NTPC signs PPA with HPGCL

Monday, May 1, 2006, 22:59 [IST]

New Delhi, Apr 29 (UNI) National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Ltd today signed two Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with Haryana Power Generation Corporation Ltd (HPGCL) for supply of power from its power stations at Unchahar-III and Kahalgaon-II.

The PPAs were signed by Mr R S Sharma, Director (Commercial) on behalf of NTPC and Mrs Jyoti Arora, Managing Director for HPGCL in the presence of senior officials of the two organisations here.

Earlier, NTPC had signed PPAs for four of its stations, Barh, North Karan Pura, Kahalgaon-II and Unchahar-III for supplying additional 1,481 MW to Delhi last week, an official release said.

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Centre sanctions Rs 22 cr for agriculture development in HP

Monday, May 1, 2006,22:59 [IST]

New Delhi, Apr 29 (UNI) Centre has sanctioned Rs 22.67 crore for agriculture development in Himachal Pradesh for the year 2006-2007 under the scheme of accelerated growth of agriculture and forests. The scheme was sanctioned in, high-level meeting between the officials of the central and state government here today, official sources said. Out of total plan outlay, central share would be Rs 20.40 crore while the state would provide Rs 2.27 crore as its share in.....

Union govt to facilitate common market for Northern States

Monday, May 1, 2006,22:59 [IST]

New Delhi, Apr 29 (UNI) The Union government today extended full co-operation for facilitiating a consenus among Northern States on issues concerning power, water and removal of inter-state barriers in the movement of goods as a step towards an integrated market for the entire country. Stating this Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister T K A Nair told a 'Summit of Chief Secretares' that the vision of North Indian Common Economy (NICE) was signficant to.....

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Microdosing of fertiliser increases yield: ICRISAT

Monday, May 1, 2006,22:59 [IST]

Hyderabad, Apr 29 (UNI) The fertiliser microdosing technique, developed by the International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), has led to increase in agriculture yield in sub-Saharan Africa, said Director General Dr William Dar. In a statement Dr Dar said here yesterday, microdosing had re-introduced fertiliser use in Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa in the southern part of Africa and Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso in Western Africa. This year, which has been.....

Share of agriculture in GDP drops to below 20 per cent

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:00 [IST]

New Delhi, Apr 30 (UNI) The share of agriculture in GDP has dropped below 20 per cent (19.7) in 2005-06 even as quantum of population directly and indirectly dependent on it continues to be around 65 per cent which shows growing poverty in the rual areas, according to National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER). The share of agriculture in GDP for a couple of years had been 25 per cent and thereafter it came.....

Prices of Urad on the top in UP, production decreasing

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:00 [IST]

Lucknow, Apr 30 (UNI) In view of the constant shrinkage in the cultivation area of Urad in Uttar Pradesh, the prices of the the comodity are touching new high every year, according to official sources. Urad, one of the costliest pulses in the country, is fast losing interest among the farmers resulting into low crop area, less prduction and inadequate yield- a challenge for the agriculturists in the state. Urad area in UP was 63,000 hectare.....