Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday inaugurated a solar power-based electrification programme for rural households in the state. With an eye on 100% electrification, this project will provide power through renewable energy to areas where grid connectivity isn’t feasible. The project is pursuant to an agreement signed by the Goa energy development agency (GEDA) with […]
Month: May 2021
Saudi Arabia committed to meet India’s crude oil requirement: Saudi envoy
Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, on Sunday said it is committed to meet India’s requirements of petroleum products, an affirmation that came in the wake of the country pitching for easing global output cuts to rein in surging oil prices. In an interview to , Saudi ambassador Dr Saud bin Mohammed Al Sati […]
Rajasthan: Gehlot asks DISCOMS to give power connections to farmers expeditiously
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday asked the state’s power distribution companies to expeditiously allocate agricultural power connections to more and more farmers to support the country’s farm sector. He directed instructed the power DISCOMs to make special plans for the purpose. Chairing a DISCOMS’ performance review meeting, Gehlot said the agriculture sector has […]
Punjab: Cong claims on reducing power tariff false, says SAD
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday said the Congress government was defrauding Punjabis by claiming it had reduced power rates when it had actually increased power tariff for industrial and hospital sector. The SAD chief was here to attend a function to mark the birth anniversary of Sri Arut ji Maharaj, […]
NHRC seeks personal appearance of Odisha DGP, Power Secretary over electrocution death
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued conditional summons against DGP Odisha and Principal Secretary Department of Energy Government of Odisha to personally appear before the Commission on June 08, along with the requisite reports in a case related to electrocution death and injury in Panchutikiri Panchayat in Chandbali Block of Bhadrak district in […]
Mumbai: 85 floating tanks to remove 79,000 litres of barge’s oil
A salvage team has started work on sponging out 79,000 litres of lube oil from the barge Gal Constructor which broke anchor, drifted and ran aground off Palghar during cyclone Tauktae about a fortnight ago. Oil removal started after 1,000 litres leaked into the sea, which was contained using booms within a radius of 400 […]
Kochi: 4 years after getting nod, petrochemical park project work yet to kick off
Even after more than four years since mooting petrochemical park and pharmaceutical park in Kochi, government is still unable to start the work on the projects. Though the 490 acres required for the projects have been acquired from Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd (FACT) at Ambalamugal near Kochi a year ago, the tenders have not […]
Indian consortium may get to remain invested in Iranian gas field
India may continue to pursue investment opportunity in the Farzad-B gas field in Iran, even though ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) lost the development rights of the block that it discovered over a decade ago to local firm Petropars Group, highly placed government sources told IANS. Reports from Iran indicate that months the after ejecting India […]
Free power to farmers in Andhra Pradesh for next 30 years
The state government has decided to continue to provide free power for agriculture for the next 30 years. The power utilities of Andhra Pradesh are currently supplying free power to more than 18 lakh agricultural services. The state government is developing necessary power infrastructure to continue the scheme for the next 30 years. As part […]
Coal India retains production and offtake momentum in May
Despite COVID-19 restrictions in several states, Coal India maintained its output and despatch momentum in May, the second month of the current fiscal, an official said. The mining major is likely to report dry fuel production of around 41.7 million tonnes and offtake of nearly 55 million tonnes this month as against production of 41.43 […]
UAE extends suspension on flights from India till June 30
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday extended the suspension of passenger flights from India till June 30 to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The ban was initially imposed on April 25, after a surge in COVID-19 cases in India.
Medicine From The Sky: Telangana becomes first state to deploy drones in diagnostic and healthcare
In less than three weeks, a COVID-positive patient in need of an emergency medicine in Vikarabad, a town 75 km from Telangana’s capital Hyderabad, can order posaconazole or tocilizumab via drone and get it in an hour. It is just like ordering double cheese margaritas on Zomato or Swiggy, except that the Beyond Visual Line […]