Deshmukh gets PM summons to shed light on darkness in state

Friday 11 May '07

To contain the political fallout of the severe power crisis in Maharashtra, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has summoned Chief Minister Vilas Rao Deshmukh and his top officials on Friday for a review meeting.

Plan panel for ICAR revamp

Thursday 10 May '07

As Part of the 11th Plan strategy, the Planning Commission will suggest an immediate restructuring of the Indian Council for Agricultural Research the apex body responsible for research and training in the field of agriculture.

Plan panel tells ministries to take stock of technology

Tuesday 8 May '07

As Part of a strategy to meet energy requirements in a cost effective manner, and at the same time to move towards reducing green house gas (GHG) emissions, the Planning Commission wants administrative ministries of the energy...

CERC suggests power cut for payment delays

Tuesday 8 May '07

To get errant states to make timely payments for power purchases from Central and private power utilities, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission suggested today that such states be penalised by reducing their share from the Central power stations.

Demand for power, energy use to double in four years

Monday 30 April '07

India will have a peak electricity demand of 1,52,746 mw by 2011-12, more than double of the 75,756 mw it required in 2003, a comprehensive new survey has shown.

Dabhol: Cab Secy to remove irritants

Sunday 29 April '07

The Dabhol power project in Maharashtra has run into fresh problems with no consensus emerging on how to bring down revival costs of the project.

Govt wants competition to ensure more power and better power

Thursday 26 April '07

To ensure that reforms in the power sector delivers results to consumers, the Centre wants to put in place a mechanism to promote competition in the power-distribution business allowing multiple distribution companies to deliver power.

Minister’s wish so just 6 months into his job, NHAI chief to go

Wednesday 25 April '07

At a time when the National Highways Authority of India has been set a target to award over 7000 km of national highways...

Month after month, NHAI promises: this road will be ready in next three months

Saturday 21 April '07

Nothing illustrates the stalling of the national highway programme more starkly than the monthly status reports released by the National Highways Authority of India where the phrase “likely to be completed in next 3 months,” keeps getting repeated — every month.

Orissa tells Centre it will resolve Posco issue

Friday 20 April '07

After having reached a deadlock on allocation of mines for the Posco steel project in Orissa...

Cabinet may suggest TCIL disinvestment

Thursday 19 April '07

Shelving the idea of going ahead with a bailout package for reviving West Bengal-based public sector undertaking Tyre Corporation of India Ltd

Power capacity is up but dud plants ensure shortage keeps increasing

Saturday 14 April '07

As summer sets in and temperatures begin to soar, like every year, this year, too, there will be the story of power cuts across the country.

Ombudsmen to monitor corporates

Monday 2 April '07

As part of India Inc’s commitment to increase the representation of SC/STs in Indian industry through affirmative action...

Survey shows sharp fall in number of Muslim men with regular jobs

Saturday 31 March '07

Adding another dimension to the Sachar panel report on the condition of Muslims in the country, the latest National Sample Survey shows that between 1999-00 and 2004-05

Public-pvt panel may take up power projects

Friday 30 March '07

The finance ministry, which wants to avoid any further controversy on selection of promoters for ultra mega power projects

Kerala borrows a Gujarat idea, plans to use coal for power

Monday 26 March '07

Inspired by the success of the Mundra power project in Gujarat that attracted rock-bottom power tariff...

Centre, Maharashtra agree on Dabhol PPA with higher cost

Wednesday 21 March '07

The Centre has moved to resolve the Dabhol impasse with the Maharashtra government agreeing to sign the power purchase agreement that incorporates an increase in per unit cost from the plant.

Highways crawl in Baalu’s backyard

Tuesday 13 March '07

Two years ago, Union Transport Minister T R Baalu had said that given Chennai’s importance as the “economic hub of south India,”

Nepal opens hydel power gates for India

Thursday 8 March '07

Nepal is ready to offer around 2000 mw of small and medium hydel power projects to Indian companies to develop. Power from these projects would be sold to trading companies that would then sell power to utilities in India.

Numbers only deepen power sector gloom

Wednesday 28 February '07

Every year the Economic Survey gives a snapshot of the financial status of the power sector. This year too, there’s a table.

Govt draws formula to resolve Dabhol issue

Friday 23 February '07

The empowered group of ministers (EGOM) chaired by external affairs Pranab Mukherjee today decided to work on a new strategy to resolve the Dabhol impasse.

Let private equity firms bid for infrastructure projects: panel

Wednesday 21 February '07

A Committee looking into ways to boost infrastructure financing has suggested some bold measures including allowing venture capitalists and private equity firms to bid for core sector projects.

India to become BPO hub for food processing

Saturday 17 February '07

In order to promote agri-business in the country and “improve the economic sustainability of farmers”,

To fast-track, infrastructure projects will be rated on land, funding

Wednesday 14 February '07

With infrastructure development high on the Government’s priority list, the Finance Ministry has initiated a process to rate infrastructure projects on various parameters before being offered to developers for execution.

PM to tell states: go for ‘crash’ plan to cut power theft by half

Tuesday 6 February '07

As part of the Centre’s strategy to fast-track power reforms, Prime Minister Manmonhan Singh will tell state Chief Ministers to implement a “crash programme”...