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Steel Minister directs to reduce cost by improving parameters
Steel
September 21, 2021
Steel Minister directs to reduce cost by improving parameters
A meeting with officials of the PSUs from the Steel Sector to review status of cost reduction in production of…
12,000 MW CPSU phase-II Solar project scheme
Renewable Energy
June 7, 2021
12,000 MW CPSU phase-II Solar project scheme
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA), a PSU under the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has extended the…
CIL to begin negotiations with trade unions over pay hike
Coal
June 3, 2021
CIL to begin negotiations with trade unions over pay hike
CIL's management is likely to start negotiations with the trade unions this month over the salary hike, a move that…
Assam gives Rs 500 crore to OIL to increase stake in NRL
Oil & Gas
May 28, 2021
Assam gives Rs 500 crore to OIL to increase stake in NRL
The Assam government handed over a cheque of Rs 500 crore to Oil India Limited (OIL) as a part of…
NCL supplies 87% of total coal to power producers in FY21
Coal
April 5, 2021
NCL supplies 87% of total coal to power producers in FY21
Coal India Ltd (CIL) arm NCL has said it supplied 87% of its total coal to electricity producers in the…
Oil PSUs to set up InvIT for asset monetisation
Oil & Gas
March 24, 2021
Oil PSUs to set up InvIT for asset monetisation
Oil sector PSUs would now float an Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) as part of the asset monetisation exercise announced by…
Power Minister R K Singh launches Gram Ujala in Bihar
Sustainability
March 19, 2021
Power Minister R K Singh launches Gram Ujala in Bihar
Power Minister R K Singh launched the GRAM UJALA programme in Arrah, Bihar, through this scheme, LEDs will be available…
REC & PFC to finance hydropower project in Bhutan
Power
March 11, 2021
REC & PFC to finance hydropower project in Bhutan
REC Ltd and Power Finance Corporation (PFC) have entered into a pact with Bhutan-based Kholongchhu Hydro Energy Ltd (KHEL) to…
CIL says coal grade slippage in Q3 down to 34%
Coal
March 10, 2021
CIL says coal grade slippage in Q3 down to 34%
Coal India (CIL) said coal grade slippage in the third quarter of the ongoing fiscal was down to 34% and…
Indian Oil to monetise Hydrogen units to raise Rs 10,000 cr
Oil & Gas
March 7, 2021
Indian Oil to monetise Hydrogen units to raise Rs 10,000 cr
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) plans to hive off hydrogen producing units and sulphur recovery facilities at its refineries to a…
Oil companies raise margins as fuel price surge
Oil & Gas
March 3, 2021
Oil companies raise margins as fuel price surge
The oil price rise may be hitting the fuel consumers hard, but it is the oil companies that are making…
Subdued production and offtake hurting Coal India
Coal
March 1, 2021
Subdued production and offtake hurting Coal India
Coal India's production and offtake remained subdued in February amid lower demand and robust pithead stock of 78 million tonnes.
India is creating a global model of energy justice
Oil & Gas
February 16, 2021
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…
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…
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…
Green Tax soon to be imposed on vehicles over 8 years
Sustainability
January 26, 2021
Green Tax soon to be imposed on vehicles over 8 years
Green Tax will soon be imposed on older vehicles in a bid to clean up the environment by phasing out…
Northern Coalfields to surpass production target of 113.25MT
Coal
January 24, 2021
Northern Coalfields to surpass production target of 113.25MT
Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) will easily achieve and surpass the production target of 113.25 million tonnes (MT) for the current…
Pralhad Joshi assures Coal India of full support
Coal
January 21, 2021
Pralhad Joshi assures Coal India of full support
Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi assured Coal India of full government support, even as he said the PSU needs to learn…
IREDA to support NHPC in Green Energy projects for 5 year
Renewable Energy
January 8, 2021
IREDA to support NHPC in Green Energy projects for 5 year
IREDA, under administrative control of Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) signed an MoU with NHPC for providing its…
Indian Oil’s refinery remote monitoring system launched
Oil & Gas
December 30, 2020
Indian Oil’s refinery remote monitoring system launched
Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated Indian Oil's Remote Monitoring & Operation Centre for Remote Tracking of Indian Oil's Refinery Gas Turbines in…
Centre working to reform mining sector and amend rules
Mining
November 14, 2020
Centre working to reform mining sector and amend rules
The Centre is looking at mining reforms, including amendments to the Mining Act and auction rules, coal and mines secretary…
EV charging station development plans on major highways
Infrastructure
October 14, 2020
EV charging station development plans on major highways
The government has invited proposals for installation of charging stations from entities that intend to build and operate charging infrastructure…
Cheap crude oil purchase saves India Rs 5,069 Cr
Oil & Gas
September 21, 2020
Cheap crude oil purchase saves India Rs 5,069 Cr
Taking advantage of the low crude oil prices in international market, India purchased 16.71 million barrels (mbbl) of crude in…
Power Minister inaugurates developmental projects in Bihar
Infrastructure
September 18, 2020
Power Minister inaugurates developmental projects in Bihar
R.K. Singh, Union Minister for Power, New and Renewable Energy inaugurated various developmental projects and facilities in Bihar, including CSR…
Five Petroleum and Gas sector PSUs to join International Solar Alliance
Oil & Gas
September 8, 2020
Five Petroleum and Gas sector PSUs to join International Solar Alliance
Five Public Sector Undertakings under Petroleum & Natural Gas Ministry will be joining International Solar Alliance (ISA)’s Coalition for Sustainable…