The Government is actively considering using Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as a transportation fuel, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said today. LNG is being imported under open general license on terms and conditions mutually agreed upon between buyers and sellers and it is being traded in the country on market-based mechanism. During Question Hour, Pradhan told […]
Day: July 23, 2018
Air India apologises for denying Indian table tennis team to board flight
Terming the incident unfortunate, the national carrier Air India has tendered an apology to the Indian table tennis team, who were denied boarding on the Delhi-Melbourne flight on Sunday. In a statement, an Air India spokesperson said, “This was a very unfortunate incident, we apologise to the players and we are arranging next available flights.” […]
Oil steady after G20 warns of risks to growth
Oil prices stabilised on Monday as worries over production losses were outweighed by concerns that trade disputes would reduce economic growth and hit global energy demand. Benchmark Brent crude oil was up 15 cents at $73.22 a barrel by 0750 GMT. U.S. light crude was unchanged at $68.26. Finance ministers and central bank governors from […]
Tepid buying by states may hurt Centre’s 175 Gw green energy target
The country’s ambitious plan to achieve 175 Gw in renewable energy installs by 2022, from 70.52 Gw (as on May 2018) has hit a speed bump. With most states slack in buying green power, the capacity addition target looks less realistic. Figures collated by the Ministry of Power abundantly show that the states aren’t doing […]