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Government to consider power CEOs' demands

Government to consider power CEOs' demands

Rediff.com23 Feb 2012

Demands include clearing eight critical coal blocks attached to projects of big corporate houses.

What did BRICS build (if anything, in Brazil)?

What did BRICS build (if anything, in Brazil)?

Rediff.com17 Jul 2014

'Happily,' says Ambassador B S Prakash, 'BRICS displayed new-found energy and built something real, a bank. Between needless nihilism and as yet unjustified euphoria, there are many stations for the BRICS train and we can watch its progress with renewed interest.'

India can generate 27,000 MW of nuclear power in 10 years: PM

India can generate 27,000 MW of nuclear power in 10 years: PM

Rediff.com3 Jan 2014

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday batted for nuclear power as a "dependable and clean option", even as he underlined the need to ensure that all ingredients by which nuclear fuel is made remain safe and do not fall in the hands of terrorists and anti-social elements.

Bihar pledges to enhance renewable energy

Bihar pledges to enhance renewable energy

Rediff.com25 Jan 2012

Greenpeace India, the environment protection organisation has suggested the Bihar government to adopt a decentralised approach based on renewable sources of energy to solve the prevailing issue of limited access to reliable energy in rural areas.

'Khanduri to be U'khand CM if BJP voted back to power'

'Khanduri to be U'khand CM if BJP voted back to power'

Rediff.com24 Jan 2012

B C Khanduri will remain the chief minister of Uttarakhand if the party is voted back to power as he possesses all the skills necessary for the post, including vision and transparency, Bharatiya Janata Party President Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday.

Assam: NHPC seeks govt's help to resolve anti-dam blockade

Assam: NHPC seeks govt's help to resolve anti-dam blockade

Rediff.com14 Jan 2012

Authorities of the National Hydro Power Corporation Limited have urged both the central and state government to resolve the relentless blockade of goods, fuels and machinery to its dam site at Gerukamukh along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border by anti-dam protestors in Assam. The NHPC officials have urged the governments to resolve the blockade to bring succour to the company staff and families living in the dam site as well as to help resume work on the project.

India's remarks on PLA troops in PoK groundless: China

India's remarks on PLA troops in PoK groundless: China

Rediff.com20 Sep 2012

China dismissed as "entirely groundless" Indian Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh's assertion that PLA soldiers were present in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

Spying case: Charges framed against ex-diplomat Madhuri Gupta

Spying case: Charges framed against ex-diplomat Madhuri Gupta

Rediff.com7 Jan 2012

Gupta, 53, posted as Second Secretary (Press and Information) at Indian High Commission in Islamabad, was arrested on April 22, 2010 by the Special Cell of Delhi Police for passing on sensitive information pertaining to defence to Pakistan's ISI.

Assam government starts dialogue with anti-dam protestors

Assam government starts dialogue with anti-dam protestors

Rediff.com5 Jan 2012

After successfully blocking construction at the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation's 2000 MW Lower Subansiri Hydro-electric Project at Gerukamukh in Dhemaji district of Assam, the anti-dam brigade comprising several organisations were on Thursday called for negotiation by the Assam government in Guwahati.

Assam: Anti-dam protestors call bandh against 'police atrocities'

Assam: Anti-dam protestors call bandh against 'police atrocities'

Rediff.com26 Dec 2011

The Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity, an organisation spearheading protests against a proposed dam in eastern Assam, has called for an indefinite bandh in Lakhimpur and Dhemaji districts from Tuesday. The bandh has been called to protest 'police atrocities' on agitators who were forcefully evicted from the demonstration site at Ranganadi in the wee hours of Monday. Akhil Gogoi, general secretary of KMSS, claimed that police personnel resorted to unprovoked lathi-charge.

FAQ: What is the Mullaperiyar dam issue?

FAQ: What is the Mullaperiyar dam issue?

Rediff.com1 Dec 2011

The flame over the age-old Mullaperiyar dam row has once again reached Parliament's doorsteps. None of the two conflicting parties -- namely governments in Tamil Nadu and Kerala -- seem to be in a mood to back off, and the controversy is set to become an additional headache for the already cornered UPA government at the Centre. Rediif.com tries to explain the different contours of the issue.

FAQ: What is the Mullaperiyar dam issue?

FAQ: What is the Mullaperiyar dam issue?

