Rooftop solar project in Kerala set to miss deadline...

  The state government's ambitious plan to set up 35,000 off-grid rooftop solar power units is set to miss the deadline, at least during the current fiscal. The state government, which first announced its plan to set up 10,000 off-grid rooftop solar units in December 2012, announced in 2013 that 25,000 more such plants would be set...

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Coal India gets environment ministry nod for 23 projects...

  Coal India (CIL) has received approval from the Ministry of Environment and Forests for 23 projects after intervention by the Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI). "As on December 30, 2013, out of the 20 projects pending with MoEF (Ministry of Environment and Forests) for EC (environment clearance), 16 proposals have been granted...

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South Korea keen on setting up nuclear power plant in India...

  Keen to enter India's growing nuclear market, South Korea wants to build an atomic power plant here but India is not rushing into it. The government first wants to complete the projects already initiated, including Koodankulam III and IV and Jaitapur, which are facing hurdles on various counts. However, India is willing to have...

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