Samaj Parivarthan Samudaya (SPS), the main petitioner in the public interest petition on illegal mining in Karnataka, has appealed to the Supreme Court for scrapping of all mining leases in Category &lsquo;A&rsquo;, which fall in the forest areas in the three districts of Bellary, Chitradurga and Tumkur.

NGO appeals SC to scrap mining in green belt

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An innovative concept to promote green technology and support entrepreneurs to build a sustainable business on this much needed space has taken shape in Bangalore. Indian Institute for Sustainable Enterprise (IISE), promoted by some well known global and Indian personalities has kicked off its operations and is set to launch its post-graduate certificate programme in sustainable enterprise shortly.

Institute for sustainable enterprise takes off

Karnataka High Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to H D Balakrishne Gowda, son of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda in connection with a disproportionate asset case filed against him.

Deve Gowda's son gets bail

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In a bid to tackle the challenge of fodder availability in scarcity-affected regions of the state, Gujarat government on Wednesday announced several relief measures at the state cabinet meet held in Gandhinagar.

Govt offers fodder assistance for animals

Slowdown in the economy and visa restrictions by various countries is casting its shadows on disbursal of educational loans in Haryana and Punjab.

Study loan takes a hit amid sluggish economy

This would be in addition to the generation of hydro and biomass energy under the public -private partnership (PPP) model.At present, UP is facing almost 3,000 Mw of power deficit.

UP targets 1,000-Mw solar energy by 2017

India's largest port, Kandla Port Trust (KPT) has invited global tenders for development of oil jetty to handle liquid cargo and ship bunkering terminal at old Kandla. The entire project is estimated to cost Rs 233 crore and will be developed on build, operate, transfer (BOT) basis under public private partnership (PPP) mode.

KPT invites global bids for new oil jetty

The Uttarakhand government on Thursday decided to invite fresh bids for small hydel projects with total capacity to generate 1,000-1,500 Mw of power in its attempt to bridge the widening demand-supply gap in the hill state.

Uttarakhand to invite fresh bids for small hydel projects

Members of the Narmada Bachao Andolan has they said will file a petition seeking review of the recent order of the Green Tribunal directing the generation of 40-Mw electricity in the controversial Shri Maheshwar Hydel Power Project and permitting the filling of Maheshwar dam reservoir up to 154 meters.

Narmada Bachao Andolan to seek review of 40-Mw project

The Gujarat High Court has ruled in favour of two subsidiary companies of state-owned Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Ltd.

HC rules in favour of GSPCL subsidiaries on CENVAT

Faced with stiff margins pressure in iron ore fines exports due to poor demand and higher transportation cost and taxes, most of the miners of the state are now planning to foray into pellet production to cater to the rising demand of the domestic steel industry for the commodity.

Miners look to pellet making as iron ore fines exports drop

A day after coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal accused five coal rich states including Odisha of blocking the process of competitive bidding of the dry fuel, chief minister Naveen Patnaik shot back at the Centre, defending his government's stand on the issue.

Naveen supports auction-based allotment of coal, other minerals

Talcher MLA Brajakishore Pradhan has written a letter to the Union power ministry for extending the Rs 30 crore rural power supply programme of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) to entire Talcher region, instead of covering only villages coming within five km radius of its plant sites. The letter, which bears the recommendation from Chief Minister's Office (CMO), said as the two power plants situated in the region pollute the entire area, it is justified to extend the welfare programme.

MLA seeks extension of NTPC's rural power supply programme

The violence that so far ruled the college campuses in the state, has now seems to have spread into industrial sector as well. Durgapur Steel Plant&rsquo;(DSP)s workers have complained to the Governor of West Bengal M K Narayanan that around 3500 contract workers have been forcibly thrown out of job there by the workers union affiliated to the ruling party&rsquo;s trade union people.

DSP workers victim of violence & lost job, complain to Governor

The CBI which is probing the cause of the riots in lower Assam has not found involvement of any insurgent outfit from Bangladesh, Union Home Joint Secretary Sambhu Singh has said. 	 "We have not found involvement of any external force so far, but CBI is conducting inquiries into some cases and if there is something, it will definitely come out," Singh, who is heading a seven-member central team to the riot-hit districts said here last night.

No report of infiltration by insurgent group from Bangladesh

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday appealed to the media to help the government to restore peace in violence-affected areas and in rehabilitating displaced people.

Gogoi appeals to editors for cooperation in restoring peace

Mumbai is all set to get coastal radars in a move by the Union government to secure the coastal boarders of the country.

Mumbai to get coastal radars to enhance marine security

A two-day women lawyers state-level conference is being held here from today.

Women lawyers conference in Nashik

About a dozen companies may shortly decide on formation of a consortium to meet the increasing need for technically skilled and trained personnel of the automation industry in the country.

Automation industry mulls skill upgradation

Chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy said the proposed LNG terminal at Kakinada would help generate power at Rs 5-5.50 per unit unlike over Rs 9 per unit cost incurred when regasified LNG (RLNG) from the western coast was used as fuel in the past.

Andhra may go for LNG to utilise idle power capacity

The second meeting of the inter-state coordination committee consisting of top officials of the governments of Odisha and Jharkhand formed to curb illegal mining activities, was held at Keonjhar recently. Both the states have vowed to strengthen the online system to combat the interstate transport of illegally mined ore. &ldquo;We have discussed various issues on the illegal movement of iron ore. We have adopted some IT based solutions for monitoring the online movement,&rdquo; said U N Behera, principal secretary (home), Odisha.

Odisha, Jharkhand joint meet on illegal mining

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