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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,…
Okinawa Autotech to set up manufacturing unit in Rajasthan
Renewable Energy
January 25, 2021
Okinawa Autotech to set up manufacturing unit in Rajasthan
Okinawa Autotech plans to invest Rs 150 crore in setting up a new manufacturing unit in Rajasthan and roll out…
NTPC records highest ever single day generation
Power
January 20, 2021
NTPC records highest ever single day generation
NTPC Singrauli Unit#1 in Uttar Pradesh (U.P), achieved the highest Plant Load Factor (PLF) of 100.24% for the period from…
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…
Maxeon Solar joins the United Nations Global Compact
Sustainability
December 14, 2020
Maxeon Solar joins the United Nations Global Compact
Maxeon Solar Technologies has joined the United Nations Global Compact, the world's largest voluntary corporate sustainability initiative.
Subsidy payment push to keep Australian refineries open
Oil & Gas
December 14, 2020
Subsidy payment push to keep Australian refineries open
Australia will bring forward by six months a payment to support the country's three remaining oil refineries to help tide…
Indian Oil refineries output rises to 100%
Oil & Gas
December 11, 2020
Indian Oil refineries output rises to 100%
The crude oil throughput of Indian Oil refineries rose to 100% in November 2020, as consumption of all petroleum products…
Congress demands rollback of hiking petroleum rates
Oil & Gas
December 6, 2020
Congress demands rollback of hiking petroleum rates
Congress criticised the government for hiking oil prices in these difficult times and demanded its immediate rollback and passing of…
CIL’s supply to power sector drops due to low activity
Coal
December 5, 2020
CIL’s supply to power sector drops due to low activity
The despatch of coal by CIL to the power sector declined 6.6% to 236.97 million tonnes (MT) in April-October period…