(T.E.T) Tata Power NSE -0.69 % Renewable Energy Ltd (TPREL) has commissioned two solar power projects of 50 MW each in Uttar Pradesh. A subsidiary of Tata Power, TPREL has comissioned the solar projects at Prayagraj and Banda, a statement said on Monday. The projects have been completed by TPREL within the agreed timelines despite COVID challenges. The plants are expected to generate more than 221.26 million units annually. Approximately 1,59,600 modules were used in the project at Prayagraj and the installation is expected to reduce 91,137 lakh tonnes of carbon emission every year. At Banda, 1,67,440 modules were used over…
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(T.E.T) The concerns about the new COVID variant-Omicron disrupting the economic revival may be short-lived. The Reserve Bank economists say that expectations that Omicron may turn out to be more of a flash flood than a wave have brightened near-term prospects, in their latest assessment of the economy. Amidst upbeat consumer and business confidence and an uptick in bank credit, aggregate demand conditions stay resilient, they say. The recent data from the UK and South Africa suggest that such infections are 66 to 80 per cent less severe, with a lower need for hospitalisation. This has brightened near-term prospects and financial markets reflect this optimism, indicated the report published in…
(T.E.T) Asserting that India is making its policies today while focussing on requirements for not just the present but also for the next 25 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said this period of growth would be ‘green and clean’ as well as ‘sustainable and reliable’. In a special address at the World Economic Forum’s online Davos Agenda 2022 summit, Modi said India has set goals of high growth as well as saturation of welfare and wellness for the next 25 years. He also said India is fighting another COVID-19 wave with full alertness and caution while also maintaining…
(A.U) स्वास्थ्य मंत्रालय द्वारा जारी मंगलवार के आंकड़े के अनुसार देश में बीते 24 घंटे में दो लाख, 38 हजार,18(2,38,018) नए मामले सामने आए हैं जो कि सोमवार की तुलना में 20 हजार कम हैं। वहीं बीते 24 घंटे में 310 लोगों की कोरोना से मौत हुई हैं। देश में कोरोना महामारी का कहर लगातार जारी है। स्वास्थ्य मंत्रालय द्वारा जारी मंगलवार के आंकड़े के अनुसार देश में बीते 24 घंटे में दो लाख, 38 हजार,18(2,38,018) नए मामले सामने आए हैं जो कि सोमवार की तुलना में 20 हजार कम हैं। वहीं बीते 24 घंटे में 310 लोगों की कोरोना…
(PIB) Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari on Monday called for cooperation between Central and State Governments for infrastructure development of the country. He said that the infrastructure development will play an important role in fulfilling the vision of India in becoming $5 trillion economy While inaugurating a Conference on “PM-Gati Shakti” for the South Zone, organized by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), he said cooperation and communication needs to be enhanced between State and Centre. He welcomed suggestions from the States for making the programme a success. Karnataka Chief Minister Shri B.S. Bommai,…
(T.E.T) Indian state refiner Hindustan Petroleum Corp will lift 45% more oil from Iraq this year to meet its expanded refining capacity, sources familiar with the matter said. The refiner will buy 3.2 million tonnes or about 64,000 barrels per day (bpd) from Iraq this year, up from 44,000 bpd in 2021, they said. Iraqi state-owned marketer SOMO and HPCL NSE 0.23 % did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment. Iraq is the top supplier of oil to India, and higher purchases by HPCL will further strengthen the Middle East nation’s share in Indian markets. As OPEC’s second-largest oil producer,…
(Hindustan) किसानों को आय को बढ़ने के लिए केंद्र सरकार कृषि में मूल्यवर्धन को प्रोत्साहित करने के लिए एक योजना तैयार कर रही है। पिछले साल के अंत में कृषि कानूनों को वापस लेने के बाद भी इस क्षेत्र का विकास सुनिश्चित करने के लिए सरकार यह योजना बना रही है। अधिकारियों के हवाले से ईटी ने बताया है की पूरी योजना का मकसद वैल्यू में बढ़ोतरी और बैकवर्ड लिंकेज को प्रोत्साहित करना है। सरकारी अधिकारी का कहना है, “पूरा विचार मूल्यवर्धन और बैकवर्ड लिंकेज को बढ़ावा देने के लिए निवेश के लिए सहायता प्रदान करना है।” विवरण 1 फरवरी…
(T.E.T) Sales of petrol and diesel in the first half of January dipped by 3% and 5%, respectively, from a year ago, as Omicron brought back work-from-home and several travel restrictions. Compared with the first fortnight of January 2020, petrol sales, which had recovered quickly from the first and second waves of the Covid-19 pandemic, were still 6% higher, as per the sales data from state-run oil companies that control about 90% of petrol pumps in the country. Diesel sales, however, were 8% lower than in January 2020. Jet fuel consumption grew by 7% from a year earlier though it was 38% lower compared…
(T.E.T) The government is working on a plan to use methanol as fuel for inland waterway transportation and in army trucks as part of a strategy to cut dependence on imported fuel, a top official told ET. It has initiated talks with Pune-based Deccan Water Treatment Pvt. Ltd. to undertake the conversion of diesel engines so that they can run on methanol, according to the official, as the government enhances focus on green fuels. Deccan Water Treatment will do this with the help of its Swedish joint venture partner. Methanol is a low-carbon, hydrogen carrier fuel produced from high ash…
(A.U) चुनाव आयोग द्वारा चुनावी रैलियों पर प्रतिबंध लगाए जाने के बाद भारतीय जनता पार्टी ने वर्चुअली प्रचार के लिए कमर कस ली है। इस क्रम में प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी आज वाराणसी के भाजपा कार्यकर्ताओं से वर्चुअली संवाद करेंगे। भाजपा कार्यालय की ओर से बताया गया कि प्रधानमंत्री मोदी 11 बजे भाजपा कार्यकर्ताओं को संबोधित करेंगे। रैलियों पर प्रतिबंध लगाए जाने के बाद पहली बार पीएम मोदी भाजपा कार्यकर्ताओं से संवाद करने जा रहे हैं। माना जा रहा है कि इस दौरान वे कार्यकर्ताओं से सरकार की कल्याणकारी योजनाओं की बात करेंगे और उन्हें जन-जन तक पहुंचाने पर जोर देंगे। उत्तर…