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Reliance Power Q3 net rises 26% to Rs 134 cr
Reliance Power today reported a 26.46 per cent increase in its net profit at Rs 133.64 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, 2009.

Tharoor's Kerala party
Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor’s controversial stay in Taj Mansingh hotel had a grand finale with an Iftaar party. Among Tharoor’s five Keralite Cabinet colleagues, only Minister of State for Agriculture KV Thomas turned up at the Iftaar, which was attended by VIPs, including Vice-President Hamid Ansari. The next morning, Tharoor reciprocated this with his presence at the appam and mutton stew house-warming party at the official residence of Thomas, who has moved out of Kerala House. This was followed by Tharoor attending a multi-course luncheon hosted by employees of Kerala House to celebrate Onam. Tharoor had earlier checked out of Kerala House complaining “lack of a gym.’’

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Kalam advises Isro, Nasa on Chandrayaan-II
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) and US space agency Nasa should deploy surface robotic penetrator in "Chandrayaan-II" mission to study more about the presence of water molecules on moon, former President APJ Abdul Kalam has suggested.
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Centre for renewable energy plan in Ladakh

The Centre is preparing a development plan for harnessing renewable energy in Ladakh keeping in mind the expected load and hydro power potential of the region. - Suzlon reinforces all faulty turbine blades - BSNL plans telecom towers in border areas: Pilot - Suzlon completes retrofit prog of wind turbine blades - Toshiba JSW plant set to commence by 2011 end - Asian stocks fall on earnings concern - JSW Energy scouting for partners, acquisitions Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah said the entire region has been divided into 11 clusters for setting up of power projects. Interacting with editors at a conference here yesterday, he said Gurez valley has been fully covered by solar lights and noted that the State has good potential for generating wind power. He said Jammu and Kashmir has huge potential for setting up small and micro hydro power projects after Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The Minister said 246 small hydro power project sites of 25 MWs capacity each aggregating to 1411 MW have been identified. Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Corporation has been entrusted with the task of formulating proposals of such power projects in the State and projects with a capacity of 111.83 MWs have so far been installed in the state. Abdullah said under the Prime Minister Rehabilitation Programme, 1000 micro hydro projects have been taken up of which Ladakh has 10, Kashmir region 550 and Jammu region 350 projects. He also said the new solar mission policy will be released on November 14.


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