Punjab to start 18 more public sand mines by March
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Punjab eyes 2,000 MW solar vault
With over 5,000 acres of land offered by farmers and NRIs across the state, Punjab´s solar energy generation has jumped from a mere 9 mega watt (MW) in 2012
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Airtel expands 4G network
Bharti Airtel has commissioned Nokia Networks to expand its 4G presence to six new (Mumbai, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab and West Bengal) circles. The company deployed Nokia Networks´ radio network.
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Rural Punjab encourages metering and billing
By January 2013, 200 out of 840 villages covered under the project had opted for metered household connections, and fifteen of these had round-the-clock (24/7) water supply. Even in prosperous Punjab, villages face an acute scarcity of water,
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Techno-social audit of infra projects in Punjab begins
The Punjab government has started preparations to initiate a techno-social audit of all infrastructure projects in the state to bring more transparency in the implementation of such projects.
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GVK gets green nod to import coal
GVK Power (Goindwal Sahib) Ltd, a subsidiary of GVK Power and Infrastructure, has got permission from the Environment Ministry to import coal from South Africa as a ´stop gap´ arrangement in case the company fails to get coal from its captive mines in Tokisud North sub-block in Jharkhand.
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Racks of investment
At present, India is not yet ready with the concept of third party involvement for building up rail infrastructure for coal linkages. Now with the positivity which the present government has got along, investors are optimistic about fast-track solutions for coal linkage issues.
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Siemens bags PowerGrid contract
Siemens has bagged a contract worth Rs 411 crore from Power Grid Corporation (PGCIL) for setting up three Static Var Compensators (SVCs), each in Punjab, Rajasthan and Jammu & Kashmir.
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GVKs Tokisud production
GVK Coal (Tokisud) Company, a subsidiary of GVK Power & Infrastructure Ltd, expects to start coal production at its Tokisud mine in Jharkhand and supply the fuel to the parent companys 540-MW Goindwal Sahib thermal power plant in Punjab by November
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Road Safety | Road deaths: When will India learn?
The recent death of Gopinath Munde in a road accident was a great tragedy. However, it did not come as a great shock to anyone familiar with the state of Indian traffic and roads.