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(PTI) State-owned Coal India Ltd has spent more than Rs 1,600 crore on corporate social responsibility projects in the last three years, a company release said. The mandated target for expenditure on CSR by Coal India (CIL) during the last three years was Rs 1,284 crore. “During the last three years, CIL has spent more than Rs 1,600 crore on CSR activities,” the PSU said in release Also, during the trying times of COVID-19, CIL spent more than Rs 500 crore to help fight COVID-19 nationwide. According to CIL Director (Personnel) Vinay Ranjan, the PSU is the third largest corporate spender on Corporate Social…

(PTI) State-owned power giant NTPC has invited bids to procure imported 4.53 million tonnes (MT) coal mainly for blending with the domestic dry fuel in thermal plants. The NTPC  tender for the import of coal assumes significance in view of the ongoing dry fuel shortage at power plants. Earlier this month, the power ministry had directed all the states and gencos (electricity-generating firms) to import at least 10 per cent of their requirement of coal for blending amid shortages at thermal plants. The tender documents showed that NTPC has floated three separate tenders for procuring 4.53 MT — 1.5 MT, 1.6MT and…

(DJ) प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी द्वारा शुरू की गई जन सुरक्षा योजनाओं के चलते आम आदमी की पहुंच बीमा और पेंशन तक हो सकी है। यह बात वित्त मंत्री निर्मला सीतारमण सोमवार को प्रधानमंत्री जीवन ज्योति बीमा योजना, प्रधानमंत्री सुरक्षा बीमा योजना और अटल पेंशन योजना की सातवीं वर्षगांठ पर आयोजित कार्यक्रम में कही। उन्होंने कहा कि बीते सात वर्षो में इन योजनाओं के तहत नामांकित और लाभान्वित होने वाले लोगों की संख्या इनकी सफलता का प्रमाण है। प्रधानमंत्री मोदी ने 9 मई, 2015 को इन तीनों योजनाओं की शुरुआत की थी। वित्त मंत्री ने कहा, ‘जीवन ज्योति बीमा योजना शुरू…

(DJ)  विधानसभा चुनाव में प्रचंड जीत के बावजूद भाजपा के पांव थमे नहीं हैं। पार्टी लोकसभा चुनावी तैयारी को धार देने में जुट गई है। सीएम योगी आदित्‍यनाथ प्रदेशभर में दौरा कर मिशन-2024 की पटकथा लिख रहे हैं। मेरठ मंडल की समीक्षा के बहाने प्रशासन का नट बोल्ट कसेंगे, वहीं कोतवाल धन सिंह गुर्जर की मूर्ति पर माल्यार्पण के बड़े सियासी मायने होंगे। सीएम योगी रैपिड रेल, इंटीग्रेटेड ट्रैफिक मैनेजमेंट सिस्टम एवं ट्रांजिट हास्टल के निरीक्षण से विकास का संदेश देने के साथ ही राष्ट्रवाद की धारा को नया प्रवाह देंगे। भगवा रथ एक बार फिर चुनावी जमीन बनाने निकल…

(ET) India’s liquefied natural gas importers are purchasing extra volumes from Russia at a discount as most other spot buyers shun the fuel. Companies including Gujarat State Petroleum Corp. and GAIL India Ltd. recently bought several LNG spot shipments from Russia at prices below prevailing market rates, according to traders with knowledge of the matter. They may purchase more as long as the Russian fuel remains cheaper than rival suppliers, the people said, who requested anonymity to to discuss private details. GSPC, GAIL and India’s Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas didn’t respond to requests for comment. India gets almost three-quarters of its…

(CNBCTV18) The Goods and Service Tax (GST) Council is soon likely to consider levying 28 percent GST on cryptocurrencies. The government’s view is to bring cryptocurrencies at par with lottery, casinos, race courses, and betting, sources told. The matter is up for consideration by the GST Council’s nominated law committee, before it puts forward the suggestions to the fitment committee and to the GST Council for a formal nod. “The proposal is to levy 28 percent GST on services and all activities related to cryptocurrencies soon. The law committee’s view will be tabled before the fitment committee, and it is then…

(PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on May 13 virtually launch the Madhya Pradesh government’s Startup Policy and Implementation Plan-2022, aimed at encouraging budding entrepreneurs in the state, an official said. The event will be held at the Brilliant Convention Centre in Indore in the presence of MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the official from the public relations department said. Various programmes have been launched across the state to bring awareness about the state’s start-up policy, specially developed to strengthen and bring to reality the entrepreneurial ideas of youth, the official said. Madhya Pradesh Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Department secretary…

(BS) Power generating companies (gencos) that use imported coal to produce electricity, may find it difficult to switch on their idle units immediately in the wake of high fuel costs, several players have told Business Standard. Last week, the Union power ministry had invoked Section 11 of the Electricity Act mandating all imported coal-based plants to generate power at full capacity. However, some generating companies that use imported coal, argue that it is simply unviable for them to produce power when the price of coal in the international market is high, while the per-unit price of power has been capped at Rs 12…

(FE) Petrol prices have been left untouched for more than a month now (33 days) by oil marketing companies (OMC). Prices have been steady since April 6 after OMCs hiked prices by Rs 10 per litre through 14 price hikes across major cities that started on March 22. Petrol in the National Capital of Delhi is currently priced at Rs 105.41 per litre, after the last hike of 80 paise nearly a month ago. Diesel in the city is priced at Rs 96.67. In Mumbai, a litre of petrol and diesel cost Rs 120.51 and Rs 104.77, respectively. Public sector OMCs…

(NDTV)  Union Home Minister Amit Shah will tour Assam on Monday and Tuesday during which he will visit the India-Bangladesh border, inaugurate the National Forensic Sciences University and attend the first-anniversary celebration of the Himanta Biswa Sarma government. Mr Shah will begin his tour by visiting a Border Out Post (BOP) at Mankachar on Monday and interact with the BSF personnel deployed along the international border, officials said. After that, the home minister will inaugurate the BSF’s central store and workshop and launch Khadi and Village Industries products at Tamulpur. In the evening, he will inaugurate the census office and an SSB building…