On mercury emissions: The US Environmental Protection Agency has violated the Clean Air Act by adopting a cap-and-trade rule that allowed oil and coal-fired plants to purchase credits to cover

National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) on Thursday announced that it planned to invest nearly Rs.

Anil Agarwal-controlled Vedanta group today signed a development agreement with the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC) for a Rs 20,000 crore aluminium and power project.

Ratnagiri Gas and Power Pvt Ltd (RGPPL), which operates the 2,140 mw power plant at Dabhol, Maharashtra, plans to raise over Rs 1,000 crore through an initial share sale.

Tata Power's Maithon project attains financial closure

Mumbai-based Tata Power Co Ltd (tpc), India's largest private power utility, edged closer to its revi-talisation targets last fortnight by effecting the financial closure of its joint venture, Maithon Power Ltd.

Prominent persons opposed the setting up of a coal-based thermal plant at Chamalapur near Mysore on Thursday and appealed to KERC to constitute an expert committee to study the inefficiency of the ene

Everything was going in favour of a mega thermal power project at Tandwa in Chatra district

An awareness programme about National Rural Empowerment Guarantee Scheme was held at Treru in Rajouri today in which MLC Ashok Sharma presided over the function while senior officers and allied departments were also present on the occasion. Sharma in his address said that NREGA along with other revolutionary schemes like debt waiver scheme for farmers launched by the UPA government would transform development profile of rural India with poor sections being the major beneficiaries of Roshni and other such schemes introduce in state. Sharma has demanded setting up of degree college and sub divisional status to Kalakote besides time bound and execution of roads and augmentation of water and power supply in Kalakote constituency. Sharma also took stock of development works at Badanoo, Dharamsal, Tatapani, Baljarlain,Tanooni,Chakli and Kallar during his three days tour of Kalakote and interacted the people. He urged for launching on spot recruitment drive in police, army and par military forces for the youth of the area and recommissioning of Kalakote thermal power plant and opening coal mines.