The month-on-month energy demand suddenly shot-up by 11.50 per cent in Oct 2018 compared to Oct 2017. The month wise growth for the period between Apr and Oct 2018 is shown in. Total growth of energy demand in 2017-18 was 5.35 per cent, and the shares of renewable energy was 7.78 per cent.
As on Nov 30, 2018, Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have released more than 5.85 crore LPG connections under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY). In the last one year, the number of refills have jumped to 9.40 crore in FY 2017-18, from 3.86 crore in FY 2016-17. However, the ratio of ‘refills to the connections released’ […]
Prices of Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF), petrol and diesel have been made market-determined by the Government with effect from Apr 1, 2001, Jun 26, 2010 and Oct 19, 2014 respectively. Since then, the Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) are free to take decision on pricing of these products in line with international product prices […]
On Dec 6, 2018, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) gave an in-principle approval to the strategic sale of the centre’s 52.63 per cent holding in REC to PFC, along with transfer of management control. The government has a total 58.3 per cent stake in REC, the remainder of which is part of Bharat […]
On Apr 28, 2018, Leisang, located in Manipur, became the last village in India to be added to the national electricity grid. With this India achieved a key milestone in its development history.
In our Oct 2018 edition we published a detailed analysis of fare of various Metro services operating in the country. Our showed that the Delhi Metro Railway Corporation (DMRC) became extremely expensive for the common man after two consecutive fare hikes in 2017. As a result, the passengers have shifted from DMRC services to other […]
Jharkhand’s steel city Bokaro has become the first airport to get a mobile air traffic control (ATC) tower at its airport for being used at small airports for Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) – UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) flights. Airports Authority of India (AAI) has acquired eight trailer-mounted towers at a cost of Rs […]
On Oct 29, 2018 Lion Air Flight 610 nosedived into the Java Sea killing all 189 people aboard. The pilots were battling multiple malfunctions almost as soon as the doomed flight began, according to new data released by Indonesian investigators. They faced a cacophony of warnings that started seconds after takeoff and continued for the […]
