Union petroleum and natural gas minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday said Madhya Pradesh government is aiming at generating 10% of energy consumed in the state through use of petrol, diesel and LPG, from crop waste and garbage. “In the next 10 years, we have planned to generate energy worth around Rs8,000 to 10,000 crore from […]
Day: December 18, 2020
L&T trades firm as arm lowest bidder for HPCL Rajasthan Refinery contract
Shares of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) traded 1 per cent higher at Rs 1,296 on the BSE on Friday in an otherwise subdued market on report that the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, L&T Hydrocarbon (LTHE), is the lowest bidder for HPCL Rajasthan Refinery. The stock of the construction & engineering company was trading close to its […]
Domestic air passenger flown in November 20.7% up over October 20; down 50.9% y-o-y
Demand for air travel continued its growth trajectory during the month of November, when India celebrated Diwali, by growing by 20.7% over October. The domestic aviation industry, however, continued to decline year-on-year, and fell by 50.93% during November this year as compared to the same month last year. This is an improvement over October, which […]
BPCL board approves buying out Oman Oil’s stake in Bina refinery
Privatisation-bound Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) on Thursday said its board has approved buying out Oman Oil Company’s stake in the Bina refinery project in Madhya Pradesh on mutually agreeable terms. The BPCL board at its meeting on Thursday also approved merging Bharat Gas Resources Ltd (BGRL) with itself, the company said in a filing […]
Mumbai-bound flight to remain suspended
The first domestic flight connecting Mumbai and the Doaba region couldn’t take off from Adampur airport on Thursday due to bad weather conditions. Now, it is up to the passengers to deal with inconvenience as it remains for next five days. As per reports, the only Mumbai-bound SpiceJet flight from Adampur has been suspended for […]
Govt plans $60-bn investment in gas infrastructure: Pradhan
Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday said the government has planned a $60-billion investment for creating gas infrastructure in the country till 2024, and gas’ share in the energy mix is expected to rise to 15% by 2030. Currently, gas accounts for 6% in the country’s total energy mix. Speaking at Assocham Foundation Day Week […]
Jewar airport gets official name; nod for logo, design
LUCKNOW: The proposed international airport proposed at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddha Nagar will now be officially known as Noida International Greenfield Airport. The name, design and logo of the facility were approved by UP CM Yogi Adityanath on Thursday. While giving his nod to the new name, CM Yogi said the state government […]
Aero India 2021 on track for February 3 take-off
BENGALURU: The Paris Air Show that was scheduled to be held in June next year may have been cancelled due to the Covid pandemic, but there is no change in Aero India 2021 schedule and the five-day event is all set to take-off on February 3. In the run-up to the air show, a webinar […]
Shaher-e-Khaas traders rue unscheduled power cuts
Shaher-e-Khaas Traders Coordination Committee has asked Power Development Department to follow scheduled electricity plan for Shaher-e-Khaas areas in view of cold conditions in winter. According to a statement by Chairman of the committee, Nazir Ahmad Shah, Shaher-e-Khaas areas continue to suffer due to lack of electricity despite constant reminders to top PDD officials about the […]
Gurez-Bandipora road reopens for 1-way traffic
The Gurez-Bandipora road was opened for one-way on Thursday after the BRO authorities cleared it of the snow on Wednesday. The traffic was allowed from Valley towards Bandipora. According to BRO officials, the depth of the snow at several places including Razdan Top was four meters. “Our men braved extreme weather conditions day and night […]
Power shutdown in parts of Chennai on December 19. Here’s the list of areas to be hit
CHENNAI: To facilitate maintenance work, the power supply will be suspended in parts of Chennai between 9 am and 2 pm on Saturday (December 19). Supply will be restored ahead of 2 pm if the work is completed, said Tangedco in a statement. The full list of areas is as follows: Guindy area: Industrial Estate […]
Ramban town bridge craves for official attention
Scores of locals of Ramban town have lambasted the government for their lackadaisical approach for not coming to the rescue of the inhabitants as the old alignment of Ramban Town Bridge is craving for government attention for many years now. According to inhabitants of the area some decades ago the government had constructed a Jullah […]