The government today said it has finalised the methodology for rationalisation of coal linkages for independent power producers (IPP). Under the new methodology, dry fuel can be supplied to IPP plants by a coal company other than the one with which they have signed the pact. The methodology was approved on the basis of the […]
Day: May 16, 2018
India’s energy mix will be substantially complemented by renewable energy: Dharmendra Pradhan
India’s energy mix will be substantially complemented by renewable energy and the country is going to generate around 175 Gigawatt of energy from such sources, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan has said. He said India was a leading player in the renewable energy movement and has positioned itself in this arena in […]
Petrol crosses Rs 75 per litre in Delhi
Petrol prices continued to rise across the country on Wednesday and crossed the Rs 75 per litre mark in the national capital. The fuel was priced at Rs 75.10 per litre in Delhi, the highest since it hit Rs 76.06 a litre in September 2013. In the other metropolitan cities of Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai […]
IndiGo: Baggage damaged on flight
An IndiGo passenger, who travelled from Madurai to Pune on May 4, has claimed that his baggage had been damaged in transit and his belongings had been stolen. No compensation, however, had been provided by the airline, he complained. Ram Mudaliar, a resident of Poland, who flew down from Madurai to Pune on May 4, […]
Government to shortly come out with drone policy: Jayant Sinha
The civil aviation ministry is in final stages of formulating the drone policy and it is expected to be released shortly, Union Minister Jayant Sinha said today. The ministry came out with draft rules for unmanned aircraft systems last year, seeking comments from the public. The Minister of State for Civil aviation said that certain […]