IMG deallocates 8th coal block, Plan panel for privatising mining
September 18th, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) The inter-ministerial group (IMG) on coal block allocations Tuesday recommended de-allocation of Macherkunda block and deduction of bank guarantees of the Jitpur block and ... Read more...
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Akhilesh promises action on Agra projects, power complaints
September 10th, 2012 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Sep 10 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Monday announced more funds for developmental schemes languishing in the Taj city and action on some of the most pressing ... Read more...
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Power woes: Sonia’s whisper stronger than SC order
September 2nd, 2012 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Sep 2 (IANS) All it took for Amethi and Rae Bareli to get uninterrupted power supply was a whisper from UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi to Samajwadi Party chief ... Read more...
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Sahai denies nepotism in coal block allocations (Second Lead)
August 31st, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Union Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahai Friday denied allegations of nepotism and wrongdoing in coal block allocations but admitted he had written to Prime ... Read more...
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No mining in any allocated coal block, says BJP
August 28th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Sticking to its demand that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh quit, the BJP Tuesday said there was no mining in even a single coal block ... Read more...
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Congress rejects BJP demand for PM’s resignation
August 17th, 2012 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The Congress Friday rejected as "unwarranted" the BJP's demand for the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over coal block allocation and accused the ... Read more...
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US loans for Indian firms making solar facilities in Rajasthan
July 19th, 2012 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 19 (IANS) The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has authorised loans totalling $57.3 million to two Indian firms to finance the export of American solar ... Read more...
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Heavy rains cause traffic snarls, power breakdowns in Agra
July 10th, 2012 - 1:26 am ICT by IANS
Agra July 9 (IANS) Three spells of heavy showers Monday inundated low-lying areas in the Taj city, leading to traffic snarls and power breakdowns.Residents welcomed the rains but lamented poor ... Read more...
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Power tariff hike inevitable: Sheila Dikshit (Lead)
July 2nd, 2012 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The Delhi government said Monday it would continue to provide a subsidy on power consumption up to 200 units with the Chief Minister again justifying ... Read more...
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Sheila Dikshit calls power tariff hike ‘inevitable’
July 2nd, 2012 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The Delhi government Monday announced it would continue to provide subsidy on the consumption of power up to 200 units with the Delhi Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Delhi homes hit by 20 percent power rate hike
June 26th, 2012 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Come July 1, the Delhiites will have to shell out more for their electricity bill as the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) Tuesday decided to ... Read more...
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Power to cost more in Delhi, Dikshit indicates
June 25th, 2012 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Monday indicated that a hike in power tariff in the city was inevitable, saying that residents cannot expect the same ... Read more...
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SC notice on green nod for Maharashtra power project (Lead)
June 18th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the environment and forests ministry on a plea challenging the Bombay High Court order declining to stay the ... Read more...
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Jindal Steel to exit Bolivia’s largest mining project
June 11th, 2012 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
La Paz, June 11 (IANS/EFE) India's Jindal Steel & Power Ltd plans to pull out of a contract to develop a massive iron-ore deposit in eastern Bolivia, President Evo Morales' ... Read more...
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Power demand breaks record in Delhi
May 25th, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The sweltering heat forced Delhiites consume so much power that its demand, shooting up to 5,032 Megawatts (MW) Friday, broke all previous years' records."The demand ... Read more...
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Mundra Port SEZ gets halt order on green clearance
May 9th, 2012 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, May 9 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Wednesday ordered the promoters of Mundra Port Special Economic Zone and Alstom Bharat Forge Power Ltd to stop construction activity till green ... Read more...
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BSES Rajdhani directed to compensatE girl
April 10th, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday directed BSES Rajdhani, a power distribution firm, to give a compensation of Rs.7.5 lakh to a minor girl who lost ... Read more...
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Reliance Power quarterly net profit rises 42 percent
February 13th, 2012 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 13 (IANS) Reliance Power Ltd. Monday posted an increase of 42 percent in consolidated net profit at Rs.203.87 crore for the quarter ended Dec 31 against Rs.143.61 crore ... Read more...
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Visa Power faces court case for illegal construction
September 8th, 2011 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 8 (IANS) A court case was slapped against Visa Power Ltd for illegal construction in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district where it has planned to set up a 1,200 MW ... Read more...
