Infrastructure investment to bear fruit in 5 to 6 months, plan panel member saysPlanning Commission member (infrastructure) B K Chaturvedi said that investment in infrastructure would rebound in the next 5-6 months.
16 May, 2014, 08.27 AM IST
Govt looking at ways to reduce smart grid tech costsVarious options are being studied to reduce the cost of smart grid technologies, which will help in bringing down overall transmission.
15 Jan, 2014, 08.12 PM IST
Private players should be allowed in coal mining: B K ChaturvediGovernment should allow private players to take up coal mining, Planning Commission Member B K Chaturvedi said today.
12 Nov, 2013, 10.46 PM IST
- Parakh was an upright officer: Ex-Cabinet Secretary
B K Chaturvedi today said the then Coal Secretary P C Parakh was an "upright" officer and he was retained in office till retirement because...
25 Oct, 2013, 05.51 PM IST
BK Chaturvedi panel on surplus coal utilisation to submit report by Oct-endCoal imports by Indian cos had touched a record of 137.56 million tonnes last fiscal to meet the shortfall, despite meeting the 97% domesti...
08 Oct, 2013, 05.57 PM IST
'Coal India should look for options if unable to meet FSA target'State-run Coal India should look for other options to provide coal if its unable to meet fuel supply commitments to power companies, a Plan...
17 Apr, 2013, 12.46 PM IST
- Dams may dry up Ganga, warns ministerial group
An inter-ministerial group has recommended that the projects in Ganga basin be re-engineered to maintain 30-50% of water flow in the lean p...
11 Apr, 2013, 02.50 AM IST
- Planning Commission member for separate tariff during peak hour
The current installed power generation capacity of the country is over 2.10 lakh MW and the govt aims to add another 88,000 MW to this capa...
21 Feb, 2013, 03.57 PM IST
- India's infrastructure sector offers huge opportunities to US business: Planning Commission Member B K Chaturvedi
Investment in India's infrastructure sector - which has been has been pegged at around $1 trillion over next five years - has high potentia...
27 Sep, 2012, 11.54 AM IST
- MNREGA funds being siphoned off at local levels: B K Chaturvedi
B K Chaturvedi said about Rs 40,000 crore was being spent on MNREGA every year by government.
04 Sep, 2012, 04.23 PM IST
- Expert group on restructuring visits HAL facilities
The Expert Group on "Restructuring and Strengthening of HAL" under the leadership of B K Chaturvedi, visited various facilities of HAL.
11 Jun, 2012, 02.05 PM IST
- Difficult to achieve 2020 atomic power capacity target: B K Chaturvedi
"The pace at which we are progressing I will be surprised if we reach 20,000 MW by 2020," Planning Commission Member B K Chaturvedi.
11 Apr, 2012, 06.10 PM IST
- Chaturvedi panel likely to suggest financial incentives for power distribution companies
The committee is looking at financial health of discoms in seven states including Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.
26 Feb, 2012, 11.45 AM IST
- Plan Panel sets up committee to revive power distribution
The Planning Commission has set up a committee headed by B K Chaturvedi to help restore the financial health of the utilities.
24 Oct, 2011, 04.21 PM IST
- Government forms panel to look into NTPC's North Karanpura project
The government has constituted a three-member panel headed by Planning Commission member B K Chaturvedi to look into proposed relocation of...
13 Oct, 2011, 03.12 PM IST
- BJP, Left question Chaturvedi's appointment to probe S-band deal
Demanding immediate cancellation of Antrix-Devas deal for scarce S-band spectrum, BJP asked how a high-power panel - headed by former cabin...
11 Feb, 2011, 04.24 AM IST
- Govt unlikely to accept Chaturvedi panel report in toto
Petroleum Minister Murli Deora on Wednesday said not all of the B K Chaturvedi Committee recommendations were implementable.
13 Aug, 2008, 02.54 PM IST