Target August in plastic campaign
Jamshedpur: Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee (JNAC), which has seized 18 tonnes of banned plastic carry bags from shopkeepers in the last seven months, plans to make the city 'polythene free' by August
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Tata Steel goes green, to plant 50K saplings in steel city in 3 yrs
In its effort to increase and maintain the green cover of Jamshedpur, Tata Steel has decided to plant more trees in 2015. Preserving and improving on the green cover of the steel city by planting trees
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Camera cop to monitor fume test
Spot picture of vehicle on pollution paper mandatory The next time you seek emission clearance for your car, make sure it is present on all four wheels at a testing centre. The state transport department
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Population boom behind water crisis
Rapid urbanization and a spurt in population are among the major reasons behind the acute water shortage in Jamshedpur, where the gap between demand and supply is 70% as stated in the urban development
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22 of India’s 32 big cities face acute water crisis
Daily Shortfall 24% In Delhi, 17% In Mumbai Water scarcity is fast becoming urban India’s number one woe, with the government’s own data revealing that residents in 22 out of 32 major cities have to deal with daily shortages.
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Ashiana to invest Rs 800cr in housing project at Bhiwadi
The company has acquired about 52 acre of land in Bhiwadi where 4,000 units will be developed in phases Realty firm Ashiana Housing today said it will invest about Rs 800 crore over the next seven years to develop a housing project at Bhiwadi in Rajasthan. The company said it has acquired about 52 acre of land in Bhiwadi where 4,000 units will be developed in phases.
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MP embarks on Rs 80cr tree plantation project
JAMSHEDPUR: Jamshedpur MP Ajay Kumar made the announcement of an ambitious tree plantation project worth Rs 80 crore on Thursday. Following preliminary rounds of discussion with two major corporate houses,
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Tata Motors to partially shut Jamshedpur plant
Tata Motors would halt production at its block here for three days from today, following poor demand. Confirming the development, a Tata Motors spokesperson said the block closure had been planned
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CESC to take over power supply from JSEB
CESC Limited will take over power supply services from the Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB) by early next year. JSEB consumers feel this new arrangement will remove their long-standing grievances and discontents against the state’s power board. The Member (Distribution), JSEB, CD Kumar told Business Standard on Thursday that in the process of biddings, CESC had acquired the bid and a letter of intent was issued to the company in October this year.
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Villagers against waste plant bar entry
Armed villagers prevented government officials from entering the site of a proposed solid waste treatment plant in Khairbani on the outskirts of Jamshedpur on Friday, their resistance inspired by fears
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Tata Steel may have to start plant without captive mine
Tata Steel fears that it may have to start its 3-million-tonne Kalinganagar steel plant without a captive iron ore mine, since the state has not taken any initiative as yet to allot it a mine. Anand Sen Tata Steel’s vice-president for quality management and in-charge of Kalinga Nagar project told FE the company would need 4.8 million tonne of iron ore per annum to run its 3 mtpa plant and by this time the government should have allotted the mines.