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DISCOMs get Rs 46,321 crore under liquidity package so far
Power
March 23, 2021
DISCOMs get Rs 46,321 crore under liquidity package so far
Power distribution utilities or DISCOMs in the country have been sanctioned loans of Rs 1.35 lakh crore and disbursed Rs…
Power consumption grows 16.5% in first 12 days of March
Power
March 14, 2021
Power consumption grows 16.5% in first 12 days of March
Power consumption in the country grew 16.5% in the first 12 days of this month at 47.67 billion units over…
LPG consumption up 7.3% despite price rise
Oil & Gas
March 11, 2021
LPG consumption up 7.3% despite price rise
Cooking gas LPG consumption rose 7.3% in the last three months despite a steep price rise, with usage among the…
India witnesses a near universal LPG coverage
Oil & Gas
March 10, 2021
India witnesses a near universal LPG coverage
LPG has emerged as the preferred kitchen partner for almost every Indian. This is evident from the fact that the…
MYSUN plan to invest Rs 600 crore to develop solar portfolio
Renewable Energy
March 3, 2021
MYSUN plan to invest Rs 600 crore to develop solar portfolio
Rooftop solar firm MYSUN plans to invest Rs 600 crore in the next three years to develop a 200MW solar…
Finance Ministry exploring options to ease petrol, diesel price
Oil & Gas
March 3, 2021
Finance Ministry exploring options to ease petrol, diesel price
Amid mounting pressure from all the quarters to reduce taxes on petrol and diesel, the Finance Ministry vigorously started to…
Oil companies raise margins as fuel price surge
Oil & Gas
March 3, 2021
Oil companies raise margins as fuel price surge
The oil price rise may be hitting the fuel consumers hard, but it is the oil companies that are making…
0.88% growth in power consumption in February
Power
March 2, 2021
0.88% growth in power consumption in February
India's power consumption grew 0.88% in February at 104.73 billion units (BU) due to a slight rise in temperature in…
Congress takes a jab at PM on LPG price hike
Oil & Gas
March 1, 2021
Congress takes a jab at PM on LPG price hike
Just as Prime Minister Narendra Modi took his first shot of COVID vaccine on Monday, opposition Congress took a jab…
Metals sector can play important role in Aatmanirbhar Bharat
Steel
February 24, 2021
Metals sector can play important role in Aatmanirbhar Bharat
Urging the industry to take advantage of PLI scheme for the specialty steel, he calls for developing a new manufacturing…
Pradhan gives two main reasons behind rising fuel prices
Oil & Gas
February 22, 2021
Pradhan gives two main reasons behind rising fuel prices
Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that reduced fuel production and oil-rich nations seeking more profits are…
Oil prices climb as deep freeze shuts US oil wells
Oil & Gas
February 16, 2021
Oil prices climb as deep freeze shuts US oil wells
Oil prices rose as a cold front shut wells and refineries in Texas, the biggest crude producing state in the…
January fuel demand falls as global oil prices rise
Oil & Gas
February 10, 2021
January fuel demand falls as global oil prices rise
India's fuel consumption in January registered its first month-on-month decline in five months, as an uptick in global oil prices…
AGEL commissions 100 MW Solar Plant ahead of schedule
Renewable Energy
February 1, 2021
AGEL commissions 100 MW Solar Plant ahead of schedule
ASE4PL, a subsidiary of Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), commissioned 100 MW (2x50 MW) Solar Power Plants at Jalalabad in…
Petroleum Minister calls for a new paradigm of clean energy
Oil & Gas
January 27, 2021
Petroleum Minister calls for a new paradigm of clean energy
Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that we must ensure energy security for our people and provide energy which is affordable,…
100 MT iron ore production target by 2030 for NMDC
Mining
January 18, 2021
100 MT iron ore production target by 2030 for NMDC
NMDC aims to utilize 97% of its production capacity to produce 35 million tonne (MT) of Iron ore this fiscal…
Coal India’s supply to power sector declines by 5%
Coal
January 14, 2021
Coal India’s supply to power sector declines by 5%
Coal supply by Coal India Limited (CIL) to the power sector declined by 5.3% to 318.04 million tonnes (MT) in…
Products to cost more due to hike in fuel prices
Oil & Gas
January 9, 2021
Products to cost more due to hike in fuel prices
Rise in the prices of petrol and diesel will have a direct impact on the farmers, prices of agricultural products…
NALCO to invest Rs 30,000 crores for diversification
Mining
January 8, 2021
NALCO to invest Rs 30,000 crores for diversification
NALCO must go for its planned expansion, with an estimated investment of around Rs. 30,000 Crores in the next 7…
LONGi supplies 70 MW modules to floating PV plant cluster
Renewable Energy
January 6, 2021
LONGi supplies 70 MW modules to floating PV plant cluster
two large-scale floating solar projects in Vietnam were commissioned in December. They were the 35 MWp Ho Tam Bo floating…
Historic gurudwaras plan to install solar power system
Renewable Energy
January 6, 2021
Historic gurudwaras plan to install solar power system
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) will install solar power systems at historic gurdwaras to reduce the cost of electricity…
December’s power consumption grew 6.1 percent
Power
January 2, 2021
December’s power consumption grew 6.1 percent
India's power consumption grew by 6.1% to 107.3 billion units (BU) in December, showing spurt in economic activities.
Policies can bring building materials industry back to growth
Infrastructure
December 29, 2020
Policies can bring building materials industry back to growth
One of the major bottlenecks that the industry has been facing is the complex policy structure. Government should introduce policies…
Australian coal ban backfires for Beijing
Coal
December 19, 2020
Australian coal ban backfires for Beijing
Beijing's ban imposed on Australian coal by Commerce Ministry backfired as the industrial parks are facing sudden blackouts resulting into…
Double shock to stainless steel downstream sector
Steel
December 16, 2020
Double shock to stainless steel downstream sector
Anti dumping duty and the countervailing duty imposed on the imports of hot rolled stainless steel coils have caused a…