Air Pollution

 Frozen account

The World Bank (wb) has frozen Chad's oil pipeline account claiming that it violated a loan agreement. The wb was angry with a new law giving the Chad government more access to profits from the

Publication Date: 
14/02/2006
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Power Transmission, Power Industry, World Bank, Cameroon
Energy

A powerful stimulant

Jyotirgram Yojana scheme brings 24-hour power supply to Gujarat's villages.

Publication Date: 
27/06/2005
Uday Mahurkar
India Today (New Delhi)
Tags:
Gujarat, Bhavnagar (D), Power Transmission, Rural Electrification
Energy

The Electricity Act, 2003

This document contains text of the Electricity Act, 2003 [No. 36 OF 2003].

Publication Date: 
02/06/2003
Ministry of Law and Justice
Tags:
India, Electricity, Energy Policy, Power Transmission, Renewable Energy, Hydroelectricity, Nuclear Power, Coal, Natural Gas, Subsidies
India

 Cut it out

The Uttarakhand Jan Jagriti Sansthan, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) working in Tehri, Uttaranchal, has filed a public interest litigation petition in the Supreme Court to save 90,000 trees.

Publication Date: 
30/03/2003
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Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Deforestation, Power Transmission, Supreme Court, NGO
Water Resources

 Rivers of discord

Why is everything important reduced to a dramatic farce in our country? Take the Cauvery imbroglio. The issue is serious and important. Namely how will states, regions and people share increasingly

Publication Date: 
30/10/2002
Sunita Narain
Down to Earth
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Rivers, Cauvery, Water Distribution, Water Demand, Irrigation, Interstate Disputes, Neyveli STPS, Power Transmission, Legislation, Supreme Court, India, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Health

 Wide bands of energy

Optical fibres can carry more data than believed earlier

Publication Date: 
14/09/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Energy Technology, Power Transmission, Physical Science, Research, Research Agencies, Information, United States Of America (US)
Health

 Shedding new light

A novel lighting device using carbon nanotubes that could give competition to conventional light bulbs and fluorescent bulbs has been deve

Publication Date: 
29/06/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Electricity, Power Transmission, Physical Science, France
Economy

 Powering US networks

Networking equipment has become an integral part of the US economy. Technological advances invariably lead to more equipment, demanding more power. US is waking up to the fact that inefficient office

Publication Date: 
Sunday, April 29, 2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Economy, Energy, Electricity, Power Transmission, Power Industry, Technology, United States Of America (US), India
India

 Steering water

Nepalese villagers upgrade water wheels to generate power

Publication Date: 
14/12/1999
Down to Earth
Tags:
Electricity, Power Transmission, Rural Technology, Nepal
Health

  <font class='UCASE'>power, unlimited </font>

The Allahabad high court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to ensure uninterrupted power supply to all installations created under the Ganga Action Plan. A division bench, comprising Justice

Publication Date: 
14/04/1998
Down to Earth
Tags:
Power Transmission, Legislation, Allahabad (D)

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