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
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Kolkata to have energy efficiency centre
Kolkata, Delhi, Bangalore were selected by ministry of power and Bureau of Energy Efficiency (Bee) to set up energy efficiency centres. Work would be done in three fields - to produce energy
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Minister rues coal shortage in state
Dark, dark days ahead? Statesman News Service KOLKATA, Jan. 20: Power cuts in February are a serious possibility if coal supply does not increase, said state minister of power and non-conventional energy sources, Mr Mrinal Banerjee, today.
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Govt seeks power cut report
KOLKATA : The state government has sought a detailed report from the CESC regarding the unprecedented power cuts in the city yesterday. The chief secretary, Mr Asok M Chakrabarti, today said at Writers
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Energy plant takes up rekindling drive
KOLKATA: The West Bengal Green Energy Development Corporation (WBGEDC) has decided to install solar lanterns in schools and relief camps in which the people left homeless after the recent Aila tragedy are taking shelter in the Sunderbans. Several solar panels in the Sunderbans were damaged in the storm and the people of the area have been reeling in darkness ever since.
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Stir against proposed nuclear plant intensifies
TAMLUK: Protest against the nuclear power plant at Haripur in Midnapore East district took a significant turn today as the Matangini Mahila Samity, which was once declared a Maoist-wing by state police and had played a pivotal role in consolidating the peoples
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Indian Oil hopeful of earning high operational margins
HALDIA: At a time when the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is making rapid progress in transforming itself into a vertically integrated transnational energy major, its Haldia refinery is likely to earn higher operational margins in the coming quarter of the next fiscal.
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Green revolution: State Assembly, Victoria Memorial join the party
Following in the footsteps of Raj Bhavan, it
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State focuses on gas-based power plants
<p>KOLKATA, 30 JUNE: The state government is planning to shift from thermal power to gas-based power plants and in the process has already entered into MoUs with GAIL and Reliance, said Mr Nirupam Sen, power minister, in the Assembly lobby today.<br />
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Centre nod for N-power projects
The 10,000-MW nuclear power projects at seven sites, including Haripur in East Midnapore, has been approved by Centre and the work of setting up the reactors can be started very soon with the help of Russia, said Mr Srikumar Banerjee, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission today.
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Besu to install solar-powered lights on its campus
The Bengal Engineering and Science University (BESU) is set to be the first state-aided university to install solar-powered street lights on its campus. It has come up with an environment park with a building specially dedicated to house solar panels and other equipment needed to run the solar-powered lights.