Falling prices, few buyers make Himachal financially powerless
September 5th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 5 (IANS) Falling prices of electricity generated in the state and lack of buyers have left Himachal Pradesh virtually powerless, financially.Besides tourism and horticulture, hydropower is a major ... Read more...
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US authorities keeping an eye on n-plant that lost power
April 6th, 2012 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 6 (IANS) The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has said its staff was monitoring the situation at a nuclear power plant in South Carolina after it lost offsite power.The ... Read more...
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World’s newest country beckons Indians to shine (Letter from Juba) (With Images)
March 18th, 2012 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Juba (South Sudan), March 18 (IANS)The world's newest nation is eight months old. I drive past our consulate at Juba, South Sudan two days after we finally announced its upgrade ... Read more...
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World’s newest country beckons Indians to shine (Letter from Juba)
March 18th, 2012 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Juba (South Sudan), March 18 (IANS)The world's newest nation is eight months old. I drive past our consulate at Juba, South Sudan two days after we finally announced its upgrade ... Read more...
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No need for fear on Kudankulam n-plant: Kalam
November 7th, 2011 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 7 (IANS) Asking people not to nurture even a nano sized particle fear about the safety of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant, former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has ... Read more...
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Quake jolts US East Coast, n-plant shut down
August 24th, 2011 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 24 (IANS) A strong earthquake - similar to one that struck 67 years ago - on the US East Coast shut down a nuclear power plant and prompted ... Read more...
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Hazare’s fast fuelling profits at this petrol pump
August 21st, 2011 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Activist Anna Hazare's anti-graft campaign has translated into an increase in profits for a fuel pump located just outside the protest site Ramlila Ground, thanks ... Read more...
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Two Indian firms win clean energy awards
June 17th, 2011 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Two Indian companies specializing in alternative energy sources for rural electrification have won this year's prestigious Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy in London.The Husk Power ... Read more...
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Solar power systems to power cell phone towers
May 10th, 2011 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 10 (IANS) Bangalore based Indo-Chinese joint venture ALTA-XinTong Solar Tech Pvt Ltd is in the process of finalising a deal to sell 2,000 solar systems to power mobile ... Read more...
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Chinese nuke plant safer than Fukushima: Experts
March 20th, 2011 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Honk Kong, Mar.20 (ANI): Experts have said that China's Daya Bay nuclear plant (built in the 1990s) is safer than the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan (1971), as it is newer ... Read more...
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‘Kudankulam reactors are safe’
March 16th, 2011 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Kudankulam, March 15 (IANS) The Kudankulam nuclear reactors are designed to be safe against natural calamities like earthquake and tsunami and there is no risk of flooding by sea, a ... Read more...
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AERB to reassess safety measures at Indian nuclear power plants
March 15th, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 15 (ANI): Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) today said it would carry out a comprehensive reassessment of safety and emergency mitigation measures at all the Indian nuclear power plants ... Read more...
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How developing countries can cut carbon emissions while helping the poor
November 26th, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 26 (ANI): Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, say that a clean energy development initiative in rural Nicaragua demonstrated that there are cost effective steps developing nations can take ... Read more...
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Kerala’s CPI-M, Jairam Ramesh in face-off over theme park
July 17th, 2010 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh appears to have rubbed Kerala's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) the wrong way by ordering a CPI-M-controlled society to close down ... Read more...
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Banish power cuts in Taj city: Mughal descendant
July 10th, 2010 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, July 10 (IANS) Yakub Habeebuddin Tucy, the self-proclaimed great grandson of last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, Saturday demanded improvements in Agra's power situation and direct international flights to the Taj ... Read more...
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Fuel scarcity disrupts wireless services in Manipur
June 9th, 2010 - 6:04 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal (Manipur), June 9 (ANI): With the economic blockade still continuing in Manipur, the wireless services have virtually collapsed due to fuel scarcity.The mobile phone service has been adversely affected due to ... Read more...
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Taj city is greener, cleaner but larger battle remain (Letter from Agra)
June 9th, 2010 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
By Brij Khandelwal
Agra, June 9 (IANS) Seventeen years after India's Supreme Court called for reducing pollution around the Taj Mahal, this tourist city certainly boasts of cleaner public transport and improved greenery. ... Read more...
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Gorshkov refit on track: India
June 1st, 2010 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The refurbishment in a Russian shipyard of the aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov that the Indian Navy has purchased is "going well" and the vessel is expected to ... Read more...
