As part of the initiative to develop Ayodhya as an eco-green religious destination, the Uttar Pradesh government has introduced 15 four-wheeler electric vehicles (EV) for intercity travel between Ayodhya and Lucknow. The Ayodhya Development Authority has collaborated with a private company to run the service, said a state government spokesman. In the first phase, 15 […]
Day: January 3, 2024
Portugal’s renewable energy production hit new record in 2023
Renewable power sources supplied 61% of Portugal’s electricity in 2023, up from 49% a year earlier, hitting a new record thanks to periods of heavy rains, strong winds and good doses of sunshine, grid operator REN said on Tuesday. The country aims to generate 85% of its annual electricity from renewable sources by 2030 but […]
Oil an option to recoup $600 million from Venezuela dividend: ONGC Videsh
Venezuela has agreed to give some oil to India’s ONGC Videsh to help it recoup its pending $600 million dividend for a stake in a project in the South American nation, India’s oil secretary said on Wednesday. Indian refiners have resumed purchase of Venezuelan oil following the easing of U.S. sanctions on the South American […]
Gensol Engineering secures contract worth Rs 138.72 crore for solar power project by SEML
Gensol Engineering Limited on Wednesday announced that it has been awarded a contract for a 33 MW AC solar power project by Sarda Energy & Minerals Ltd (SEML), a steel production company and an exporter of ferro alloys. “The initiative will unfold for its captive use at SEML’s Kharora plant in Chhattisgarh, a region burgeoning […]
e-Mobility: Assam launches 100 e-buses powered by advanced battery systems in Guwahati
Tata Motors, India’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, has supplied 100 electric buses to Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC). The buses were launched by the Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, in Guwahati on January 1. The 9-metre, air-conditioned Tata Ultra electric buses that will ply on the roads of Guwahati are designed to provide […]
ADB signs $160 mln loan agreement with Bangladesh to upgrade power network
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Tuesday it had signed a $160 million loan agreement with Bangladesh to help upgrade the power distribution network and enhance energy supply in Dhaka, the country’s capital. Bangladesh, the world’s second-largest garments exporter behind China supplying global retailers including Walmart, H&M and Zara, was forced to cut power […]
Five dead in Japan plane collision: transport minister
TOKYO: Five people on board a Coast Guard aircraft died after a runway collision with a Japan Airlines plane at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday, the Japanese transport minister said. “Regarding the coast guard plane, we have been informed that the captain escaped and five people were confirmed dead,” Minister Tetsuo Saito told reporters. A […]
Solar panel registration to start on January 3
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : As part of developing Thiruvananthapuram as a solar city, the Agency for New and Renewable Energy Research and Technology (ANERT) will hold spot registration for the installation of solar panels from January 3 to 10 at its headquarters on Law College Road. During the initial phase, 500 government buildings got solar panels installed. […]
SC to pronounce verdict on January 3 on pleas over Adani-Hindenburg row
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict on Wednesday on a batch of pleas filed by many, including lawyers and Congress leaders, seeking an investigation of allegations of fraud made against business conglomerate, Adani Group of companies in the Hindenburg Research report. A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court, headed by the Chief […]
Govt hikes windfall tax on crude oil to Rs 2,300
NEW DELHI: The government has hiked the windfall tax on crude oil produced in the country and cut the levy to nil on exports of diesel and ATF. The tax, levied in the form of Special Additional Excise Duty (SAED), on domestically produced crude oil has been raised to Rs 2,300 from Rs 1,300 per […]
Adani-Hindenburg row: Supreme Court refuses SIT probe, says no ground to transfer case from SEBI
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday while pronouncing its verdict on a batch of petitions seeking a court-monitored probe into the allegations of stock price manipulation against the Adani Group said that the facts of the case did not warrant a transfer of probe to an SIT or another agency. Chief Justice of India […]
BHEL making India self-reliant in energy, infra; contributing to defence, space sector: Heavy industries minister
State-owned engineering firm BHEL is not only making India self-reliant in energy and infrastructure sectors but also contributing significantly to defence and space segments, said Union Heavy Industries Minister Mahendra Nath Pandey. The minister inaugurated the newly-constructed BHEL Sadan in Noida on the occasion of BHEL Day on Monday, the company said in a statement. […]