An Environment Ministry panel has given permission to state-run NTPC for transporting imported coal to its Farakka Thermal Power Plant in West Bengal via national waterways for another 6 months till January 2017.
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Mohali to get 5 new power grids, updated transformers
To address the problem of low voltage and power fluctuations in Mohali, five new grids would be set up by end of next year. Five grids of 66 kV capacity would be installed at several locations in town to enable even and sufficient electricity supply.
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WTC gets 250 kV rooftop solar plant
Solar solutions provider Maxwell Solar and Wind Energy has installed a 250 kV grid connected rooftop solar plant at the World Trade Centre in Mumbai.
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22 airports to get connected under connectivity scheme
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) Chairman G P Mohapatra has told media persons that 22 airports will get connected under the regional connectivity scheme, under the first phase.
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Madhya Pradesh gears up for Green Energy Corridor
Madhya Pradesh has readied its blueprint for the Rs.4000 crore worth Green Energy Corridor project spearheaded by Power Grid Corporation (PGCIL), as next the five years would add another 6,000 MW of renewable energy projects in its installed capacity.
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Coal Ministry to go totally digital
In line with the CentreĂ´s ambitious Ă´Digital IndiaĂ´ initiative, the Coal Ministry has decided to move all papers and documents into digital format from November 1 onwards, a move aimed at bringing in efficiency and transparency.
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Three new DFCs to be announced soon
Come this October, the Ministry of Railways is likely to announce three new Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs) for swift transportation of freight moment across the highly dense routes in India.
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National Civil Aviation Policy to boost tourism
Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati, Minister of Civil Aviation, has said that the government has taken a number of initiatives to make tourism affordable and accessible to the international traveller.
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TN to float tenders for solar projects
Tamil Nadu is back on a tender mode for solar power projects, reports the Economic Times. Though the price per unit of solar power has been falling across the country, Tamil Nadu was among the few states which signed power purchase agreements at Rs.7.10 per unit until recently.
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Maritime sector poised for major growth
The maritime sector in the country is poised for major growth as the Centre has initiated steps towards this direction, said Union Minister of State for Shipping Pon Radhakrishnan. He was inaugurating a building at the Indian Maritime UniversityĂ´s Kochi campus.