Shares of Gujarat Gas gained 5 per cent and hit a fresh all-time high of Rs 324 on the BSE on Tuesday after the oil regulator sanctioned the transfer of two geographical areas (GAs) from Gujarat State Petronet to the company. “The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) vide letter dated June 29, 2020 […]
Month: June 2020
Tata Power Set to Develop 100 MW of Solar Projects in Maharashtra
Tata Power announced that its subsidiary, Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL), has received a letter of award (LoA) to develop 100 MW of solar projects in Maharashtra. The projects will supply power to Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) under a power purchase agreement (PPA) for 25 years. TPREL won this capacity in […]
Private airlines to play key role in Vande Bharat Phase 4
NEW DELHI: Private airlines will play a major role in the Vande Bharat Mission Phase 4 beginning July 3. Nearly 500 flights will be operated by the private airlines, including IndiGo and GoAir. In early three phases of the repatriation exercise only Air India and its subsidiaries operated flights to different countries to bring back […]
Kasaragod chucks out 150 Mangaloreans at night
KASARGOD: In The tussle between the district administrations of Dakshina Kannada and Kasaragod, 150 Mangaloreans, including 12 pregnant women, had a harrowing time when they were evicted from lodges in Kasaragod and sent to Mangaluru in the middle of the night. “If IAS officers don’t have humanity, what is the use of the IAS tag. […]
Behind massive build-up at LAC is the IAF’s never-seen-before airlift capability
Behind an unprecedented military build-up along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh to confront a belligerent China is a never-before heavy lift capability acquired by the IAF. The induction of assets like the C-17 Globemaster, C-130 Super Hercules and CH-47 Chinook over the past few years has enormously enhanced the Air Force’s […]
First 6 Rafales by July-end, to be based in Ambala
India is likely to receive the first batch of six Rafale jets by July-end and the planes will be based at Ambala, a base geographically positioned to counter threats from both western and northern fronts. On June 2, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had held a telephonic conversation with his French counterpart Florence Parly and it […]
Modi govt increased Ladakh’s budget four-fold: Hardeep Singh Puri
NEW DELHI: Union Minister for Housing and Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri has said that the Modi government has increased the budget for Ladakh four-fold recently amid the India-China face-off in the region. He added that plans are underway to develop Leh and Ladakh into a smart region. Puri said that importance has been given […]
Case against three Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam officers
A Sub-divisional Officer (SDO) and two Junior Engineers (JEs) of the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) have been booked in connection with the death of a lineman, who was electrocuted when he was repairing power lines near Gadhi Kheri village on Saturday.
Road near 22-number Phatak cries for care
The bumpy road near the city’s 22-number Phatak is causing trouble to commuters, especially two-wheelers, many of whom have skidded due to pebbles scattered all over the place. Residents of the area also complain that the broken road turns into a virtual lake every monsoon resulting in inconvenience not only to commuters but also them […]
Government extends deadline to bid for Air India till August 31
The government has again extended the deadline to bid for Air India by two months till August 31 as the COVID-19 fallout has disrupted economic activities globally. This is the third time the deadline has been extended. The divestment process for the national carrier was initiated on January 27.
After activists raise ecological concerns, Bander coal block struck off auction list
THE Union Ministry of Coal has decided to withdraw the Bander coal bock located in the close vicinity of Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) from the list of coal blocks up for auction. The ministry put out a list of 41 coal blocks for auction on June 18. “We are withdrawing the Bander coal block from […]
SAD too plans stir against fuel price hike, but after 10 days
Shiromani Akali Dal Monday announced too hold protests in Punjab on July 7 seeking rollback of of the hike in prices of petrol and diesel Party senior vice president and spokesman Daljit Singh Cheema said that “due to taxes imposed by the central and the state governments, price of petrol and diesel doubles upon reaching […]