The Canadian and Alberta governments said on Wednesday they will spend C$779 million ($756 million) on a carbon capture project planned by TransAlta Corp, their second such funding announcement in less than a week.

The Canadian and Alberta governments said on Wednesday they will spend C$779 million ($756 million) on a carbon capture project planned by TransAlta Corp, their second such funding announcement in less than a week.

The Canadian and Alberta governments said on Wednesday they will spend C$779 million ($756 million) on a carbon capture project planned by TransAlta Corp, their second such funding announcement in less than a week.

For years, residents here complained about the yellow smoke pouring from the tall chimneys of the nearby coal-fired power plant, which left a film on their cars and pebbles of coal waste in their yards. Five states

A technology to bury underground the greenhouse gas emissions produced from burning coal must be ready for global deployment by 2017-2019, U.S. energy secretary Steven Chu said on Monday.

Coal is the world's single biggest source of carbon emissions, at 40 percent. Other sources included burning oil and natural gas, and deforestation and the production of cement.

A USD 500 million joint venture of Sri Lanka-India for the construction of a coal power plant will commence in Sampur, Trincomalee on November 10, Power and Energy Ministry revealed.

The power purchase agreement with regard to the joint venture will be signed in Colombo at the end of this month.

The central government will provide Rs 639 crore required for the execution of the Poonch-Shopian Mughal road project, that was agreed upon during the two-day visit of the central team that concluded yesterday.

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The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has conveyed to the railways it won