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Revised estimates for transmission & distribution approved
Power

Revised estimates for transmission & distribution approved

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a major step towards economic development of the…
Climate finance still not on table for developing countries
Sustainability

Climate finance still not on table for developing countries

Climate finance of USD 100 billion a year and green technologies for mitigation actions promised in 2009 under the Paris…
India witnesses a near universal LPG coverage
Oil & Gas

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…
L&T delivers 700 MW steam generator ahead schedule
Power

L&T delivers 700 MW steam generator ahead schedule

Engineering and construction conglomerate Larsen & Toubro on Tuesday said it has despatched a 700 MWe steam generator for Gorakhpur…
India to levy import tax on solar modules & cells from 2022
Renewable Energy

India to levy import tax on solar modules & cells from 2022

India will levy a customs duty of 40% on solar modules and 25% on solar cells from April 2022, according…
MoU signed for Paradip Plastic Park between IOCL & IDCO
Sustainability

MoU signed for Paradip Plastic Park between IOCL & IDCO

Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) and Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop…
Pakistan’s new gas deal with Qatar could save $3 billion
Oil & Gas

Pakistan’s new gas deal with Qatar could save $3 billion

Pakistan's landmark, new deal with Qatar for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) at lower rates will save Islamabad a total of…
Congress takes a jab at PM on LPG price hike
Oil & Gas

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…
Shiv Sena slams Sitharaman’s Dharm-Sankat remark on fuel
Oil & Gas

Shiv Sena slams Sitharaman’s Dharm-Sankat remark on fuel

The Shiv Sena on Friday targeted Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for referring to the issue of high fuel prices…
Many countries have joined International Solar Alliance: Modi
Renewable Energy

Many countries have joined International Solar Alliance: Modi

Lauding India's contribution in the global fight against climate change, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that many countries in the…
Mamata rides electric scooter to protest fuel price hike
Sustainability

Mamata rides electric scooter to protest fuel price hike

In a unique protest against fuel price hike, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday rode pillion on an…
Priyanka Gandhi slams centre on fuel prices
Oil & Gas

Priyanka Gandhi slams centre on fuel prices

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday slammed the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government over the hike in prices…
Metals sector can play important role in Aatmanirbhar Bharat
Steel

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…
Petrol nears Rs 91 per litre mark in the national capital
Oil & Gas

Petrol nears Rs 91 per litre mark in the national capital

Petrol price neared the Rs 91 per litre mark in the national capital and diesel crossed Rs 81 a litre,…
Pradhan gives two main reasons behind rising fuel prices
Oil & Gas

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…
Policy and regulatory framework for DISCOMs in the offing
Power

Policy and regulatory framework for DISCOMs in the offing

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Centre is working to remove problems in the distribution sector and a policy and…
We see Hydrogen as the future energy, says Pradhan
Oil & Gas

We see Hydrogen as the future energy, says Pradhan

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan witnessed the signing of a Statement of Intent between Indian Oil and…
PM lays foundation stone of two bridges in Assam
Infrastructure

PM lays foundation stone of two bridges in Assam

Prime Minister, Narendra Modi launched ‘Mahabahu-Brahmaputra’ and laid the foundation stone of two bridges in Assam.
Centre committed to bringing natural gas under GST regime
Oil & Gas

Centre committed to bringing natural gas under GST regime

Asserting that the central government is committed to bringing natural gas under the Goods and Service Tax (GST) regime, Prime…
Modi blames previous govt for not cutting import dependence
Oil & Gas

Modi blames previous govt for not cutting import dependence

On a day when petrol crossed the Rs 100 mark, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the middle-class would not have…
India is creating a global model of energy justice
Oil & Gas

India is creating a global model of energy justice

MoPNG Dharmendra Pradhan said that by balancing accessibility and affordability, India is creating a global model of energy justice and…
AIPEF demands to put Electricity Amendment Bill in public
Power

AIPEF demands to put Electricity Amendment Bill in public

The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has demanded that the draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 must be put in…
India giving topmost importance to develop its blue economy
Oil & Gas

India giving topmost importance to develop its blue economy

India is giving topmost importance to develop its blue economy, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while inaugurating several projects in…
John Kerry praises Modi for his climate initiatives
Sustainability

John Kerry praises Modi for his climate initiatives

India is actually a red-hot investment opportunity for its clean energy transition, top US official John Kerry said, as he…
Budget augments capital of SECI and IREDA
Renewable Energy

Budget augments capital of SECI and IREDA

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech 2021-22 announced capital Augmentation of Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI)…
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