World Bank to fund $37 Mn for India-Nepal transmission line project
byKathmandu: Tapping into enormous Nepal’s enormous hydropower potential just got a boost with the government today accepting a $37 million World Bank loan for a…
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Himachal to set up centre for climate change, study glaciers – Dhumal
byShimla: In the eye of changing climatic patterns being observed in western Himalayas, chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal let an International Conference on Environment…
HIV+ve Cases On The Rise In Himachal
byShimla: Spoken of in hushed tones, incidence of HIV positive persons is showing a rise in numbers as more and more screening centre come…
Himachal Signs MoU With Hydropower Producers For Sharing Hydrological Data
byShimla: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed for hydrological data sharing between Himachal government and various projects on different river basins in the…
Goodbye Year 2008!
byBefore we completely forget Year 2008 and start adjusting with new resolutions of the New Year 2009, let’s refresh main happenings which made major…
Himachal To Seek World Bank Funding For Shimla Water Supply Scheme – Dhumal
byShimla: The government was exploring the possibility of obtaining World Bank funding to give practical shape to the Rs 729 crore Pabbar gravity water…
Himachal Seeks World Bank Assistance For Scaling Up Power Generation Operations
byShimla: Forging a long term partnership with Himachal Pradesh, the World Bank is to scale up support for its hydro power generation program by…
Rs 101 Crore For Himachal’s Total Rural Sanitation Program
byShimla:Though the total rural sanitation program was launched late in the hill state but it had bettered the national average in targets achieved. Deva…
Himachal government to propose three new tunnels for World Bank funding
byThe State Government would send a detailed and consolidated pre- feasibility report for execution of three tunnel projects being prepared by State Electricity Board…
Bhilwara Group’s Second Himachal Hydro Project To Be Commissioned By June 2009
byShimla: Success of the 86 MW Malana power project has made the Rajasthan based textile group LNJ Bhilwara make a major foray into the…