COLOMBO: India on Friday inked a pact with Sri Lanka to provide renewable energy to three islands Delft, Nainativu and Analaitivu off Jaffna which are completely cut off from the national grid.

MANDI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a visit to Mandi, also known as 'Chhoti Kashi', on Monday to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of hydropower projects worth Rs 11,000 crore.

SRINAGAR: In a major push to strengthen the power infrastructure in the UT of J&K Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Saturday e-inaugurated 17 Power Projects worth Rs. 118.91 Crore at Delina in North Kashmir's Baramulla district.

ISLAMABAD: Despite Pakistan's repeated objections over India's intentions to construct a power project on the Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmir, New Delhi has decided to go ahead with the construction work of the project.

PANAJI: Thirty environmentalists across India have slammed hasty environment clearances given to three controversial central government projects in the protected forest areas in and around Goa's Mollem villages, stating that "environment impact assessment (reports) for these projects are considerably weak" and riddled with inadequacies.

CHANDIGARH:Mr. Gurpreet Singh Kangar, Revenue Minister, Punjab and an illustrious Sikh NRI from USA Dr Chiranjeev Kathuria held a press conference to reveal plans to take care of the stubble burning problem which has created havoc with the environment in NCR, Punjab  and other states of North India.