Asking Union environment and forests minister Jairam Ramesh to sensitise his officials on the need for adopting a more pragmatic and flexible position on

THE Bedabahal (Orissa) ultra mega power project may hit a road block as the captive coal mines linked with the 4,000 MW project now figures in the list of areas prohibited for mining activities by the environment ministry.

KOLKATA, 30 JUNE: The state government is planning to shift from thermal power to gas-based power plants and in the process has already entered into  MoUs with GAIL and Reliance, said Mr Nirupam Sen, power minister, in the Assembly lobby today.

Categorising coalfields will cause shortfall: Jaiswal to Jairam

Priyadarshi Siddhanta

Categorisation of coalfields into

Hamirpur: The work on Dhola-Sidh, the first hydel project of Hamirpur district, being built on the Beas near Nadaun by the Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN), would begin by March next year.

The clearance for term of reference (TOR) for the project, which has now been upgraded from the proposed 40 to 66 MW, was granted recently the by Union Ministry of Environment.

Ajay Modi / New Delhi May 19, 2010, 1:14 IST

The government is planning to launch the ninth round of the New Exploration Licensing Policy (Nelp-IX) in July this year to auction up to 45 oil and gas blocks. Some of these blocks will be from the eighth round for which no bids were received.

Manage your e-waste and we will pay you. With the country

T. Ramakrishnan

CHENNAI: The Rs.9,000-crore Udangudi super critical thermal power project in Tuticorin district is all set to take off as the Union Environment and Forests (E&F) Ministry's Expert Appraisal Committee has recommended the project to the Ministry for environmental clearance, which is critical to the project execution.

Thermal projects of more than 14,000 MW, at an estimated investment of Rs 70,000 crore, are embroiled in power play. The Chhattisgarh Government and Union Ministries for Power and Coal are ranged against Union Ministry for Environment & Forest for refusing clearances and putting the projects on hold.

Lack Of Clarity On Allocation Of Captive Coal Blocks To Chhattisgarh Project

THE last date for submission of requests for qualification for the first ultra mega power project (UMPP) on offer this fiscal has been extended by a couple of months, due to a lack of clarity on the allocation of captive coal blocks to the project.