Rediff.com30 Nov 2011

The flame over the age-old Mullaperiyar dam row has once again reached Parliament's doorsteps. None of the two conflicting parties -- namely governments in Tamil Nadu and Kerala -- seem to be in a mood to back off, and the controversy is set to become an additional headache for the already cornered UPA government at the Centre. Rediif.com tries to explain the different contours of the issue.

Mullaperiyar dam: An unimaginable disaster waiting to happen

Mullaperiyar dam: An unimaginable disaster waiting to happen

Rediff.com30 Nov 2011

If an earthquake causes the dam to collapse, it can threaten the lives of 3.5 million people downstream. The issue needs to be looked at as a national problem, not as a dispute between two states, says Dipu Santh

SC to hear Achuthanandan's plea challenging Pillai's release

SC to hear Achuthanandan's plea challenging Pillai's release

Rediff.com11 Nov 2011

The Supreme Court will hear on December 9 a petition filed by former Kerala chief minister V S Achuthanandan challenging the premature release of ex-Congress minister R Balakrishnan Pillai from jail by the state government in the Idamalayar dam corruption case.

Arunachal CM offers to quit, asks Sonia to resolve crisis

Arunachal CM offers to quit, asks Sonia to resolve crisis

Rediff.com29 Oct 2011

Giving in to the squabbles within the ruling Congress, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jarbom Gamlin has offered his resignation to party president Sonia Gandhi, to give the party high command a chance to step in and end the ongoing crisis. According to party sources, the CM's main detractor in the party and president of Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee Nabam Tuki has also submitted his resignation to Sonia Gandhi. The infighting in the Congress had spilled over.

New energy: India setting up cell for investments

New energy: India setting up cell for investments

Rediff.com13 Jun 2012

Over $10 billion was invested in the Indian clean energy sector in 2011, with a substantial quantum coming from foreign direct investments.

India's demand gives support to int'l coal prices

India's demand gives support to int'l coal prices

Rediff.com5 Feb 2013

The strong demand for coal will continue, as India fails to produce as much fuel as it targets.

Lack of fuel crippling Indian power sector

Lack of fuel crippling Indian power sector

Rediff.com17 Aug 2011

Report said the proposed 10,000-Mw Jaitapur and 6,000-Mw Bhavnagar plants were seeing increased opposition.

PowerGrid plans African safari with large deals

PowerGrid plans African safari with large deals

Rediff.com16 Aug 2011

In talks with Nigeria, Kenya & Niger for development of transmission system.

Navy chief on submarine survivors: Fear the worst, hope for the best

Navy chief on submarine survivors: Fear the worst, hope for the best

Rediff.com14 Aug 2013

An Indian Navy submarine caught fire after an explosion and sank in Mumbai late on Tuesday night, with 18 personnel on board, including three officers, feared dead.

Flash floods in Assam, 30,000 affected

Flash floods in Assam, 30,000 affected

Rediff.com5 Jul 2011

Incessant rains in parts of Assam and the upper reaches of neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh have caused flash floods in Sonitpur and Dhemaji districts, where nearly 30,000 people are affected.

No diversion of Brahmaputra water by China: India

No diversion of Brahmaputra water by China: India

Rediff.com16 Jun 2011

India's 'high-calibre satellite' imagery has not shown diversion of Brahmaputra waters by China, official sources said in New Delhi on Thursday responding to criticism that government was turning a 'Nelson's eye' to reports of massive construction plans by Chinese authorities.

The tizzy caused by Modi's proposed gift!

The tizzy caused by Modi's proposed gift!

Rediff.com6 Aug 2014

B S Prakash takes a tongue-in-cheek look at what India's neighbours think about the proposal of a SAARC satellite.

Essar, Tatas in fray for privatisation of PHCN

Essar, Tatas in fray for privatisation of PHCN

Rediff.com6 Jun 2011

The report said that out of them, six are generation companies, 11 distribution firms and one transmission entity. The process of privatisation is being handled by Nigeria's Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE).

Conspiracy behind Jaitapur stir: Congress

Conspiracy behind Jaitapur stir: Congress

Rediff.com19 Apr 2011

Suggesting that there could be a conspiracy behind the anti-nuclear power project agitation in Jaitapur, the Congress on Tuesday cautioned people against "attempts by forces inimical to India's economic growth".

Why India shouldn't rely heavily on nuke energy

Why India shouldn't rely heavily on nuke energy

Rediff.com6 Apr 2011

To avoid the kind of nuclear disaster that has happened in Japan, Professor Dirk Matten of the Schulich School of Business, York University, suggests that India should rely more on coal-fired energy generating plants and energy efficiency, instead of going for nuclear reactors in a big way.

