(ET) Coal India Ltd (CIL) has floated a tender worth Rs 4,970 crore for construction of a 135-Km east-west rail corridor in Chhattisgarh to evacuate 65 million tonnes of coal from opencast mines of its subsidiary South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), sources said. The tender for east-west rail corridor from Gevra Road to Pendra Road has been floated by a special purpose vehicle (SPV)– Chhattisgarh East West Railway Ltd (CEWRL). Coal India had formed two SPVs for construction of rail lines to evacuate increased quantity from Chhattisgarh. While East West Railway Ltd (CEWRL) will construct the 135-Km railway line, the other SPV called Chhattisgarh East Rail…
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(ET) Royal Dutch Shell is looking to slash up to 40 per cent off the cost of producing oil and gas in a major drive to save cash so it can overhaul its business and focus more on renewable energy and power markets, sources told Reuters. Shell’s new cost-cutting review, known internally as Project Reshape and expected to be completed this year, will affect its three main divisions and any savings will come on top of a $4 billion target set in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. Reducing costs is vital for Shell’s plans to move into the power sector and renewables…
(AU) महाराष्ट्र में अभिनेता सुशांत सिंह राजपूत की मौत के बाद फिल्मी दुनिया में मचे तूफान के बीच यूपी में फिल्म सिटी बनाए जाने को लेकर मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ मंगलवार को बॉलीवुड के तमाम अहम चेहरों और फिल्म प्रोड्यूसरों के साथ महत्वपूर्ण बैठक करेंगे। बताया जा रहा है कि फिल्म सिटी निर्माण के एलान के बाद से ही बॉलीवुड के सितारे और प्रोड्यूसर मुख्यमंत्री योगी से मिलने के लिए बेताब हैं। बैठक में परेश रावल व अनुपम खेर सहित फिल्म जगत की कई मशहूर हस्तियां शामिल होंगी। बता दें कि फिल्म सिटी निर्माण के एलान के बाद से राजनीतिक हलकों…
(PTI) More than 28,000 government schools in Uttar Pradesh do not still have power connections and the main reason for which is the “distance of electricity poles from these schools”. This was brought to fore by a review of the details submitted by state-run schools to the government authorities. The authorities have, meanwhile, directed the schools to make use of the unused funds provided by the Election Commission for the electrification during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. “During the review of the details submitted by the schools for Prerna portal, it was found that 28,360 government schools in the state do not have power connections and the…
(PTI) Indian Oil Corp, the country’s largest oil firm, expects petrol and diesel demand to return to pre-pandemic levels faster than previously anticipated but it is reviewing refinery expansion plans in view of permanent demand destruction in some sectors, a top company official said on Monday. Speaking to reporters after the company’s annual general meeting, Chairman Shrikant Madhav Vaidya said petrol and diesel sales have seen “phenomenal improvement in the first half of September” and if the trend continues demand will return to pre-COVID levels within a quarter. However, jet fuel demand, which has been pummelled by stopping of flights and only restricted operations even after the lockdown was lifted, will…
(PTI) State-owned refiner Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) on Wednesday said it has launched the country’s first certified reference material for testing chemical components of crude oils. ‘Bhartiya Nirdeshak Dravya’, the first batch of the certified reference material, is approved by the National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi, which is under the Union science and technology ministry. The reference material has a traceability to the international system of units and is being produced at BPCL’s Sewree Laboratory in Mumbai, the company said in a statement. To ensure accuracy of lab tests, the reference material ensures that laboratory instruments perform properly and to the standards of predefined value.
(Hindustan) राज्य सरकार गांवों में हर घर और जमीन को उनकी पहचान देने जा रही है। मतलब, मकान और जमीन का अपना नंबर होगा और उस पर उसके मालिक का नाम होगा। स्वामित्व योजना में मकान व जमीन मालिकों उन्हें इसका प्रमाण पत्र भी दिया जाएगा। सूत्रों का कहना है कि राजस्व परिषद बोर्ड ने इसके नियमावली प्रारूप को मंजूरी दे दी है। इसे जल्द कैबिनेट में रखा जाएगा। राजस्व परिषद स्वामित्व योजना में गांवों में बने मकानों का आवासीय अभिलेख तैयार करा रहा है। इसके तैयार होने के बाद मकान व जमीन पर स्वामित्व को लेकर आए दिन होने…
(PTI) The government on Wednesday blocked 118 more mobile applications, including popular gaming app PUBG, terming them prejudicial to the sovereignty, integrity and defence of the nation. The banned apps include Baidu, Baidu Express Edition, Tencent Watchlist, FaceU, WeChat Reading and Tencent Weiyun, besides PUBG Mobile and PUBG Mobile Lite, according to an official statement. All these banned apps have Chinese links, sources said.The Centre had earlier banned a number of Chinese apps, including TikTok and UC Browser.”Government blocks 118 mobile apps which are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order,” it…
(LiveMint) The Trump administration has urged US states to get ready to distribute a potential Covid-19 vaccine by November 1 — two days before the presidential election. Dallas-based wholesaler McKesson Corp. has a deal with the federal government and will be requesting permits to set up distribution centers when a vaccine becomes available. “The normal time required to obtain these permits presents a significant barrier to the success of this urgent public health program,” Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told states in an August 27 letter. “CDC urgently requests your assistance in expediting applications for these distribution…
(LiveMint) Twitter confirmed on Thursday that an account of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal website was hacked with a series of tweets asking its followers to donate to a relief fund through cryptocurrency.Twitter said it was aware of the activity and has taken steps to secure the compromised account. “We are actively investigating the situation. At this time, we are not aware of additional accounts being impacted,” a Twitter spokeswoman said in an emailed statement. PMO did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the tweets posted on the account narendramodi_in. The tweets, which have since been taken down,…