects, found the opportunity at a programme in

NEW DELHI, Dec 14

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