More than 7 million vehicles with all electric or plug in hybrid drive systems by 2030
With a ten-year plan for sustainability, BMW Group is underscoring its commitment to the goals of the Paris climate agreement, the main focus being on the…
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GWEC: Offshore wind will surge to over 234 GW by 2030
Global offshore wind capacity will surge to over 234 GW by 2030 from 29.1 GW at the end of 2019, led by exponential growth in the…
ShadeSmart & Radiant Cooling technologies promote energy efficient cooling in buildings
Indian building sector has realized the importance of energy efficiency but it is yet to be effectively integrated in the construction industry. Smart, dynamic shading devices…
Ampere Electric launches battery subscription plan starting Rs 1,990
Ampere Vehicles announces its partnership with Autovert Technologies which leads to a launch of a unique Battery subscription plan through an IOT backed platform, that will…
NMDC’s iron ore production improves by 35% & sales by 20%
The mining major NMDC, India’s largest iron-ore producer and a diversified Navaratna PSU, recorded a sharp rise in overall production and sales in July 2020 as…
Change in law payments a Rs 4,000 cr booster for solar
Recent commencement of Change in Law payments by state power distribution companies (DISCOMS) and Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for Goods and Services Tax (GST)…
Demise of any CIL employee due to COVID will be treated as accidental death: Pralhad Joshi
Death of Coal India employees due to Coronavirus Pandemic will be treated as accidental death and the kins of employee will get the same financial benefits…
Operating margins of steelmakers set to fall 200 bps to ~15%
Operating margins of primary steel producers are set to decline ~200 basis points (bps) to ~15% this fiscal on weaker sales volume and realisation, amid limited…
Largest solar power plant of Indian Navy commissioned
Vice Admiral Anil Kumar Chawla, Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command commissioned a 3 MW Solar Power Plant at Indian Naval Academy (INA), Kerala on 22 July 2020,…
MCE industry reports contraction of volumes by over 20% in CY2020: ICRA
ICRA continues to maintain negative outlook for the domestic mining and construction equipment (MCE) sector based on the prevailing overall scenario. After three strong years and…
Demand brittle for Cement; likely to decline by around 22%-25% in FY2021: ICRA
ICRA expects cement demand to de-grow by 22%-25% in FY2021 given the prolonged nationwide lockdown and subsequent state specific restrictions disrupting construction activities. The latest volume…
Electricity demand likely to contract due to impact of COVID-19: ICRA
With the re-imposition of lockdown restrictions in many parts across the country, the all India electricity demand is likely to decline by 5.0% to 6.0% in…
JLL’s latest GRET Index reveals significant improvement in India
India’s real estate industry has registered one of the largest improvements globally and regionally in JLL and LaSalle’s biennial Global Real Estate Transparency Index (GRETI). The…
Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan to give boost to Power Sector: R.K. Singh
R.K. Singh, Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy, highlighted the need of Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, envisaged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Power…
GAIL records 10% increase in PAT to Rs. 6,621 crore in FY 20
GAIL recorded a Profit after Tax of Rs 6,621 crore for the financial year 2019-20, a rise of 10 % from Rs. 6,026 crore over the…
ONGC Hazira supplies NATO grade HSD to Indian Navy during lockdown
ONGC's Team Hazira successfully supplied rail rakes of 3,300 KL volume of NATO Grade HSD to Indian Navy during COVID-19. Amidst the Lockdown 2.0 period, they…
IOCL raises refinery operations to 60% of design capacity
With the demand for petroleum products gradually picking up, Indian Oil has re-started several process units at its refineries that were down due to the lockdown.…
1.51 Crore free LPG cylinders distributed so far to the PMUY beneficiaries
More than 1.51 Crore free LPG cylinders have been distributed so far to the PMUY beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) in this…
About 85 lakh PMUY beneficiaries got LPG cylinder in April
GoI has announced pro-poor initiatives under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, as part of economic response to Covid-19. This is aimed at alleviating the hardships faced…
G20 Extraordinary Energy Ministers meeting
Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, participated in the G20 Extraordinary Energy Ministers’ virtual Meeting on 10th April 2020. The meeting was called by Saudi Arabia, in its…
CIL to extend Usance LC facility
Coal India Limited is supplying about eighty percent of its coal to Power Sector consumers and 550 Million Tonne (MT) coal has been offered for power…
OMCs announce Ex-Gratia of Rs 5 Lakh for delivery boys and others workers
Oil marketing companies- IOCL, BPCL and HPCL today announced an ex-gratia amount of Rs 5 lakh each, as a one-time special measure, in the unfortunate case…
RE projects to get extension due to lockdown
Anand Kumar, secretary MNRE (Ministry of New & Renewable Energy), has stated in a tweet that all Renewable Energy projects under implementation will be given extension…