New Delhi: State-owned CIL has given a go-ahead to a domestic firm for a Rs 1,880-crore coal bed methane (CBM) extraction project. The coal behemoth has in the second week of June invited bids from both domestic and overseas companies for two more coal bed methane projects.
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Deccan Chronicle
Petrol crosses Rs 100 in Bengaluru – 3rd metro after Mumbai and Hyderabad
New Delhi: Bengaluru on Friday became the third metro city in the country to see petrol price cross Rs 100 per litre mark after fuel prices were raised yet again. Petrol price was hiked by 27 paise per litre and diesel by 28 paise, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers.
New AP power tariff scraps minimum power charges, reduces unit cost
VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) has on Wednesday announced electricity tariff for 2021–22. The average unit price has been reduced to Rs. 6.37 from present Rs. 7.17. Domestic consumers will no more have to pay minimum user charges. However, Rs. 10 will be collected per kilowatt of power consumed. The new tariff will […]
Outer Ring Road in Hyderabad set for make-over, beautification after 12 years
Hyderabad: The Outer Ring Road (ORR) is set for a makeover and beautification after 12 years. Faced with problems of wear and tear, the road will be re-laid over a stretch of 158 km. To start with, a stretch of 25 km will be re-laid from Shamshabad to Gachibowli. The HMDA has floated tenders of […]
Kurnool airport opens, to house south India’s biggest industrial park
KURNOOL: To celebrate the inaugural flight arriving amid much ceremony at the Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy Kurnool airport, finance minister Buggana Rajendranath Reddy said that south India’s biggest industrial park will come up around the facility at a cost of Rs 800 crore. About 7,000 acres of land has been acquired for the purpose, he pointed […]
Petrol price at all-time high, diesel crosses Rs 81 in Mumbai
New Delhi: Petrol price on Thursday scaled to an all-time high of Rs 84.20 per litre in the national capital after state-owned fuel retailers hiked rates for the second day in a row. Petrol price on Thursday was hiked by 23 paise per litre and diesel by 26 paise a litre, according to a price […]
OPEC reaches consensus to extend oil cuts by three months, says Algeria
DUBAI/LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – OPEC members have reached a consensus on the need to extend existing oil production cuts for three months from January and will work on convincing their allies in the wider OPEC+ group to support such a move, Algeria’s minister said on Monday. Algerian Energy Minister Abdelmadjid Attar, holder of OPEC’s rotating presidency, […]
Apple, ChargePoint team up on electric vehicle charging info
Electric vehicle charging network ChargePoint said on Tuesday that it will team up with Apple Inc to integrate a wide range of EV charging information in Apple’s CarPlay infotainment system. EV drivers will get hands-free access to such information as the location and status of charging stations on ChargePoint’s mobile app on the CarPlay cockpit […]
Surplus hydel power generated at Srisailam due to floodwater
KURNOOL: There is surplus power generation at Srisailam Right Bank Hydro Electric Station (AP side) with floodwater being available for more than three months. An engineer said hydropower generation can continue for the next six months at this rate easing a burden on the government. The power utility produced 984.944 million units during 2020-21 by […]
More facilities to come up at Tank Bund area
Hyderabad: While Durgam Cheruvu is being developed with the newly-inaugurated cable-stayed bridge across the lake connecting Jubilee Hills and Hitec City, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has decided to commence work to improve Tank Bund Road. Tank Bund is the city’s oldest hangout place for people of all walks of life in the twin […]
Srisailam station back in action
MAHABUBNAGAR: The Srisailam Left Bank Hydropower Station (SLBHP), which caught fire two months ago, is all set to start production. The power unit is run by the Telangana state government. Two turbines which were damaged in the fire have been repaired, said an official. Trial runs have been going on and from Monday the power […]
Work from home in power cut: Recharge at grocer’s, work with candle
Last Tuesday evening, when the rain began, its rising intensity indicated what might be coming ahead. One of the possible associated events was a power cut at my residence in Hilltop Colony, Khairatabad. And that, I guessed, would prove a challenge, what with an ageing mobile phone with an equally ageing laptop that no longer […]