State governments have been advised not to build mega projects or allow large super structures over coal-bearing areas as the coal ministry feared that such a move would sterilise at least 20 billion tonnes of the dry-fuel reserves and aggravate coal shortage in the country.
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PowerGrid bags Rs 1,600 cr transmission in J'khand
Power Grid Corporation of India has bagged the Rs 1,600 crore project to set up 1,000 km of transmission lines and 10 substations in Jharkhand.
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MMRDA budget approved
Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has sanctioned Rs 5,570 crore budget for Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) region.
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AAI raises funds for upgrade
Airports Authority of India (AAI) plans to raise Rs 1,700 crore through bonds and bank loans in the next two years to invest in upgrading 35 non-metro airports.
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GMB's EOC operationalised
An emergency operations centre (EOC) came into force in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, on 26 January. The facility will provide virtual eyes to Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) and help it to monitor all the activities in the Gulf of Cambay (Khambhat).
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Recent land acquisition law amendments
The Planning and Compensation Act 1991 was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom to amend the law relating to town and country planning.
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Reliance gas from KGD6 to touch 60 mmscmd
Reliance Industries will regain its 60 million standard cu m per day of natural gas output level from its KG-D6 fields on the eastern offshore by April.
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Maha's new industrial policy
Maharashtra government will have a new industrial policy by 1 April and for the first time, energy companies will be incentivised under the policy for producing electricity.
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Vox Pop: Structure eludes waste management
Municipal solid waste (MSW) is in its nascent stages in India, but offers opportunities to private participants.
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Adani bags coal import contract from WBPDCL
Adani group has bagged a contract from West Bengal Power Development Corporation (WBPDCL), for importing one million tonne of Indonesian thermal coal over the next year.