Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Jammu and Kashmir on February 3 to lay foundation of developmental projects worth more than Rs 41,000 crore, an official source said Tuesday.
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‘Sterlite plant has polluted groundwater, Uppar river’
Pollutants have wormed their way from the Thoothukudi Sterlite copper plant into the ground water and the nearby Uppar river, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) told the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
Nirmala Sitharaman to inaugurate 331-metre-long Bein bridge in Samba
Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will inaugurate the strategically important 331-metre-long Bein bridge here in mid-February, an officer said Tuesday.
SBI to hold 15% if Jet bid takes off
The State Bank of India may end up owning 15 per cent of Jet Airways if the cash-strapped airline’s plan to convert debt into equity is approved by its shareholders.
IOC seeks commissioning cargo for new Ennore LNG terminal: sources
Singapore: Indian Oil Corp (IOC) is seeking a commissioning cargo for its new Ennore liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in south India, two industry sources said on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to dedicate road from Kanyakumari to Kashmir on February 19
CHENNAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Tirupur and Kanyakumari districts in February to attend public meetings as part of the BJP’s Lok Sabha election campaign, official communication from the party confirmed on Monday. Modi would visit Tirupur on February 10 and Kanyakumari on February 19.
Power supply to be suspended in Choolai area of Chennai on Wednesday
CHENNAI: Power supply will be suspended in Choolai here from 9am to 4pm on Wednesday (January 29) for maintenance work. Power supply will be resumed before 4pm if work is completed, according to a release from Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation.
Meghalaya’s mining quandary: No rat-hole mine is environmentally sound and safe, ban it forever
Anyone who has seen a rat-hole coal mine up-close would have known that the chances of survival of the 15 miners trapped in a mine at Ksan in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills was slim once the mine was flooded. I have been inside one of these mines and can tell you that it is beyond […]
Power transmission projects: Less than 18% of Rs 10,894-crore funds utilised
Thanks to slow implementation of schemes aimed to de-congest electricity transmission networks, less than a fifth of Rs 10,894 crore sanctioned by the Union power ministry from the Power System Development Fund (PSDF) since 2014 has been utilised so far.
Meghalaya miners: One body retrieved, another spotted in illegal mine, SC informed
The Supreme Court was informed on Monday that the body of a person, among the 15 miners trapped for over a month inside a flooded illegal coal mine in Meghalaya, has been retrieved while another body has been spotted by the Indian Navy.
UJVNL board directors meet at under- construction site for first time
In a novel gesture, the meeting of the board of directors of Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (UJVNL) was held at the project site of the under-construction 120 MW Byasi Hydro electric scheme on Tuesday. Informing about the meeting, the secretary power and chairperson UJVNL, Radhika Jha said that it is for the first time […]
NGT rap on oil companies for not paying fine
NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday rapped public sector oil companies for not depositing a fine of Rs 1 crore with the CPCB for failing to install anti-pollution vapour recovery systems at fuel stations. NGT has also warned its directors that they may also be sent to jail for non-compliance of the […]