Power deficit down to 10% in Feb

Power deficit down to 10% in Feb

Rediff.com24 Mar 2011

This has happened despite an increase in peak demand of power.

Standing our ground with China: What India needs to do

Standing our ground with China: What India needs to do

Rediff.com26 Apr 2013

China wants to secure strategic depth to its civilian and military projects in the vicinity by pushing the Indian troops far away, says Srikanth Kondapalli

'We have lost 5 to 6 crucial years in nuclear energy'

'We have lost 5 to 6 crucial years in nuclear energy'

Rediff.com23 Mar 2015

'There has definitely been a breakthrough in the nuclear logjam. It is good to see nuclear energy back on the rails,' says Dr Anil Kakodkar, former chairman, Atomic Energy Commission.

Won't give up Mullaperiyar dam, resolves TN assembly

Won't give up Mullaperiyar dam, resolves TN assembly

Rediff.com15 Dec 2011

A one-day special assembly session convened in the midst of the heightened tensions between the two states on the dam issue passed the resolution reasserting the state's right over the 116-year old dam which Kerala wants to be demolished to build a new one on safety concernsA resolution moved by Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa said that 'Tamil Nadu cannot lose its rights over false propaganda by Kerala' on the safety of the century-old reservoir.

'Interlinking rivers will be disastrous for India'

'Interlinking rivers will be disastrous for India'

Rediff.com27 Apr 2015

'Why should the people of Odisha divert water from the Mahanadhi when 13 out of 32 districts are chronically drought prone?' 'Water is a state subject. Can you really nationalise rivers for which you need drastic amendments in the Constitution?'

Assam anti-dam protestors stop turbine part en route to site

Assam anti-dam protestors stop turbine part en route to site

Rediff.com1 Dec 2011

A mass protest mobilised by anti-dam protestors from Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity (KMSS), All Assam Students Union (AASU) and Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuva Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) on Thursday stopped a turbine component that was being transported to the 2000 MW Lower Subansiri Hydro-power Project in Dhemaji district of Assam.

'Pillai's case a warning to those looting public'

'Pillai's case a warning to those looting public'

Rediff.com10 Feb 2011

The Supreme Court on Thursday awarded one-year rigorous imprisonment to former Kerala power minister and senior most member of the Opposition United Democratic Front R Balakrishnan Pillair in the Idamalayar dam corruption case. Two others --Rajendran Nair, the then chief engineer of electricity and V K Sanjeevan, the contractor of the Idamalayar -- were also given the same sentence.

China set to lead clean energy market

China set to lead clean energy market

Rediff.com10 Feb 2011

China is now the global leader in wind energy.

Graft case: Former Kerala minister gets one-yr RI

Graft case: Former Kerala minister gets one-yr RI

Rediff.com10 Feb 2011

The Supreme Court on Thursday awarded one year rigorous imprisonment to former Kerala power minister and Congress leader R Balakrishnan Pillai and two others in the Idamalayar dam corruption case. A bench of justices P Sathasivam and B S Chauhan convicted the former minister while reversing the acquittal order passed by the Kerala high court. The apex court upheld the prosecution's plea that the former minister has entered into a criminal conspiracy.

India should get used to global natural gas prices

India should get used to global natural gas prices

Rediff.com11 Jan 2011

With domestic production of just over 140 million standard cubic meters per day meeting barely half the demand, India is importing 10 million tons of liquefied natural gas per annum and is looking at unconventional sources like shale gas.

Palakkad to be India's first electrified district

Palakkad to be India's first electrified district

Rediff.com11 Feb 2010

Union Power Minister S K Shinde will declare Palakkad as the country's first district where all houses have electric connection on February 16.

ONGC bids for Exxon Mobil's Angola block pie

ONGC bids for Exxon Mobil's Angola block pie

Rediff.com10 Dec 2010

British energy firm BP Plc is the operator of the ultradeep sea block with 26.7 per cent stake.

Several pacts to be signed during Wen's visit

Several pacts to be signed during Wen's visit

Rediff.com9 Dec 2010

About half-a-dozen pacts are likely to be signed during Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's visit to India during which he will also hold talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on key security and strategic issues and address a public function.

Chinese firms operating in PoK under scanner

Chinese firms operating in PoK under scanner

Rediff.com3 Dec 2010

Chinese companies working in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir are under the scanner in India and it is looking at whether the same also have links with firms active here, government sources said.

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