More seaplane routes and water aerodromes in India soon! On Tuesday, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri announced that a total of 28 seaplane routes, as well as 14 water aerodromes across the country, are currently in various stages of development. The projects are being developed at a cost of Rs 450 crore. A Memorandum […]
Day: June 17, 2021
NHAI to mop up Rs 15,000 cr via monetisation this fiscal
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has set a target to raise around Rs 15,000 crore through monetisation of its operating assets through toll-operate-transfer (TOT) and Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) routes in the current fiscal. Sources said the authority’s maiden InvIT, through which NHAI plans to raise around Rs 5,100 crore and for which […]
Green hydrogen: MNRE mulls purchase obligations on fertiliser firms, refineries
To kick-start a domestic hydrogen eco-system in the country, the Union ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) has circulated a draft Cabinet note for inter-ministerial consultation to put green hydrogen consumption obligations on fertiliser producers and petroleum refiners. According to sources, obligations will be imposed on these user industries between FY24 and FY30. Solar […]
HPCL plans 215-km LPG pipeline from Haldia port to Panagarh
State-run Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL) is planning to lay a 215-km pipeline to transport liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from the Haldia port to the company’s bottling plant in Panagarh, West Bengal. As much as 1.06 million tonne per annum (MTPA) of product is estimated to be transported through the pipeline by FY26. The company’s demand for […]
Aid to Maharashtra wind power units: Supreme Court admits regulator’s plea against Aptel order
The Supreme Court has sought response from various renewable energy generators in Maharashtra as to why open access and banking facilities for excess energy should be given to them. A Bench led by Justices Indira Banerjee and MR Shah, while issuing notice to four wind generators in Maharashtra — Arvind Cotsyn, Roha Dyechem, Jsons Foundry […]
China blames minor fuel rod damage for nuclear plant issues
BEIJING: A handful of damaged fuel rods is behind a build-up of radioactive gases at a nuclear power station in southern China, authorities said Wednesday, describing the problem as “common” with no need for concern. CNN reported earlier this week that the US government was assessing a report of a leak at the Taishan plant […]
China says nuclear fuel rods damaged, no radiation leak
BEIJING: A Chinese nuclear power plant near Hong Kong had five broken fuel rods in a reactor but no radioactivity leaked, the government said on Wednesday in its first confirmation of the incident that prompted concern over the facility’s safety. Radiation rose inside the No. 1 reactor of the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in Guangdong […]
Delhi: Scrap old diesel, petrol cars or face Rs 10,000 fine
NEW DELHI: If you have a diesel car that’s over 10 years old or a petrol vehicle older than 15 years, be prepared to shell out Rs 10,000 in fine or even have your vehicle impounded and scrapped. The Delhi government’s transport department on Tuesday warned vehicle owners that if such ‘end of life vehicles’ […]
Fuel prices hiked again, transport body plans stir
PUNE/MUMBAI: With a fresh hike on Wednesday, petrol price in Maharashtra’s Parbhani is at an all-time high of over Rs 105 a litre. With such frequent and steep price hikes, especialy of diesel, transporters’ associations is planning to stage a pan-India protest on June 28 as precursor to an indefinite nationwide ‘chakka jam’ in near […]
Soaring fuel prices to sharpen House panel focus on taxes
NEW DELHI: Soaring petrol and diesel prices are likely to sharpen focus on high fuel taxes when the parliamentary standing committee on petroleum examines the pricing policy on Thursday. Petrol is selling for more than Rs 100 in seven states and nearing the mark in others. Diesel has hit a century in Sri Ganganagar district […]
India’s fuel sales recover as lockdown restrictions ease
NEW DELHI: Domestic fuel sales by India’s state refiners recovered in the first half of June, as the world’s third-largest oil consumer started easing lockdown restrictions, though were still lower than year-ago levels, preliminary data showed on Wednesday. Gasoline sales during June 1-15 jumped 13% and diesel sales rose 12%, compared with the same period […]
H-Energy inks MoU with Petrobangla for LNG pipe link
Kolkata: Achieving a major milestone for supply of re-gasified LNG (R-LNG) from India to Bangladesh, H-Energy signed an MoU with Petrobangla on June 16, 2021. The companies will soon finalise a long-term supply agreement to commence the supply of R-LNG to Bangladesh through a cross-border natural gas pipeline. A portion of the piped gas may […]