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India’s renewable energy boom: Job creation and sustainable growth
Featured
October 4, 2024
India’s renewable energy boom: Job creation and sustainable growth
India has achieved a significant milestone in its renewable energy journey, with the number of jobs in the sector soaring…
Hydrogen economy: Global revolution in clean energy
Featured
September 17, 2024
Hydrogen economy: Global revolution in clean energy
The global energy landscape is undergoing a transformation, and hydrogen is at the heart of this revolution. Once considered a…
Initiatives taken by government to reduce crude oil import
Oil & Gas
August 1, 2022
Initiatives taken by government to reduce crude oil import
Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Rameswar Teli in a written reply to a question in the Rajya…
Ruckus in Goa Assembly over query on coal block allocation
Coal
July 30, 2021
Ruckus in Goa Assembly over query on coal block allocation
The Goa Legislative Assembly witnessed chaotic scenes after the opposition MLAs strongly objected to the BJP government's move of seeking…
Pakistan opposition blames govt for blocking investment
Coal
July 15, 2021
Pakistan opposition blames govt for blocking investment
Pakistan's Minister for Energy for Sindh province, Imtiaz Ahmad Shaikh has slammed the federal government for restricting access to a…
Women in UP manufacture solar lamps for kids
Renewable Energy
May 17, 2021
Women in UP manufacture solar lamps for kids
Women of self-help groups are creating these solar lamps, which are being made available to the school children by the…
India’s annual electricity demand fall for first time in 35 years
Power
April 1, 2021
India’s annual electricity demand fall for first time in 35 years
India's annual electricity demand fell for the first time in at least 35 years in the fiscal year to March,…
Remove distortions before bringing petrol under GST: Moily
Oil & Gas
March 26, 2021
Remove distortions before bringing petrol under GST: Moily
Former Union Oil Minister and senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily said distortions in the GST Act will have to…
Demand for electric vehicles in India more than doubled
Renewable Energy
March 16, 2021
Demand for electric vehicles in India more than doubled
The adoption of electric vehicle by commuters is on the rise in the country as falling prices and government support…
Government committed to promote RE, especially in MSME
Renewable Energy
March 13, 2021
Government committed to promote RE, especially in MSME
The government is committed to promote Renewable Energy (RE) resources in the country, especially in the micro, small and medium…
Over 72 lakh domestic PNG connections in India
Oil & Gas
March 8, 2021
Over 72 lakh domestic PNG connections in India
As per data provided by PNGRB, as on 31.12.2020, the total number of domestic PNG connection in India was approximately…
Government promoting Ethanol Blending of Petrol
Oil & Gas
March 8, 2021
Government promoting Ethanol Blending of Petrol
Government has been promoting use of ethanol as a blend stock with main automotive fuel like petrol in line with…
Government gets tax rich from oil as consumers bear brunt
Oil & Gas
February 26, 2021
Government gets tax rich from oil as consumers bear brunt
Government is all set to walk away with the highest level of excise duty collection from the petroleum sector this…
India should promote clean auto fuel not just electric mobility
Sustainability
February 23, 2021
India should promote clean auto fuel not just electric mobility
Indian Auto LPC Coalition, the industry body of auto LPG stakeholders has urged the government to promote a number of…
Meghalaya government reduces petrol, diesel prices by Rs 7
Oil & Gas
February 17, 2021
Meghalaya government reduces petrol, diesel prices by Rs 7
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has informed that the prices of petrol and diesel will be reduced by Rs 7…
Rahul Gandhi slams Centre over LPG price hike
Oil & Gas
February 15, 2021
Rahul Gandhi slams Centre over LPG price hike
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a dig at the Central government over the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) domestic cylinder price…
Government to create a company to own and operate NDR
Oil & Gas
February 12, 2021
Government to create a company to own and operate NDR
The government will create a company to own and operate India's maiden National Data Repository (NDR) that stores information on…
Petrochemical Park to make Kerala industry friendly
Oil & Gas
February 10, 2021
Petrochemical Park to make Kerala industry friendly
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the Rs 300 crore Petrochemical Park coming up at Ambalamugal in Kochi, will change…
Meghalaya government to reduce tax on petrol & diesel
Oil & Gas
February 8, 2021
Meghalaya government to reduce tax on petrol & diesel
The Meghalaya government has decided to reduce the tax on petrol and diesel in the state by Rs 2 per…
World’s biggest offshore wind farm in South Korea
Renewable Energy
February 5, 2021
World’s biggest offshore wind farm in South Korea
A $43 billion deal was signed to build what the South Korean government said will be the world's biggest offshore…
Steps taken to ramp up production of Iron Ore and Steel
Steel
February 3, 2021
Steps taken to ramp up production of Iron Ore and Steel
The Government has taken steps to ramp up production of iron ore and steel to increase their domestic availability to…
Kerosene subsidy eliminated via small price hikes
Oil & Gas
February 3, 2021
Kerosene subsidy eliminated via small price hikes
Government has eliminated subsidy on poor man's fuel kerosene through small fortnightly price increases and the fuel sold through the…
No new policy to support gas-based power plants
Power
February 3, 2021
No new policy to support gas-based power plants
The government has decided not to bring any new policy or provide support to gas-based power plants at the moment…
Total investments by power PSU to rise 19% to Rs 60,000 cr
Power
February 2, 2021
Total investments by power PSU to rise 19% to Rs 60,000 cr
Government has increased total investments by eight state-owned power companies, including REC Ltd, by over 19% to Rs 59,990.52 crore…
Environment protection is topmost priority of Government
Sustainability
January 30, 2021
Environment protection is topmost priority of Government
India is among the frontline nations in implementing the Paris Agreement on climate change, President Ram Nath Kovind said.