Call to solve Siliguri pollution problems
Concerned about the rising pollution levels in Siliguri, a voluntary organisation on Tuesday sought measures to be taken against the same. Members of the Green Forum also demanded that authorities concerned
Statesman (Kolkata)
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CM sets deadline for rural electrification
West Bengal Chief Minister Mr Buddhadeb Bharracharjee has asked his cabinet colleagues to focus on rural development and rural electrification. The state has 6,000 virgin villages outside the power
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WBREDA's green dream
The West Bengal power department has decided that about 2000 virgin villages will be electrified by 2007 and West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Authority would install "green power" in these
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Solar nod from Centre
The Centre has sanctioned funds for West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency's project for solar powered traffic signals in the city. The union ministry for non conventional Energy has
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Wind in biomass sail
Come December and if everything goes according to plan, 1,000 families on Sagar Island near the Sunderbans will be the first in the country to receive electricity from a wind bio-mass power plant.
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WBREDA for villages
The chief minister's dream to electrify rural Bengal may be fulfilled if the detailed project report submitted by West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency (WBREDA) is approved by the Centre.
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Funds promised for Sunderbans solar project
President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam has pledged to ask the Centre to release Rs 135 crore for a proposed solar energy project, which will provide electricity to all 500,000 people in the Sunderbans. On his
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Tidal power project in Bengal to be country's first
West Bengal becomes the first state in the country to beat Gujarat to secure approval for a tidal power project though the western state has the capacity to generate 8,000 MW tidal power, whereas
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Renewable energy pill for ill industries: Expert
Financially stretched tea gardens of the state can benefit immensely from renewable energy. They can utilise the fallow land (about 100 hectares) available in the region to harness wind energy. This
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French lamps to light up city streets
Come December, important city streets will be decked with French-made solar lights. A French company, De Viris has proposed to the state government to set up "high-mast'' solar lights. Tall polls
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And now, an energy audit
The West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency (WBREDA) will for the first time conduct an energy audit, in association with the public works department, at Writers' Buildings and New