Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, Shri Raj Kumar Singh, in a written reply to a question on steps taken by Government to explore the solar micro grid model in the country, in Lok Sabha today informed that under the Solar Off-grid and Decentralized Applications Programme, so far 63 solar micro grids of 1899 kWp aggregated capacity have been reported to be installed in the country with financial support from the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE). Shri Singh informed that MNRE has provided financial support up to 30% of the cost of micro/mini-grids systems for installation in…
Author: Amit Bhanot
(DJ) अगर आप नया घर खरीदने का योजना बना रहे है तो आपके लिए बुरी खबर है। कॉन्फेडरेशन ऑफ रियल एस्टेट डेवलपर्स एसोसिएशन ऑफ इंडिया (क्रेडाई) का मानना है कि कच्चे माल के दाम बढ़ने से उत्पादन लागत में तेजी के कारण से संपत्ति की कीमतें बढ़ने की संभावना है। क्रेडाई चेन्नई के अध्यक्ष सुरेश कृष्ण ने बताया कि कच्चे माल जैसे रेत पहले 35 रुपये घनफुट में उपलब्ध थी, वह आज 135 रुपये घनफुट पर पहुंच गया है। वहीं दूसरी ओर सीमेंट के बैग का दाम 270 रुपये से बढ़कर 330 रुपये हो गया है। उन्होनें कहा, “हमारा मानना…
Government of India has announced to launch of 7.75% Savings (Taxable) Bonds, 2018 commencing from 10th January 2018 to enable resident citizens/HUF to invest in a taxable bond, without any monetary ceiling. The main features of the Bonds are: (i) Who can invest: The Bonds are open to investment by individuals (including Joint Holdings) and Hindu Undivided Families. NRIs are not eligible for making investments in these Bonds. (ii) Subscription: Applications for the Bonds in the form of Bond Ledger Account will be received in the designated branches of agency banks and SHCIL in all numbering about 1600. (iii) Issue Price: The Bonds will be issued at par i.e. at Rs.100.00 The Bonds will be issued for a minimum amount of Rs.1,000/- (face value) and in multiples…
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has been awarded the CBIP Award 2018 for ‘Best Power Equipment Manufacturing Organisation’. The award was received by Sh. Atul Sobti, CMD, BHEL, from Dr. Satya Pal Singh, Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation on CBIP Day 2018. BHEL has been conferred with the award for its outstanding contribution in manufacturing a wide range of equipment for the core sectors of the economy including power generation, transmission & renewable energy.
National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has approved five projects worth Rs. 295.01 crore. Three projects pertain to sewage management in West Bengal at an estimated cost of Rs 278.6 crore, one relates to sewage management in Uttarakhand at an estimated cost of Rs 4.68 crore and one project worth Rs 11.73 crore is related to ghat improvement works in Varanasi. With these approvals, all projects related to sewage management in high pollution load towns along river Ganga have been sanctioned. In West Bengal, sewage management works in Kamarhati and Baranagar Municipalities (60 MLD STP, de-silting of sewer lines etc.)…
(ET) The government is planning to finish auction by March and award blocks by June in the first round of oilfield auctions, slated to be launched on January 16 under the new hydrocarbon exploration licensing policy. The government had received 57 expressions of interest (EoI) by mid-November 2017 when the window for the first round of applications closed. The Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH), the technical arm of oil ministry which is overseeing the bidding process, bidding process, is now on course to launch auction and award blocks. “We don’t have the luxury of time. Our target is to get…
(Hindustan) प्रदेश की मंडियों में किसानों को मात्र 10 रुपये में भरपेट भोजन मिलेगा। मार्च के अंत तक यह सेवा शुरू हो जाएगी। तमिलनाडु की ‘अम्मा’ कैंटीन की तर्ज पर शुरू होने जा रही इस सुविधा के तहत मंडी समितियां किसानों को मात्र 10 रुपये में ताजा और गर्म भोजन उपलब्ध कराएंगी। मंडी आने वाले किसान समिति से प्रवेश पर्ची के आधार पर कूपन लेकर यह सुविधा पा सकेंगे। मंडी परिषद की ‘किसान थाली’ नाम से शुरू होने जा रही यह योजना फिलहाल पीलीभीत की मंडी में प्रयोग के तौर पर शुरू की गई है। किसानों को सर्वोच्च प्राथमिकता देने…
(PTI) The power ministry is mulling using supercritical power plants to meet new emission norms instead of retrofitting the old polluting units, which could increase their tariff by up to 93 paise per unit. The government has estimated a capital expenditure of Rs 88 lakh to Rs 1.28 crore per megawatt for retrofitting the old plant to meet new emission norms. “The ministry is not in favour of retrofitting the old plants and wants to use supercritical technology. The ministry has a policy for not going for retrofitting over 25-year old plants,” an official said. The official further said, “The government does…
(ET) Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav may contest the 2019 general election from Kannauj, the seat held by his wife Dimple Yadav, amid the BJP’s plans to aggressively target all five Lok Sabha seats held by the party it dislodged from power in the state polls last year. Yadav had announced last month that his wife would not contest the next general election, a move aimed at quelling allegations of promoting “dynasty” in the party. A senior SP functionary said that Yadav, the party’s national president, will “in all probability” contest from Kannauj in 2019 to retain the family bastion and…
(LiveMint) The last leg of 2017 did not pan out exactly the way the Narendra Modi government would have wanted it to. It also showed the kind of policy challenges that the government will have to deal with in 2018. The goods and services tax (GST) continues to face implementation issues and distress in the agriculture sector started to reflect in electoral outcomes. Even though the latest gross domestic product (GDP) data showed that the Indian economy is recovering from the twin policy shocks of demonetization and GST, and the pace of growth is likely to be higher in 2018…