SJVN Hands Out Rs 261 Cr Central Government Dividend Payout
byShimla: Having declared the highest ever dividend in ten years of operation, SJVN board members handed over a dividend cheque of Rs 261.48 crore…
Energy
SJVN posts Rs 1114.36 Cr profit in 2013-14; declares highest ever dividend
byShimla: On the back of addition of generation capacities after commissioning of 412 MW Rampur Project, public sector power company SJVN announced highest ever…
SJVN’s 1500 MW Jhakri plant logs highest monthly generation
byShimla: Silt free flows in Satluj river backed by turbines tuned to tap the full summertime generation capacities has enabled 1500 MW Nathpa Jhakri…
For Easy Cash Himachal Tweaks Power Policy, Mulls Online Lotteries
byShimla: The upfront payment policy, introduced in December 2006, had by July 2009 fetched the government Rs 665.85 crores in ready cash in allotment of 15 medium and large projects and 293 small hydro project.
Renuka Dam – Land Up For Grabs
byShimla: Riding rough over environment concerns and unmindful of land acquisition and rehabilitation costs involved to construct Renuka Dam, which is to supply water…
Muck Dumping, A Threat To Beas River Valley
byMuck generated by construction of the 24 MW capacity Kanchan Janga hydro power project in Manali valley by being dumped along a Beas River tributary has disrupted its natural course and is posing a threat to downstream habitations and farmlands.
Death On The Beas – Many Questions, One Cover Up
byIt is quite evident that the Larji project has not been following the prescribed safety and environmental protocols that its licence imposes on it, and that the practices it does follow are harmful and damaging to the environment and the residents of that area.
Defying Green Lobby, Himachal Gives Nod To Reliance Cement Plant
byShimla: Despite there being a strong anti cement lobby in the Himalayan state, but the state government in defiance of a vibrant green lobby…
Jaypee sells Himachal Hydro Plants to Abu Dhabi Company
byShimla: To retire the group debt, Jaiprakash Associates has sold its 1200 MW Karcham Wangtoo and 300 MW Baspa Hydro projects located on River…
The KG Basin Gas Deal & the Curious Story of the Dogs That Didn’t Bark
bySo the “supari” that had been issued against Arvind Kejriwal after his filing of the famous Gas FIR has been executed by the BJP…