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Maharashtra
clears 1000 MW power project for NTPC
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government, which has come
under severe attack from the ruling and opposition parties
for the ongoing power shortage of nearly 2,000 mw, has
finally given an in-principle clearance for a 1,000 mw
coal-based power project by the state-run National Thermal
Power Corporation in the coal rich Nagpur region.
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Manohar
Joshi’s counsel to make submission before panel on
Monday
Mumbai: Lok Sabha speaker and former Maharashtra
chief minister Manohar Joshi’s counsel will make
his submission on Monday before the Justice SP Kurdukar
Commission that is inquiring into the Dabhol deal.
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IOC
plans pipeline to Sri Lanka
New Delhi: State-run refiner Indian Oil Corp is
planning to construct a pipeline to Sri Lanka for exporting
diesel and Aviation Turbine Fuel to the island nation.
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Uma
Bharti rules out NLC selloff
New Delhi: Coal and mines minister Uma Bharti on
Thursday categorically ruled out privatisation of the
profit making Neyveli Lignite Corporation,but said the
government would explore possibilities for joint ventures
with coal producing companies for setting up power projects
in power deficient states.
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Garment
exporters seek FCFS quota extension till Dec 31
New Delhi: The government has extended the validity
of first-come, first-served entitlement system that expired
on December 16 by 10 days till December 26 under the current
quota policy.
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PM
hikes sugarcane SMP by Rs 5/quintal
New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
on Thursday announced in the Lok Sabha that the Centre
had decided to increase the statutory minimum price for
sugarcane from Rs 64.50 to Rs 69.50 per quintal.
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Steel
sector asked to pull up its socks
New Delhi: Union steel minister BK Tripathy has
urged the steel industry to overcome the problems of unpaid
debts, excess manpower and high-energy cost, besides enhancing
competitiveness to survive in the globalised economy.
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Parliament
okays wildlife bill
New Delhi: Enhanced penalties, including a minimum
of three years imprisonment, for wildlife offences and
forfeiture of properties acquired from poaching and trading
in wildlife products are some of the features of the Wildlife
(Protection) Amendment Bill that has received the seal
of the Parliament on Thursday.
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Inter-linking
of rivers may cost Rs 5,60,000 crore
New Delhi: The tentative cost of implementation
of the proposed identified scheme of inter-linking rivers
under the National Perspective Plan, both under peninsular
and Himalayan component at 2002 price level, is estimated
at Rs 5,60,000 crore, said Union water resources minister
Arjun Charan Sethi.
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