The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a case against companies associated with the RP-Sanjiv Goenka group on charges of graft, cheating and criminal conspiracy in connection with the Deocha Pachami, Tara West, Mahan and South Dadhu coal blocks which were alloted between 1993-1995, reports ndtv.com. In 2012 Central Vigilance Commission referred the case […]
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Metro Railway touches pre-Covid footfall on north-south corridor
The passenger count in the north-south Metro has surpassed 6 lakh for the first time since the pandemic set in, the latest pointer to the return of the festive frenzy after two subdued Covid-scarred years. On Monday, the passenger count was 6,20,832. The last time when the footfall crossed 6 lakh was on March 6, […]
Kurmi stir for ST status hits train services in Bengal, J’khand, Odisha
Kurmis on Tuesday blocked railway tracks in various parts of eastern India demanding Scheduled Tribe (ST) status and inclusion of Kurmali language in the eighth schedule of the Constitution, affecting train services in West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha. Agitators squatted on railway tracks at various places, leading to cancellation, short-termination and diversion of several trains. […]
Waste-to-CNG plant ready to be unveiled at Dhapa
A plant that can produce 140kg of compressed natural gas (CNG) — an environment-friendly alternative to petrol and diesel — from 5000kg of biodegradable waste daily will become functional later this month. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation’s plant has come up at the Dhapa waste disposal ground. The raw material for the plant — biodegradable waste […]
80 SpiceJet pilots sent on leave
SpiceJet has asked about 80 of its pilots to go on a three-month leave without pay. The move is a temporary measure to rationalise cost, the airline said. “This measure, which is in line with SpiceJet’s policy of not retrenching any employee which the airline steadfastly followed even during the peak of the Covid pandemic, […]
Suspected drone activity in J&K’s Samba, searches carried out
A massive search operation was carried out by the police and CRPF in several forward villages along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district following information about a suspected drone activity, a senior police official said on Sunday. However, nothing objectionable was found during the operation which started around 7:30 pm on Saturday […]
Miner dies, two more injured as coal roof falls
A coal miner was killed and two of his colleagues were severely injured in the small hours of Sunday after a large chunk of coal collapsed on them during work at the Satgram coal mine of Eastern Coalfields Limited in West Burdwan’s Jamuria. Police said the deceased was Saudagar Bhuniya, 40.ECL authorities rushed the injured […]
ONGC wants government to scrap windfall profit tax
India’s top oil and gas producer Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) wants the government to scrap the windfall profit tax levied on domestically produced crude oil and instead use the dividend route to tap into bumper earnings resulting from a surge in global energy prices. The PSU also favours a floor price for natural […]
Canada fund acquires 30 per cent stake in Mahindra’s renewable arm
Canadian fund Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board is picking up a 30 per cent stake in Mahindra Susten Private Limited, the renewable energy player for Rs 2,371 crore ($300 million). The deal envisages the setting up of an infrastructure investment trust (InvIT), which will initially comprise the renewable power assets of Mahindra Susten with capacity […]
Natural gas adds to inflation agony, prices to touch a record high
Natural gas prices are likely to touch a record high of about $11 per million British thermal unit (mBtu) from October against $6.10 per mBtu at present because of a spike in demand at the global gas hubs, analysts said. Prices are set every six months — October and April — on the basis of […]
ASDC to train electric bus drivers in Calcutta
Drivers of electric buses in Calcutta will be upskilled through training modules created by the Automotive Skill Development Council (ASDC), a government of India initiative under the National Skill Development Council (NSDC). The ASDC is already conducting such programmes for e-bus drivers in Pune and Indore. Once Calcutta receives its largest consignment of electric buses […]
Resurgent Power buys insolvent firm South East UP Power Transmission Company
Resurgent Power Ventures Pte Ltd on Saturday said it has completed the acquisition of South East UP Power Transmission Company through the insolvency process. Resurgent Power, a joint venture based out of Singapore, is co-sponsored by Tata Power and ICICI Venture and it has other global institutions as investors. According to the resolution plan, the […]