(MC) Coal India has announced plans to form a joint venture with EDF India, a subsidiary of France’s EDF, to develop renewable energy plants across South Asia. The collaboration will focus on setting up pumped-storage hydropower projects and other renewable energy initiatives in India and neighboring countries, according to a statement made by Coal India on Sunday. The two companies have entered into a non-binding shareholders agreement to establish the joint venture, Coal India stated. EDF also signed a joint venture agreement with state-run Indian power company NTPC to set up hydropower projects and explore opportunities in power distribution, an NTPC…
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(TNIE) Within days of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar taking over as the head of the poll panel, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday announced that it was going to organise a two-day conference of Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) of States and Union Territories (UTs) beginning March 4 here. The officials said that the event will take place at the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management in New Delhi, where for the first time the CEOs have been directed to nominate a DEO and an ERO to take part in the conference. As per the election laws,…
Prakriti 2025 (Promoting Resilience, Awareness, Knowledge, and Resources for Integrating Transformational Initiatives), the international conference on carbon markets, was organised today in New Delhi. The conference aimed to promote resilience, awareness, knowledge, and resources for integrating transformational climate initiatives. Prakriti 2025 provided a high-level platform for national and international experts, policymakers, industry leaders, researchers, and practitioners to engage in discussions and exchange ideas on the global carbon market’s current trends, challenges, and future directions. By bringing together global leaders and experts, the event advanced discussions on innovative solutions for a sustainable, low-carbon future. Shri Dhiraj Srivastava, Chief Engineer, Ministry of Power, welcomed the…
(BS) India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corp is seeking joint venture partners to build very large ethane carriers (VLECs) to ship feedstock for its petrochemical plant in western India, according to a document posted on the company’s website. ONGC Petro additions Ltd (OPaL), a unit of ONGC, operates a dual feed cracker. ONGC plans to source 800,000 tonnes per year (tpy) ethane to secure feedstock for the plant from May 2028. ONGC is seeking partnership with companies with experience in the operation and management of VLECs, very large gas carriers and liquefied natural gas carriers in the global market, it…
(AU) उत्तराखंड में आज विधानसभा सत्र के तीसरे दिन धामी सरकार ने वित्तीय वर्ष 2025-26 का बजट पेश किया। वित्त मंत्री प्रेमचंद अग्रवाल ने 1,01175.33 करोड़ का बजट पेश किया। वित्त मंंत्री प्रेम चंद अग्रवाल ने पूर्व पीएम अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी के शब्दों को दोहराया। कहा कि राज्य सरलीकरण, समाधान व निस्तारीकरण के मार्ग पर अग्रसरित हैं। बजट हमारे प्रदेश की आर्थिक दिशा और नीतियों का प्रमाण है। उत्तराखंड अनेक कार्यों का साक्षी रहा है। हम आत्मनिर्भर उत्तराखंड बनाने के लिए हम प्रयत्नशील हैं। बजट में कोई भी राजस्व घाटा अनुमानित नहीं है। बजट में 59954.65 करोड़ राजस्व व्यय है। इसमें 41220.68 करोड़ पूंजीगत व्यय के लिए रखे…
(PTI) Depository firm NSDL is targeting to launch its much awaited Rs 3,000-crore initial public offering (IPO) by next month, a senior official said. As a market infrastructure institution (MII), National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL) also needs other approvals apart from the draft red herring prospectus, the official said, adding that it is this approval which has a looming deadline. “Our dates are expiring next month. We are rushing against time to get things done fast. We will try (to launch the IPO before that),” the official said, replying to a specific query on the timeline for the IPO.
(PS) केंद्र सरकार ने नीति आयोग के मुख्य कार्यपालक अधिकारी (सीईओ) बी वी आर सुब्रह्मण्यम का कार्यकाल एक साल के लिए बढ़ा दिया है। कार्मिक मंत्रालय ने एक आदेश में यह जानकारी दी। छत्तीसगढ़ कैडर के 1987 बैच के सेवानिवृत्त भारतीय प्रशासनिक सेवा (आईएएस) के अधिकारी सुब्रह्मण्यम को फरवरी, 2023 में दो साल के लिए इस पद पर नियुक्त किया गया था। आदेश में कहा गया कि मंत्रिमंडल की नियुक्ति समिति ने नीति आयोग के सीईओ के रूप में सुब्रह्मण्यम के कार्यकाल को 24 फरवरी, 2025 से आगे एक साल के लिए बढ़ाने को मंजूरी दी है।
(PTI) The finance ministry has called a meeting of heads of public sector banks (PSBs) on March 4 to review financial performance of banks and progress of financial inclusion schemes, among others. The meeting is scheduled to be chaired by Financial Services Secretary M Nagaraju.According to sources, the meeting would also discuss and review the progress of various financial inclusion schemes including PM SVANidhi Schemes.
(AU) उत्तर प्रदेश की योगी सरकार का 9वां बजट गुरुवार को पेश किया गया। वित्त मंत्री सुरेश खन्ना ने आठ लाख, आठ हजार 736 करोड़ का बजट पेश किया। वित्त मंत्री ने विधानसभा में वित्तीय वर्ष 2025-2026 के लिए बजट में कई बड़े एलान किए हैं। यूपी सरकार ने इस बजट में युवाओं को लुभाने के लिए कई घोषणाएं की हैं। युवाओं को नौकरियों के साथ स्टार्टअप और उद्योग के लिए ब्याजमुक्त लोन देने का प्रवाधान किया गया है। साथ ही छात्राओं को स्कूटी देने का प्रावधान किया गया है। साथ ही प्रदेश में यातायात को सुगम करने के लिए…
(PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah appealed to insurgents in the Northeast to lay down their arms and join the mainstream saying their participation in India’s development journey is most welcome. Participating in the ‘Unity Utsav – One Voice, One Nation’ organised by the Assam Rifles here, Shah also said everyone knows that the Northeast wants peace and development and the region wants to work as an integral part of the country. “I appeal to all those insurgents who have not surrendered yet to lay down the arms and join the mainstream. Your participation in India’s development journey is welcome,”…