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Centre to develop Rs 343-crore eco park in Badarpur
Delhiites will get to experience wildlife safari soon, with the central government Thursday saying a city forest or eco park will be developed at the closed site of Badarpur Thermal Power Station at a cost of Rs 343 crore. Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said the city forest will be provided with unique herbivore and carnivore safari. Talking to reporters here, Puri said the ecological project will be spread across 884 at the closed site of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) in Badarpur. According to the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, the NTPC power plant is closed since October 15, 2018. "The city forest or eco park will be developed in 24 months," Puri said. Delhi Development Authority (DDA) Vice-Chairman Tarun Kapoor said the NTPC will develop an eco-park on its area, which will be handed over to an appropriate agency in consultation with the ministry after development. Besides, the government will develop 'Bharat Vandana Park' in Dwarka Sector 20 based on the ..
Assam ropes in Pune's NCL to develop kit to detect spurious liquor
After witnessing the hooch tragedy that killed many in the state, the Assam government has decided to work with Pune-based National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) to develop a cost-effective testing kit for detection of spurious liquor, an official of the Excise Department said on Thursday.
PM inaugurates Maharashtra's second Metro Rail in Nagpur
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated a 13.5 km stretch under phase I of the Metro Rail in Nagpur, making it the second city in Maharashtra after Mumbai to get a Metro Rail.
Power lines in Haridwar to go underground
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Thursday launched a project to lay the power cables underground in the Kumbh area of Haridwar.
Large hydro projects get 'green' tag in policy shift
In a major policy shift, the government has decided to give the "renewable energy" tag to large hydro power projects.
KNR Constructions bags NHAI project worth Rs 920 cr in Tamil Nadu
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Smart City Projects to boost growth in northeast: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Smart City Projects would herald a sea change in urban amenities and boost the rapid development of the northeastern states.
Govt clears Rs 31K cr for power projects, approves policy on hydro, stressed assets
The government has cleared investment of around Rs 31,560 crore in four power projects of total 3,760 MW generation capacity and approved two policies to boost hydro power as well as revive stressed assets in the sector, Union Power Minister R K Singh said Thursday. However, Singh admitted that two recommendations of a high level committee (HLC) regarding payment security mechanism for private power producers and gas-based stressed assets were not approved by the Union Cabinet on Thursday, saying a lot of ground is to be covered for implementing those suggestions. The HLC had suggested that bills of discoms towards generators can be discounted by the financial institution. "The government today approved investment for four power projects and two policies on hydro power and stressed power assets," Singh told reporters. He said that a lot of ground is to be covered for implementing payment security mechanism for private power producers and reviving gas-based stranded projects as talks ..
Only one musk deer in India's zoos, reveals RTI reply
Only one musk deer is present across zoos in the country, according to a response obtained under the Right to Information Act. The Central Zoo Authority, under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoECC), stated that the lone male musk deer was in a zoo in Himachal Pradesh. A Noida-based RTI activist had sought details on the population of musk deers across states in the country, both in zoos as well as in the wild. He had also asked statistics related to the poaching of the wild species, if any. "There is only single male musk deer (that) exists in recognized zoo (Himalayan Nature Park, Kufri as on 31.03.2018)," said the Central Zoo Authority, which maintains the records of captive animals in zoos. There are seven musk deer species of the genus Moschus and all of them are endemic to Asia. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the endangered species is native to Bhutan, China, India and Nepal with its population on a rapid ...
Cabinet approves GoM recommendations on Stressed Thermal Power Projects
Many of the issues affecting the Thermal Power Sector are likely to get resolved
A 'majboot' government put metro rail on fast track: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday metro connectivity in the country has expanded by 400 km since 2014 when a "strong" government took charge at the Centre. He said work on 800 km of metro lines is currently in progress in different parts of the country, adding projects of rapid transport system have created employment opportunities. The PM said it was the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government which conceived the metro rail project to deal with traffic woes in cities. He was addressing a gathering via video conferencing after inaugurating the 13.5 km first phase of Nagpur Metro connecting Khapri-Sitaburdi areas in the city. "After a new government (led by the Congress) took over (in 2004), it could build only 250 km of metro network (till 2014). But since 2014, the connectivity has increased to 650 km and work is in progress on another 800 km," the prime minister said. He said, "Since you replaced a 'majboor' (helpless) government with a 'majboot' (strong) one, metro ..
Cabinet approves the 3rd line between Narayangarh & Bhadrak (155 Km) on South Eastern Railway
Estimated cost of project is Rs 1866.31 crore & will be completed by 2023-24
UK targets surge in offshore wind power
Britain wants offshore wind farms to provide one third of the country's electricity by 2030, the government announced Thursday, at a time when its nuclear energy ambitions are stumbling. Working with the private sector to take advantage of the island nation's surrounding waters to power homes and businesses with increasing amounts of renewable energy, the government said the Offshore Wind Sector Deal will slash the UK's reliance on fossil fuels. Offshore wind currently provides about seven percent of British electricity. The new initiative "will drive a surge in the clean, green offshore wind revolution... bringing investment into coastal communities and ensuring we maintain our position as global leaders in this growing sector", Claire Perry, Britain's energy and clean growth minister, said in a statement. "By 2030 a third of our electricity will come from offshore wind, generating thousands of high-quality jobs across the UK," she added. The government said the deal "will mean for ..
Leopard rescued from village toilet
A 10-year-old fully grown male leopard which entered a house in Ram Nagar Gurdhana village here on Thursday morning was rescued by the Haryana Wildlife Department after four hours.
Cabinet approves measures to promote hydro power sector
India is endowed with large hydropower potential of 1,45,320 MW
CCEA approves power projects worth over Rs 39000 crore
Polices on Hydro and Stressed Thermal Power Projects also approved
Bezos takes a dig at Musk's goal of colonising Mars
Taking a dig at SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's goal of colonising Mars, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has said that Musk should first live on the top of Mount Everest for a year before undertaking a voyage to the Red Planet.
Solar power generation 5.8 per cent costlier with GST: Report
The introduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) has led to an increase in the cost of solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation by almost 6 per cent, an independent study by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) said on Thursday.
Leopard drags away 12-year-old girl from outside house in UP, mauls her to death
A 12-year-old girl was dragged away from outside her house in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district and mauled to death by a leopard, officials said Thursday. The incident happened in Majhar village in Kakraha range on Wednesday evening, when Rinki was cutting grass outside her house. The area comes under the Katarniyaghat Wildlife Sanctury. Late in the night her body was found from a nearby field. The body has been sent for postmortem examination, officials said. A Revenue Department team led by Tehsildar Keshav Ram visited the site this morning. Officials said a Forest Department team is being deployed to locate and catch the leopard.
Cabinet okays investment of Rs 31,564 cr in four power projects
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday approved four power projects in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim and Jammu and Kashmir at an investment of Rs 31,564 crore to generate a total of 3,764 megawatts (MW), an official statement said.
