Water supply scheme launched in Odisha
The Odisha government has launched a new water supply scheme called ‘Buxi Jagabandhu Assured Water Supply to Habitations’ (BASUDHA) under […]
February 2017
Water supply scheme launched in Odisha
Foundation stone laid for waste-to-energy plant in Jamnagar
The Government of Gujarat has laid the foundation stone for a waste-to-energy project in Jamnagar. The proposed plant will be […]
Works commence on the Guntur underground drainage project
The Guntur Municipal Corporation (GMC) in Andhra Pradesh has commenced construction works on the Guntur underground drainage (UGD) project. The […]
Restoration works of water treatment plants in Agra underway
The Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam (UPJN) has commenced restoration and upgrading works of the Jeevani Mandi and Sikandra water treatment […]
Phase I of 24×7 drinking water supply project in Machilipatnam commenced
The Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh has issued an order to commence Phase I of […]
CIL to acquire coking coal assets overseas
Coal India Limited (CIL) has initiated the process for acquiring overseas coking coal mines in order to meet domestic demand. […]
SECI’s wind tender oversubscribed 2.6 times
SECI has received bids for 2.6 GW against a capacity of 1 GW called for in the first competitive bidding […]
Twenty firms bid for 750 MW solar plant in Madhya Pradesh
Twenty private companies have expressed interest in bidding for the upcoming 750 MW ultra-mega solar power plant at Rewa in […]
West Bengal launches UJALA scheme
The West Bengal government has launched the Unnat Jeevan by Affordable LEDs and Alliances for All (UJALA) programme in the […]
WBPDCL commissions Sagardighi TPS phase II
West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited has commissioned the second 500 MW unit of the 1,000 MW Sagardighi thermal power […]
BRBCL commissions first coal based unit at Nabinagar
NTPC Limited’s subsidiary Bhartiya Rail Bijlee Company Limited has commissioned the first 250 MW unit of the 1,000 MW Nabinagar […]
MoP seeks relief for renewable energy under GST
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has requested the central government to exclude renewable energy from the ambit of the proposed […]
India ranks 4th globally in installed wind power capacity
The Economic Survey for 2016-17 has stated that India has attained fourth position globally in terms of installed wind power […]