Chennai: A worker was killed, and another man was seriously injured after an explosion on Wednesday at the Indian Oil Corporation’s (IOCL) facility at Tondiarpet in Chennai, an official said. A Fire and Rescue Services official said the incident took place when workers were engaged in completing tasks like welding ‘in an ethanol storage tank’ […]
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India seeks more Middle East crude as attacks delay cargoes
Refiners in India, the world’s third-largest crude oil importer, are seeking to boost supplies from the Middle East and other nearby nations as recent attacks on ships in the Red Sea raise the risk of longer shipping time and higher costs, according to people familiar with the matter. Shippers turned cautious about entering the Red […]
Rajasthan keeps its promise of subsidised LPG, to begin from New Year
Jaipur: Setting rest to the rumours floating around the promise of providing subsidised gas cylinders, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma today announced that the scheme of providing cylinders at Rs 450 would begin from Jan 1 in the New Year. He made this announcement in Malpura, Tonk, where he was overseeing the work in one […]
Spain confirms nuclear power phase-out, extends renewable projects deadlines
Spain on Wednesday confirmed plans to close the country’s nuclear plants by 2035 as it presented energy measures including extended deadlines for renewable projects and adjusted renewable auctions. The management of radioactive waste and dismantling of the plants, whose shut down will begin in 2027, will cost about 20.2 billion euros ($22.4 billion) and will […]
Adani Energy Solutions bags Halvad Transmission project in Gujarat
New Delhi: Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL) on Wednesday said it has got Letter of Intent to acquire Halvad Transmission from PFC Consulting. Halvad Transmission, a special purpose vehicle, has been set up by PFC Consulting for evacuating 7GW of renewable energy (RE) from Khavda RE park, Gujarat. AESL would be investing Rs 3,000 crore […]
Adani Energy Solutions arm to form joint venture with UAE-based Esyasoft Holdings
New Delhi: Adani Energy Solutions on Wednesday said its arm Adani Transmission Step-Four (ATSFL) will form a joint venture with UAE-based Esyasoft Holdings (EHL) to implement smart metering projects in India and abroad. ATSFL and EHL would hold a 49 per cent and 51 per cent shareholding, respectively, in the proposed joint venture with equal […]
TotalEnergies invests Rs 2495 cr in Adani Energy project
New Delhi: French energy giant TotalEnergies has invested Rs 2495.10 ($300 million) crore in a renewable energy joint venture (JV) with Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL). In a statement, AGEL said it completed “1,050 MW joint venture (JV) with TotalEnergies. As part of the JV, TotalEnergies invested $300 million in AGEL subsidiary, for acquiring 50 […]
25 Indians from grounded plane seeking asylum in France freed: Reports
Paris: Twenty-five Indian passengers who had stayed behind seeking asylum in France after their flight from the UAE was grounded last week over suspicion of human trafficking before being allowed to take off for India have now been freed, according to local French media reports on Wednesday. These 25 passengers were not on the flight […]
Kharge says PM selfie booths at railway stations brazen waste of taxpayers’ money, calls it ‘self-obsessed promotion’
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said setting up ‘selfie booths’ at railway stations with photographs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a ‘brazen waste’ of taxpayers’ money while opposition states await MGNREGA funds. In a post on X, Kharge said, ‘Self-obsessed promotion by Modi govt knows NO bounds!’ ‘Absolutely brazen waste of […]
Mangaluru Central-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express trial run flagged off
Mangaluru: The trial run of the Mangaluru-Madgaon semi-high-speed Vande Bharat Express was flagged off at the Mangaluru central railway station on Tuesday. The flag-off ceremony was conducted in the presence of Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, local MLAs and railway officials. The train which departed Mangaluru central at 8.30 am will reach Madgaon at […]
54 coal-laden trucks impounded in Dhanbad
Dhanbad: Over 50 coal-laden trucks en route to Bihar were impounded in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district for allegedly not having valid documents for transportation of the dry fuel, officials said Tuesday. The trucks, carrying around 1,350 tonnes of coal, were stopped during a special drive of the Dhanbad administration, which started from 11 pm on Sunday […]
Drones, toys to get Make-in-India 2.0 booster shot
New Delhi: The focus of the second phase of ‘Make-in-India’ initiative will be on sectors like drones, toys, robotics, electric vehicle (EV) components and electronics, which have potential for exports and create more jobs, the Ministry of Commerce & Industry said on Tuesday. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is working […]