The new policy on mini and micro hydropower projects being prepared by the state government aims to give a major share in power production to gram panchayats and local entrepreneurs, CM Harish Rawa

Projects up to 2 Mw to be reserved for gram panchayats

The Uttarakhand government is formulating a new policy for mini and micro hydropower projects.

Chief Minister Pawan Chamling today made announcements to supplement the ongoing efforts of the government and stakeholders in making Sikkim a fully ‘organic state’ by the end of 2015.

With the local bodies demonstrating their lack of competence in tackling the solid waste management scenario in the district, the administration itself has stepped in to lend support in empowering

PATNA: The panchayati raj department (PRD) has admitted before the Patna high court that solar lights worth over Rs 24.92 crore were purchased in an irregular manner and without following the presc

The 126-mw Chhatru hydroelectric project, the world’s highest project at 11,326 ft, on the Chandra river in Lahaul-Spiti, has got the environmental clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Fo

A vigil has been mounted in all the trading and commercial establishments in the village panchayats against the usage of plastic bags below 40 microns thickness, according to S.

Panaji: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Goa State Biodiversity Board to study the biodiversity of Colva lake through an expert agency and to take a final decision, in a transpare

The general body meeting of taluk panchayat on Monday discussed at length various problems, including housing schemes and infrastructure facilities.

As many as 34 panchayats in the Western Ghats region in Kerala are set to become the crucible of an experimental project seeking to minimise the impact of commercial and livelihood activities on fr