Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday flagged off critical equipments from Hazira for Indian Oil’s MEG (Mono Ethylene Glycol) plant at Paradip. With delivery of this consignment, the Paradip MEG project would be taking a significant stride towards commissioning which is all set to play a crucial role in economic […]
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‘Commence Nalco brown-field expansion project’
Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday wrote a letter to Union Coal and Mines Minister Prahlad Joshi proposing him for commencement of Nalco’s brown-field expansion project for its aluminium smelter plant at Angul. Pradhan said Nalco is undertaking expansion project for its smelter plant to increase its capacity from 0.46 MTPA […]
Largest floating solar project to be built on Omkareshwar dam
The world’s largest floating solar project is going to be built on the Omkareshwar dam on the Narmada river in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh. The estimated investment in this six hundred MW project is Rs 3,000 crores. The International Finance Corporation, World Bank and Power Grid have granted in-principle consent for cooperation in project […]
JBVNL initiates steps for early release of DVC dues
Amid reports of reduction of power supply to seven districts in the State by Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) with effect from January 4 over non-payment of power dues, the Jharkhand Bijli Vitaran Nigam Ltd (JBVNL) said that steps have been initiated for early release of funds to the power major. The DVC from last month […]
Mega hydro power projects MoUs signed to make J&K power surplus
To make J&K a power surplus region in the country, Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) were signed for implementation of much awaited Mega Hydro Power projects, including 850 MW Ratle HEP and 930 MW Kirthai-II HEP, besides execution of long pending Sawalkot HEP (1856 MW), Uri-I (Stage-II) (240 MW) and Dulhasti (Stage-II) (258 MW) on Sunday. […]
N-E India to get 3rd international airport by March 2021
After Guwahati and Imphal, Agartala’s Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) Airport is set to become the third international airport in the north-eastern region, after a `438 crore project under construction is completed in March 2021, Airport Authority of India (AAI) officials said on Monday. Construction work on the new integrated terminal building of MBB Airport has […]
Bilaspur airport to be named after Bilasa Bai Kevtin: CM
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday inaugurated and performed Bhoomi Pujan for development works worth more than Rs 650 crores in Bilaspur and made three important announcements for the district. He was addressing the general assembly at a function at the local Lal Bahadur Shastri School ground. The announcements included naming the Central Library […]
Ensure time bound completion of all projects, directs HP CM
Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Monday said that the progress in various developmental projects must be uploaded immediately on the ‘Him Pragati’ portal so that they could be monitored at the highest level regularly and unnecessary delay in execution could be avoided. The Chief Minister was presiding over the meeting to review the […]
11 Hazara coal miners shot dead in Balochistan
At least 11 coal miners from Pakistan’s Shia Hazara community were killed and four others injured on Sunday by unidentified gunmen who initially kidnapped them in the restive southwestern province of Balochistan, in the latest targeted attack on the minority communities in the country. According to police, the miners were on the way to work […]
Coal India capex utilisation over Rs 8,000cr till Dec, aimingat revised 13,000 cr target
Despite its cash-flow issues, Coal India Ltd has already spent over Rs 8,000 crore as capital expenditure (capex) till December 2020 in the current fiscal, and is looking to meet a revised target of Rs 13,000 crore of such expense by the end of FY’21, an official said on Sunday. The capital expenditure target for […]
Retail fuel prices remain unchanged across metros
Oil marketing companies kept petrol and diesel prices unchanged for the 27th consecutive day on Sunday across the four metro cities. In the national capital, petrol was sold for Rs 83.71 per litre. In Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, the fuel was priced at Rs 90.34, Rs 86.51 and Rs 85.19 per litre respectively. Retail prices […]
Centre’s ethanol focus positive for sugar industry, as exports likely to reduce: Ind-Ra
The Centre’s continued focus on ethanol is a positive for the sugar industry as exports are likely to reduce in SS21 (sugar season 2021), India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) said in a report. As per the report, record exports and a resilient domestic demand made sugar one of the few sectors to witness strong revenue […]