The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval to revise / fix the price of ethanol derived from B heavy molasses / partial sugarcane juice and fix a higher price for 100% sugarcane juice based ethanol for the forthcoming sugar season 2018-19 during ethanol supply year from 1st December 2018 to 30thNovember 2019 as under: To fix the ex-mill price of ethanol derived out of B heavy molasses / partial sugarcane juice to Rs.52.43 per litre (from prevailing price of Rs.47.13 per litre). To fix the ex-mill price of ethanol derived…
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(ET) Election strategist Prashant Kishore on Sunday said that he would not be involved in the 2019 elections as he wants to go back to the grassroots. He said he had worked enough with leaders. He also denied media reports that he is joining politics. Interacting with students of Indian School of Business (ISB) here, he said for last two years he wanted to leave this domain but wanted to leave his organisation IPAC in safe hands before taking the decision. “I will not be part of the 2019 election campaign in the manner and form seen for last 4-5 years,” he said. The…
(Dainik Bhaskar) सौभाग्य बिजली योजना के तहत जिले में 25 सितंबर तक शिविर लगाया जाएगा। इसमें सामाजिक आर्थिक सर्वेक्षण सूची 2011 में आने वाले परिवार योजना के तहत आवेदन कर सकते हैं। ऐसे परिवारों को फ्लेट रेट के विकल्प के लिए आवेदन देना होगा, जिसके बाद बिजली कंपनी की ओर से उन्हें पुनरीक्षित बिल दिया जाएगा। यही नहीं शिविर में विभिन्न मांग और शिकायतों का निराकरण भी किया जाएगा। शिविर सभी वितरण केंद्रों में लगेगा। छत्तीसगढ़ राज्य वितरण कंपनी के कार्यपालन यंत्री एके गोपावर ने बताया कि शासन की ओर से एक से अधिक कृषि पंपों को फ्लेट रेट की…
(ET) Continuing their upward march, prices of fuel touched new peaks on Monday, with petrol and diesel retailing for Rs 80.73 and Rs 72.83 per litre in Delhi. This comes amid a Bharat Bandh call from 21 Opposition parties, led by Congress, against the BJP. In Delhi, petrol and diesel rose by 23 and 22 paise a litre respectively. In Mumbai, where prices are the highest, petrol and diesel are being sold at Rs 88.12 and Rs 77.32 per litre.
Petroleum and Natural Gas minister Dharmendra Pradhan has come out to somehow console the common man, reeling under the pressure of continues rise in petrol and Diesel. Terming the staggering price rise as temporary due to weakening of global currencies against dollar, he said; “Today, there is a surge in the price of crude oil in the international market. Other currencies of the world have weakened in comparison to the Dollar, which also has an impact on the Indian currency. Hence, all this is temporary.” Regarding crude price situation that will prevail in coming days, Pradhan said; “OPEC had said…
(ET) Soon, you may be able to use your cooking oil as an alternate fuel to run cars. This can become a reality after a successful experiment of using biofuel in airplane. The Dehradun-based Indian Institute of Petroleum is now working to convert used cooking oil into biofuel which would then be used to power automobiles and planes. With India taking the leadership role to drive the International Solar Alliance after the Paris climate agreement, its massive consumption of cooking oil can put India at the vanguard of research focusing on conversion of cooking oil into biofuel. In fact, global fast…
“India has fast-tracked many initiatives aimed at achieving all the core tenets of Universal Health Coverage i.e, strengthening health systems, improving access to free medicines & diagnostics and reducing catastrophic healthcare spending.” This was stated by Shri J P Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare at the inauguration of the ‘71st Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia,’ here today. Shri J P Nadda further stated that India on its part firmly believes in the objective of attainment of the highest possible level of health, where health is a state of complete physical, mental, spiritual and…
Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan, Hon’ble Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship visited the drilling installation and CPF Gandhar of Ankleshwar Asset in Gujarat. Mr. Pradhan was overjoyed to personally put the Well #DJDG on production as it spudded gas. He shared his excitement saying that, “Today is really an auspicious occasion being Krishna Janmashtami and also giving first production of gas from the well being drilled by ONGC.” While witnessing the operations from the derrick floor he complimented the ONGC field crew for working in the challenging environment. His first halt was at Rig EV 2000-2 near Dahej, Gujarat.…
(LivMint) State-owned Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) has declined a government call for a dividend for the last financial year, saying it did not have “any cash and bank balance” and that its debt-to-income ratio was much higher than agreed with some lenders, showed an internal document reviewed by Reuters. Shares of the company, which has a market value of around $4.7 billion, were down more than 2 percent after the news in a wider market that was largely flat. SAIL’s refusal could make it harder for the government to meet its budgeted target of raising Rs 1.06 trillion ($14.95…
(Hindustan) मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ ने प्रधानमंत्री आवास योजना (शहरी) में लक्ष्य के मुताबिक मकान बनाने में तेजी लाने का निर्देश दिया है। अवैध कालोनियां बनाने वालों व आवास देने का प्रलोभन देकर पैसे हड़पने वाले बिल्डरों पर कार्रवाई का निर्देश दिया है। मुख्यमंत्री ने शास्त्री भवन में गुरुवार को आवास विभाग की योजनाओं की समीक्षा करते हुए कहा कि विकास प्राधिकरणों से आनलाइन नक्शा पास करवाने की व्यवस्था प्रभावी बनाई जाए। गोमती रिवरफ्रंट के रुके कामों को जल्द पूरा कराया जाए। प्रमुख सचिव आवास नितिन रमेश गोकर्ण ने बताया कि प्रधानमंत्री आवास योजना में लक्ष्य के मुताबिक मकान समय से बनाए…