ICRA upgrades short & longterm credit ratings for JSPL
ICRA has upgraded Jindal Steel and Power Limited’s long-term and short-term credit ratings to Stable Outlook.The credit rating upgrade by ICRA comes soon after an upgrade…
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India-US Strategy Energy Partnership
Petroleum Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan and U.S. Secretary of Energy, Rick Perry co-chaired the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-India Strategic Energy Partnership, which President Donald J. Trump…
Indian Consortium and Saudi Aramco Sign MoU for Ratnagiri Mega Refinery
An Indian Consortium consisting of IOCL, BPCL and HPCL and Saudi Aramco signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) recently to jointly develop and build an integrated…
Oil India Limited gets its first-ever patent from EPO
Authorities at European Patent Office (EPO) have communicated their decision to grant patent to Oil India Limited (OIL) for an invention titled "A method for preventing…
GAIL’s first Chartered LNG Vessel arrives at Dabhol
India’s first LNG Cargo from USA under long term contract of GAIL (India) Limited was received at Dabhol, recently. This marks a new beginning in the…
CMD, OIL calls on Chief Minister of Manipur
Mr Utpal Bora, Chairman & Managing Director, Oil India Limited (OIL) along with Dr. P. Chandrasekaran, Director (E&D) and a team from OIL called on the…
Co-operation on the response to Oil and Chemical Pollution in the South Asian Seas Region
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and South Asian Cooperative Environment…
MoU between India and Guyana on cooperation in Renewable Energy
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in Renewable Energy between India…
150 million Euro Loan Agreement for Renewable Energy in India
European Investment Bank (EIB) and Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA) have signed a loan agreement for a second line of credit (LoC) of Euro…
4,611 smart LED lights installed in a record time of 3 weeks
4,611 smart and energy-efficient LED lights were dedicated to the people of Ara, Bihar by Shri R K Singh, Minister of State (IC) for Power and…
Anti-Dumping Duty on Steel
A definitive anti-dumping duty in the range of 4.58% to 57.39%, of the landed value of goods has been imposed on imports of Cold Rolled Flat…
Extraction of Coal Bed Methane by CIL
Coal India Limited (CIL) has taken initiatives to undertake the work of extraction of Coal Bed Methane (CBM) from its mining leasehold areas. The initial activities…
65 GW renewable energy installed in the country so far
The Government of India has set up a target of installing 175 GW capacity through renewables by 2022. But till date, a total capacity of 65…
Nuclear Cooperation with Canada
During the visit of Prime Minister of Canada H.E. Mr. Justin Trudeau to India on February 23, 2018, Government of India has signed a Memorandum of…
NTPC & IIM-A to create a world class research institute
India's power sector leader NTPC and top business school IIM-Ahmedabad have announced a joint initiative to create a world class research institute at NTPC School of…
Balraj Joshi conferred the ‘Industry Doyen’ award
NHPC Limited's, CMD Balraj Joshi has been conferred the ‘Industry Doyen’ award by Construction Industry Development Council at 10th CIDC Vishwakarma Awards held at India Habitat Centre
EESL to procure 10,000 electric cars under National E-Mobility
Shri R K Singh, Union Minister of State (IC) Power and New & Renewable Energy, has launched the National E-Mobility Programme. The Programme aims to provide…
Synergy needed to enable industrialization of Biofuels
Petroleum Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan has emphasized the importance of research to promote the use of biofuels. In his inaugural speech at the “EU-India Conference on…
Microsoft announces first renewable energy deal in India
Microsoft Corp. has announced the completion of its first renewable energy deal within the Karnataka state of India. The agreement will see Microsoft purchase 3 megawatts…
Radiation technology to prevention food loss
Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) & Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in particular is engaged in extensive research on use of radiation processing for extending shelf…
49 lakh LED street lights installed under SLNP
49 lakh LED street lights have been installed till date, covering 28 states/UTs under the Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP). The Programme which was launched by the…
Golfinho-Atum field to be developed by ONGC Videsh
ONGC Videsh Limited (ONGC Videsh), announces that the Government of Mozambique has accorded approval for the Development Plan for Golfinho-Atum natural gas field in the Area…
GAIL’s LNG contract with Sabine Pass flagged off
B C Tripathi, CMD, GAIL flagged off GAIL's first USA sourced LNG cargo from Sabine Pass LNG export facility in Louisiana on 5th March 2018. The…
Million Solar Study Lamps Scheme successfully implemented
A new project for distribution of 70 lakh solar study lamps in the states of Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand Odisha and Uttar Pradesh which was sanctioned by…
Government shifting its focus to deep seated minerals and non-ferrous metals
The Ministry of Mines has taken a conscious decision to shift the focus of exploration to deep seated minerals and non-ferrous metals. The shift is expected…