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Larsen and Toubro bags Rs.1,610 orders in Q1
June 24th, 2011 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 24 (IANS) Construction and engineering major Larsen and Toubro (L&T;) Friday said its construction division has bagged orders worth Rs.1,610 crore from Tata Steel Ltd, India Bulls Ltd ... Read more...
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Dhaka signs its biggest power deal
May 12th, 2011 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 12 (IANS) Bangladesh Thursday signed a mega deal to produce 1,017 MW of power in the next three to four years.Three formal deals were concluded with the ... Read more...
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Notice to central government on Adani Power Ltd petition
May 10th, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, May 10 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Tuesday issued notice to the central government on a petition by Adani Power Limited (APL), which has challenged three sections of the ... Read more...
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Suspected Maoists abduct two contractors in Jharkhand
February 8th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 8 (IANS) Suspected Maoist guerrillas abducted two contractors from Jharkhand's Latehar district, police said Tuesday.According to police, a complaint was lodged Tuesday in Chandawa police station of Latehar district which ... Read more...
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L&T bags projects worth Rs.1,103 crore
January 3rd, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 3 (IANS) Engineering and construction major Larsen and Toubro (L&T) Monday said its railway business unit had bagged orders worth Rs.1,103 crore from power plant developers to construct 'merry-go-round systems' ... Read more...
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SAIL, Jindal among nine given mining rights in Chhattisgarh
December 6th, 2010 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 6 (IANS) Public sector Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) and private power utility Jindal Power Ltd (JPL) were among the total of nine companies that were allotted mines in ... Read more...
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Nepal government to ink deal with GMR despite Maoists
September 25th, 2010 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Sep 25 (IANS) Nepal's caretaker government is set to ink an agreement with Indian construction major GMR and its consortium for the 900 MW Upper Karnali hydropower project despite warnings by ... Read more...
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Orissa inks more pacts for industrial training centres
September 24th, 2010 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 24 (IANS) The Orissa government Friday signed agreements with six more companies for setting up industrial training centres in the state, an official said.
Director of the state industries department Kabindranath ... Read more...
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Nakoda to set up wind power plant in Madhya Pradesh
September 2nd, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 2 (IANS) Yarn manufacturer Nakoda Limited will invest Rs.33 crore on a 5.25 MW wind power plant in Madhya Pradesh, the company announced Thursday.
The plant will be set in Jethana ... Read more...
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Orient Green Power to up capacity to 1,000 MW by 2013
August 21st, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 21 (IANS) The city-based renewable power generator Orient Green Power Company Ltd plans to raise its installed capacity from 193 MW to 1,000 MW by 2013 within and outside India ... Read more...
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Surya Roshni’s Karnataka facility to begin production this fiscal
July 14th, 2010 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 14 (IANS) Surya Roshni, the country's largest manufacturer and exporter of GI (galvanised iron) pipes, Wednesday said its Karnataka facility will start production by the end of this fiscal, a ... Read more...
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Two killed after falling into Himachal gorge
July 13th, 2010 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 13 (IANS) Two labourers were killed and two were injured as they fell into a gorge while laying high-power transmission lines in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district Tuesday, an official said.
"Two ... Read more...
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Republican lawmakers bat for loan to Reliance Power
June 30th, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, June 30 (IANS) Two Republican lawmakers have asked the US Export-Import Bank to reverse its decision to deny loan guarantees to India's Reliance Power Ltd for a coal-fired plant ... Read more...
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Action ordered against Jindal Power for ignoring norms
June 22nd, 2010 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The environment ministry Tuesday asked the Chhattisgarh government to take action against Jindal Power Ltd for commencing construction of a thermal power plant in the state's Raigarh ... Read more...
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Delhi’s overhead power lines to go underground before Games
May 28th, 2010 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Delhi's Planning and Urban Development Minister A.K. Walia Friday asked power companies to complete the work on conversion of overhead power lines into underground network by July ... Read more...
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22 Chhattisgarh villagers nabbed for holding officials hostage
May 15th, 2010 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 14 (IANS) A total of 22 villagers in Chhattisgarh's coal-rich Raigarh district were detained Friday for questioning about their alleged role in holding officials of a private company hostages, a ... Read more...
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