The first 25MW power plant under the buy-back arrangement between Haryana State Electricity Board and private sector units is to be commissioned at Sihi Sikanderpur in Gurgaon district. About 40 such
As civic authorities in Shimla battle with the growing problem of garbage disposal, particularly the menace of polythene bags which have polluted the hill station, the biggest hindrance in this
Huge volumes of water have been found throughtout the universe by a European satellite, the infrared Spave Observatory. Everywhere it looked, it found the characteristic signature of water. The most
A cyclone hit parts of Bangladesh for the second day, killing at least nine persons and injuring more than 1,500 officials a newspaper report said today. The cyclone was accompanied by lightening and
Mehta : Eminent lawyer and Magsaysay Award winner, Mr M.C. Mehta today reminded the Delhi Government to claim its granted share of land from the 1200 polluting industries which were ordered to be
The European Union which funded an Aravalli Project during 1990-98 with financial support to the tune of 23.2 million ECUs (one ECU being equal to Rs 43) has now extended the support base for
The state government has given sanction to construct 1000 check dams in Bhanvad taluka of the district. This was stated by Minister of State for Revenue Mulubhai Bera. The minister said that check
The state government remains undecided on whether to undertake the ambitious Rs 35,000-crore Kalpasar project, despite the pressing need for it felt by the strong Saurashtra lobby in the Keshubhai
A secret deal between Bill Clinton and Tony Blair for the UK to reprocess and store 5kg of Georgian nuclear material outraged environmentalists after details were leaked. The decision to airlift the
The power ministry made a presentation to members of Parliament including the leaders of opposition to broadbase the debate on power sector. The presentation covered issues regarding the present
