Editorial- February 2019 More than 20,000 households of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir have been electrified under Saubhagya. Most of the beneficiaries of the scheme are from BPL and SC/ST category. The scheme has given electricity to those who never saw lights in their life at their homes. They are happy and excited. The government has connected […]
CERC Encourages Powergrid to monetize transmission lines through telecom providers POWERGRID can monetize its transmission line towers by offering it to mobile telecom service providers on commercial basis under section 41 of the Electricity Act, 2003, which allows for effective utilization of assets to benefit the society at large, a committee constituted by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) said in its recommendation. The committee […]
Top three PSU coal miners’ capex to rise 15% in FY20 State-owned Coal India, Neyveli Lignite and Singareni Collieries will have a capex of Rs 20,121 crore in 2019-20, 15% more than the previous fiscal, according to the interim budget. According to the Expenditure Budget, this spending would be part of internal and extra-budgetary resources (IEBR) of the central public sector undertakings. Plan outlay of the […]
Brent oil briefly hits $65 as production cuts fuel 2019 high Brent crude oil briefly reached 2019 highs above $65 per barrel on Friday, as OPEC-led supply cuts and the announcement of a higher-than-expected cut by Saudi Arabia this week encouraged investors. The international benchmark for oil prices rose as high as $65.10, pushing past $65 for the first time this year. It fell back to […]
CJI criticises lawyers for filing defective review petitions in Rafale case The Supreme Court Friday expressed unhappiness over some lawyers filing defective petitions and seeking wide publicity in the media, while referring to review pleas challenging its verdict in the Rafale case. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said lawyers file petitions in the apex court registry and instead of removing the defects of […]
Restoration work continues along Jammu-Srinagar highway The restoration work along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway continued for the sixth straight day on Monday as fresh landslide hampered the efforts to reopen the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with rest of the country, officials said. A massive landslide hit the 270-km-long highway at Maroog on Sunday afternoon shortly after 150 Srinagar-bound stranded vehicles […]
Over 1,400 Kashmir-bound trucks cross Jawahar Tunnel as one-way traffic continues on Srinagar-Jammu highway
Jet Airways aircraft grounded: Aviation regulator reviewing schedule every 15 days to check disruptions
Air mishap averted as Jet Airways flight, with 104 people onboard, makes emergency landing after engine failure
Government considers dollar window for oil firms, bonds to ease rupee pressure: Source Newspapers, Oil & Gas, The Times of India September 20, 2018 NEW DELHI: India is considering asking the central bank to offer dollars directly to oil marketing companies or through a state-run bank, a government source said on Thursday, as part of steps to stem a fall in the rupee. Sharing Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest Email Print
