(PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 4th India Mobile Congress which is scheduled to start from December 8, according to industry body COAI. The 4th edition of the three-day telecom industry event will be held online for the first time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) DG Lt Gen SP Kochhar confirmed the programme schedule. According to Kochhar, Reliance Industries Limited Chairman Mukesh Ambani, Bharti Group founder and Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal besides Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of State for Communications and IT Sanjay Dhotre will be present during the inaugural session. “It’s an absolute one of the kind memorable event that…
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(PTI) State-run power giant NTPC has made an offer to buy back its masala bonds worth Rs 4,000 crore from bondholders or lenders. Masala bonds are issued outside India but denominated in Indian rupees, rather than the local currency. NTPC has launched a cash tender offer to buy the masala bonds worth totaling Rs 4,000 crore. According to company statement, the offer include the rupee denominated Rs 2,000-crore 7.375 per cent notes issued on August 10, 2016, payable In USD and due on August 10, 2021 (”2021 notes”). The offer also includes rupee denominated Rs 2,000-crore 7.25 per cent notes issued on…
(AU) दिल्ली-एनसीआर की सुबह आज घने कोहरे के साथ हुई। कोहरा इतना घना था कि कुछ दूर भी देखना मुश्किल हो रहा था। वहीं दूसरी तरफ दिल्ली की हवा भी जहरीली हो गई है। कई इलाकों में वायु गुणवत्ता सूचकांक 400 के पार चला गया है। हवा की गति में बढ़ोतरी होने की वजह से रविवार को दिल्ली की आबोहवा में हल्का सुधार हुआ, लेकिन एनसीआर में शामिल गाजियाबाद और नोएडा का वातावरण लगातार तीसरे दिन भी दमघोंटू बना रहा। सीपीसीबी के मुताबिक, एनसीआर के पांचों शहरों की हवा में प्रदूषण के लिए जिम्मेदार पीएम 2.5 और पीएम10 तत्वों की…
(PTI) Plummeting temperatures in the city have seen the winter power demand surpassing that of the corresponding period last year, discom officials said. Delhi’s early winter is getting reflected in the city’s power demand. The peak power demand in November 2020 surpassed the peak power demand of November 2019, said a BSES discom official. “Delhi’s peak power demand in November this year was 3678 MW (November 20) as compared to last November’s peak power demand of 3631 MW (November 15). Also, it surpassed the power demand of November 2019 on 15 corresponding days,” he said. In the first five days of December also, Delhi’s…
(AU) उत्तर प्रदेश के ऐतिहासिक शहर आगरा को आज मेट्रो का तोहफा मिल गया है। सोमवार को पीएम मोदी ने वीडियो कांफ्रेंसिंग के जरिए आगरा वासियों को मेट्रों की सुविधा देने के रास्ते खोल दिए हैं। इस मौके पर मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ और केंद्रीय मंत्री हरदीप पूरी आगरा में उपस्थित रहे। इस दौरान प्रधानमंत्री मोदी ने कहा कि आगरा के लोगों को मेट्रो का काम शुरू होने पर बहुत बहुत बधाई। आगरा के पास बहुत पुरातन पहचान तो हमेशा रही, लेकिन अब इसमें आधुनिकता का नया आयाम जुड़ रहा है। सैंकड़ों वर्षों का इतिहास संजोए यह शहर अब 21वीं सदी…
(ET) The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) plans to commission the 2,000 megawatt (MW) Lower Subansiri hydroelectric project along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border by March, 2022. Work on the dam had come to a halt in 2011 following massive protests from several organizations. NHPC officials on Saturday said the cost of the project has escalated to Rs 20,000 crore from the previous estimate of Rs 6,900 crore because of prolonged delay. Union power secretary Sanjiv Nandan Sahai took a review meeting of the project wherein the CMD of NHPC briefed him about the various construction activities and downstream river-protection works. “It was…
(PTI) Shares of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) gained nearly 5 per cent in early trade on Monday after ONGC Videsh Ltd made a “significant” oil discovery in an onshore block in Colombia. The stock jumped 4.61 per cent to Rs 94 on both BSE and NSE.ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas investment arm of state-owned ONGC, has made a “significant” oil discovery in an onshore block in Colombia, a company statement said on Friday. OVL struck oil while drilling an appraisal well ‘Indico-2’ in CPO-5 block in Llanos Basin of Colombia, it added. OVL is the operator in the block…
(PTI) The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Monday extended support to the ‘Bharat Bandh’ called by protesting farmers, with party chief Mayawati appealing to the Centre to accept their demands. In a tweet on Monday, she said, “Farmers are protesting against three farm laws and are demanding their withdrawal. Farmer organisations have given a ‘Bharat Bandh’ call on December 8, and the BSP supports it. Along with this, it appeals to the Centre to accept the demands of farmers.”The BSP is among several political parties, including the Congress and the AAP, that are supporting the nationwide strike called by farmers.
(PTI) Petrol price on Sunday was hiked by 28 paise per litre and diesel by 29 paise, the fifth straight day of increase in rates due to firming international oil prices. Petrol price in Delhi rose to Rs 83.41 per litre from Rs 83.13. Diesel rates went up from Rs 73.32 to Rs 73.61 per litre, according to a price notification of oil marketing companies. Rates crossed Rs 90-mark for petrol and Rs 80 in case of diesel in Mumbai. This is the fifth straight day of price hike and the 14th increase in rates since November 20 when oil companies resumed daily price revision…
(ET) Wind power generation across the state surged substantially with stronger winds blowing over past few days. The average wind power production jumped to 1,808 MW on Sunday, which was almost six times the 315 MW generation registered on Monday last week. The electricity generated from the wind energy sources was even higher at 2,753 MW, 3,365 MW and 3,440 MW on Saturday, Friday and Thursday respectively, shows daily data compiled by the Western Region Load Dispatch Centre (WRLDC), which is a central government entity. The generation was as low as 16 MW on Tuesday. “The wind speed has accelerated over the past few days, which has pushed up wind…