Kolkata, Oct 30, 2010 (Coal Geology/IBNS) The Ministry of Railways will sign an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), a PSU under the Ministry of Power, Government of India, for a Joint Venture captive power plant at Adra in West Bengal on Sunday. This is an initiative by the Railways to [...]
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Neyveli Lignite workers’ strike: Karunanidhi seeks PM’s help
Chennai Oct 22, 2010 (Coal Geology) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi has sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s help in resolving the strike by contract workers in the Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd (NLC), warning about likely disruption in power generation. In a letter to the prime minister, released to the media last Friday, Karunanidhi referred to [...]
Power Grid Corporation of India repots 41.61 percent profit jump in Q2
Mumbai, Oct 20 (Coal Geology State-owned Power Grid Corporation of India Wednesday announced a 41.61 percent increase in its net profit to Rs.651.40 crore for the second quarter of fiscal 2010-11. The company has posted profit after tax of Rs.651.40 crore for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2010 as compared to Rs.459.97 crore in the [...]
A nuclear renaissance is sweeping India
Mahabalipuram (Tani Nadu), Oct 12, 2010 (Coal Geology) With over 35 nuclear power reactors under construction across Asia, a nuclear renaissance is sweeping across the continent and India is no exception, said speakers at the Asian Nuclear Prospects 2010 (ANUP 2010) conference Sunday. The international conferences, designed to foster the growth of nuclear energy in [...]
India’s nuclear power sector expand with mega sized reactors of differing technologies
Mahabalipuram (Tamil Nadu), Oct 12, 2010 (Coal Geology) The expansion of India’s nuclear power sector with the setting up of mega sized reactors of differing technologies – light water, fast breeder and advanced heavy water – poses a challenge to the sector’s regulator, a senior official said Tuesday. ‘We have good experience and well-documented safety [...]
