Projects that harm Joshimath should be stopped: Badrinath head priest

Expressing concern over land subsidence at Joshimath in Uttarakhand, the rawal or head priest of the famed Badrinath shrine, Easwaraprasad Namboothiri, has urged the authorities to stop the......

Blamed for Joshimath sinking, NTPC justifies project

A 12-kilometer long tunnel connected to the Tapovan Vishnugad hydroelectric project is 1 kilometers away from Joshimath town and at least a kilometer below the ground, state-owned National Thermal......

Sri Lanka plunges into 10-hour daily power cut as fuel crisis worsens

The Sri Lankan government on Wednesday extended the nationwide daily power cuts from seven hours to 10 due to the non-availability of fuel to generate hydro-electricity. IMAGE: People stand in a......

10 Years On, Lessons from Fukushima

'The lessons learnt from the triple disaster have put Japan's energy future on the right path,' notes Dr Rajaram Panda. IMAGE: A woman weeps after an earthquake and tusnami destroyed the city of......

Infosys takes a step towards going green

Infosys aims to commission 55 MW of solar plants by end of 2016. Infosys, the country’s second-largest information technology services company, is pushing the use of renewable energy to......

Three states to kick-start power sector reforms

Goa, Uttarakhand and Meghalaya will initiate schemes to enable 24x7 power to consumers. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has started the process of setting the power sector right,......

Clean energy cess to hike cost for power sector

Allotment of 5 UMPP on plug and play mode is a welcome announcement in Union Budget 2015-16, the increase in clean energy cess (effective rate) by Rs 100/ tonne on coal/lignite is a negative for......

Capital Goods: Boost from ultra mega power projects

Union Budget 2015-16 have put out broad milestones/goals to be achieved by 2022 and this may translate into greater opportunity for the sector but it was silent on how the hurdles on the path will......