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Elephanta Island to get a regular power supply soon (Lead)
May 13th, 2010 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) A unique international effort initiated by the Maharashtra government will soon bring electricity supply to the 1,500 villagers living on the Elephanta Island, famous for the World Heritage ... Read more...
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Elephanta Island to get electricity soon
May 13th, 2010 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) Nearly 1,500 villagers living on the Elephanta Island will for the first timehave regular electricity supply , thanks to a unique venture of the Maharashtra government and a ... Read more...
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Power woes hit Agra
May 9th, 2010 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, May 9 (IANS) Sweating in a power cut that stretched to more than 12 hours in almost half of Agra, and 24 hours at certain places, led to angry demonstrations at ... Read more...
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Torrent to take over power distribution in Agra
March 31st, 2010 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, March 31 (IANS) Power in this Taj city, which suffers erratic and inadequate power supply, will now be supplied by private player Torrent Power Limited.The company will take over power distribution ... Read more...
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An Australian campaigns to clean the Taj city
September 27th, 2009 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
By Brij Khandelwal
Agra, Sep 27 (IANS) A 62-year-old Australian who counts Mahatma Gandhi and Swami Vivekananda as his gurus is leading a campaign here to turn the Taj Mahal city of Agra ... Read more...
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Electricity still a far-fetched dream for Gurez valley
August 30th, 2009 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Aug. 30 (ANI): Electricity remains to be a distant dream for the residents of Gurez valley of Jammu and Kashmir despite ample water resources existing in the region.Consequently, diesel run generators ... Read more...
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Dirty air, lack of water threaten Ladakh (Feature with images)
July 14th, 2009 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
Leh, July 14 (IANS) Ladakh is no longer pristine. Rising temperatures are drying up glaciers in this trans-Himalayan cold desert and generator smoke from the power-strapped towns across the ... Read more...
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Two Indian schemes in finals for global green energy awards
June 5th, 2009 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Two pioneering schemes in India are among the finalists for this year's Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy, the organisers of the awards have announced.
Saran Renewable Energy Pvt. ... Read more...
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Taj Mahal remains at risk from air pollution
June 5th, 2009 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
By Brij Khandelwal
Agra, June 5 (IANS) Fifteen years after the Supreme Court of India announced a set of measures to protect the Taj Mahal and nearby historical monuments from air pollution, they ... Read more...
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Project launched for green, affordable lighting in rural India
June 4th, 2009 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) To make life easier for millions of rural households who use the polluting kerosene lamps in their homes, a Britain-based NGO has partnered with a global power ... Read more...
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15 killed, 150 injured in Orissa train tragedy (Night Lead)
February 14th, 2009 - 1:29 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 13 (IANS) At least 15 passengers were killed and around 150 injured when the Howrah-Chennai Coromandel Express was derailed Friday evening near the Jajpur-Keonjhar Road railway station in Orissa, officials ... Read more...
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15 killed, 100 injured as train derails in Orissa (Fourth Lead)
February 14th, 2009 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 13 (IANS) At least 15 passengers were killed and about 100 injured after the Howrah-Chennai Coromandel Express was derailed Friday evening near the Jajpur-Keonjhar Road railway station in Orissa, an ... Read more...
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Three killed, dozens injured as train derailed in Orissa (Third Lead)
February 14th, 2009 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 13 (IANS) At least three passengers were killed and dozens injured when the Howrah-Chennai Coromandel Express was derailed Friday evening near the Jajpur-Keonjhar Road railway station in Orissa, officials said.
Confirming ... Read more...
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Transporters, farmers to protest failure to cut fuel prices
January 28th, 2009 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 28 (IANS) Transporters' and farmer's unions will protest in front of parliament in New Delhi next month against the failure of the government to reduce petrol and diesel prices. ... Read more...
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Pollution solutions for telecom base stations
December 28th, 2008 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) With the demand for renewable energy solutions going up in the industrial world, Luminous Teleinfra, engaged in manufacturing packaged electrical power and power conditioning products, is offering ... Read more...
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Frequent power shutdowns undermine security at Taj Mahal
September 18th, 2008 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
Agra, Sep 18 (IANS) Tourism circles and conservationists are concerned about the safety of the Taj Mahal in the wake of terror attacks in a number of Indian cities, the latest of ... Read more...
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Indian Navy to refit Seychelles coast guard ship Topaz
September 12th, 2008 - 7:30 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept 12 (ANI): Naval relations between India and Seychelles have taken one more step forward with the Indian Navy agreeing to undertake major repairs of that countrys frontline patrol ... Read more...
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