Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday dedicated to the nation a Rs 6,000 crore petrochemical complex of oil major Bharat Petroleum here and Ro-Ro vessels of Inland Waterways at Willingdon Islands. On a brief visit to Kerala, the Prime Minister also inaugurated the Cochin Port Trust’s International Cruise Terminal and Cochin Shipyard’s Vigyana Sagar, a […]
Day: February 15, 2021
Rescuers pull out 6 bodies from Tapovan tunnel; death toll rises to 51
Rescue teams on Sunday recovered 13 more bodies, including the first ones to be pulled out from the sludge-choked Tapovan tunnel where a massive operation to reach about 30 people trapped inside began after a flash flood in Chamoli district a week ago. Six bodies were recovered from the Tapovan power project tunnel, six from […]
Petrol price with additives tops Rs 100 in Maharashtra’s Parbhani district
The rate of petrol with additives has crossed the Rs 100 mark for a litre in Maharashtra’s Parbhani district on Sunday morning, an office bearer of a petrol dealers’ association said. After a 28 paise rise on Sunday morning, the per-litre rate of petrol with additives for retail sale crossed Rs 100. Parbhani District Petrol […]
No FASTag? Pay twice the amount on highway toll plazas after Feb 15
Any vehicle that passes through national highway toll plazas after February 15 must pay twice the charges if it does not have a FASTag, the ministry of road transport and highways said in an order on Sunday. “Vehicles not fitted with FASTag or vehicles without valid, functional FASTag entering the FASTag lane of the fee […]
Govt eases curbs on steel for highway construction to reduce cost
Doing away with restrictive conditions for use of steel in highways construction, the government on Sunday announced that all kinds of steel will be allowed for highways provided these meet the quality parameters. Earlier, the contract provisions required use of steel produced by primary/integrated steel producers only. The move is aimed at ensuring cost reduction […]
Immediately adopt FASTag now, won’t extend deadline, says Nitin Gadkari
Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said deadline for the implementation of FASTag would not be extended further, and the vehicle owners should immediately adopt the e-payment facilty. FASTags, which facilitate electronic payment of fee at toll plazas, was introduced in 2016. Making the tags compulsory would also help in ensuring that vehicles pass […]
Petrol price hits the Rs 99 a litre mark in Rajasthan, diesel at Rs 91
Petrol price crossed the Rs 99 a litre mark in Rajasthan on Sunday while diesel topped Rs 91 after rates were increased for the sixth day in a row. Petrol price was increased by 29 paise per litre and diesel by 32 paise, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers. This pushed retail […]
ONGC takes leaf out of Reliance’s book, floats subsidiary to buy own gas
Taking a leaf out of Reliance Industries Ltd’s playbook, state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is forming a new subsidiary for gas business that could be used to bid and buy gas from the firm’s own fields. The board of ONGC at its meeting on February 13 approved creation of a new wholly-owned subsidiary […]
Char Dham Road: Govt to protect environment and build the strategically-important project; details
The strategically important Char Dham project in Uttarakhand will be developed and the environment in the Himalayan eco-sensitive region will be protected, said Union minister Nitin Gadkari in a written reply to a question in the parliament. The Union Minister said that the Char Dham project, worth Rs 12,000 crore, is an all-weather road connecting […]
First highway with wildlife protection corridor! Delhi-Dehradun Expressway will cut travel time to 2.5 hours
Work on Delhi-Dehradun Expressway to start soon! The work on the upcoming Delhi-Saharanpur-Dehradun Economic corridor is currently underway. This highway project, once completed, will reduce the distance between the two cities from 235 km to 210 km, and travel time from the current 6.5 hours to just 2.5 hours. According to the Ministry of Road […]
ONGC profit falls 31%, company’s board approves creation of new subsidiary for marketing, trading natural gas
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) reported a profit of Rs 3,763.5 crore on a consolidated basis for the quarter ended December, 31.1% less than the profit made in the same period a year ago, mainly on the state-run oil and gas producing company’s lower crude price realisation and under-recoveries in the gas business. The […]
Petrol nears Rs 95 in Mumbai as rate hiked for fifth day in a row
Petrol price in Mumbai neared record Rs 95 per litre mark on Saturday as its rate as well as diesel prices were hiked for the fifth day in a row. Petrol price was increased by 30 paise per litre and diesel by 36 paise a litre, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers. […]