Forest Dept seeks compensation from NTPC
Shimla: The Forest Department has sought adequate compensation from the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), executing the 800 MW Kol Dam project, to rejuvenate the prime habitat of the “cheer pheasant” which is likely to be submerged under the dam water in Bilaspur.

About 9 sq km of the 39.38 sq km Majithal forest area, considered the birthplace and main refuge of the “cheer pheasant”, is likely to be submerged under the dam water.

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company has been given the mandate to provide weather-based crop insurance for the ensuing Kharif season in Bilaspur district.It will provide cover for the tomato crop for the period starting from June 15, 2011, to December 15 in the Sadar block of the district for farmers.

The weather-based crop insurance scheme will provide cover against high and low temperatur

With a vast green cover and 100-km gravity line proving to be a major impediment in the execution of the Pabbar water supply scheme, the government has decided to meet the water requirement of the capital from the Kol Dam in Bilaspur district.

The scheme from the Kol Dam, for which surveys have been completed, will quench the thirst of a target population of 6.20 lakh in Shimla till 2042.

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Within weeks of getting bail from the Supreme Court in connection with charges of sedition, human rights activist Binayak Sen has been made member of the Planning Commission's Steering Committee on Health, which will advise the panel on the Twelfth Five-Year Plan (2012-2017).

Binayak Sen, who was released on bail from the Raipur jail last month, will, based on his experience of having worked as

Epidemic declared in Rajnandgaon and Bilaspur districts; 10 dead in Bilaspur

BILASPUR: State health officials have confirmed the outbreak of a malaria epidemic in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon and Bilaspur districts.

Chandigarh: The Himachal Pradesh government has come out with an Rs 4,668-crore integrated watershed management perspective (IWMP) plan for treatment of 31,12,472 hectare in the state.

Highly placed official sources told FE that

The state power utility will have to procure over 7 million units of solar power from next year under the regulations framed by the State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) to promote green energy.

Central team may visit state on July 28

The central government