(TH) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) will set up Maharashtra’s first ever ethanol biorefienry in Vidarbha’s Bhandara district at a cost of nearly Rs 1,500 crore. “The State government has finalised the location along with BPCL and it will be set up in Bhandara’s Makardhokda village. The plant will manufacture ethanol from rice straw and will be set up on 46 hectares of land that is currently with the Revenue Department,” said Parinay Fuke, Guardian Minister of Bhandara. The project will utilise 2 lakh tonne of rice straw annually and has a capacity to produce 700 tonne of biofuel. This project…
Author: Aruna Sharma
Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, through a letter to Minister for Jal Shakti Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat pitches for creating convergence between Ministry of Steel and Ministry of Jal Shakti for achieving the objectives of ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’ (JJM) Outlining Prime Minister’s vision, Shri Pradhan writes that Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given a call for water conservation and has appealed to civil society to come together for ‘Jan Shakti se Jal Shakti’ campaign. He further mentions the vision of ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’ (JJM) as outlined in Union Budget 2019 to ensure…
(ET) India’s Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd has bought gasoline for Kandla in a rare move to meet demand and plug a supply gap after cancelling an earlier purchase tender, industry sources said. BPCL bought 20,000 tonnes of 91.2-octane grade gasoline at a premium of about $9 a barrel to Singapore quotes on a cost-and-freight (C&F) basis. The fuel is of Euro IV-compliant grade and scheduled for July 18-22 arrival at Kandla port located in Gujarat state of western India. BPCL had previously cancelled a tender to buy 35,000 tonnes of gasoline for June 20-24 arrival at Mumbai but the reasons were unclear. India…
(AU) प्रधान मुख्य आयकर आयुक्त (यूपी पश्चिम एवं उत्तराखंड) प्रमोद कुमार गुप्ता ने सोमवार को विभाग के 44 आयकर अधिकारियों के ट्रांसफर कर दिए। इनमें उपायुक्त, उप निदेशक, सहायक आयुक्त, सहायक निदेशक स्तर के अधिकारी हैं। 11 अधिकारियों को अतिरिक्त चार्ज भी दिया गया है। सहायक निदेशक (जांच) सौरभ आनंद को प्रधान मुख्य आयकर आयुक्त कार्यालय में तैनाती मिली है। इनके स्थान पर सहायक आयुक्त गौरव गर्ग को जांच निदेशालय भेजा गया है। बेनामी संपत्ति अनुभाग का जिम्मा उपायुक्त अरविंद त्रिवेदी से हटाकर उपायुक्त शैलेंद्र कुमार पांडेय को सौंपा गया है। अरविंद त्रिवेदी मुख्य आयकर आयुक्त रेंज-2 के कार्यालय से संबद्ध किए…
(AU) बृहस्पतिवार से शुरू हो रहे उत्तर प्रदेश विधानसभा के सत्र के तत्काल बाद योगी मंत्रिमंडल का बहुप्रतीक्षित विस्तार होगा। सोमवार देर रात सूबे के सीएम योगी आदित्यनाथ की भाजपा अध्यक्ष अमित शाह से हुई साढ़े तीन घंटे की मैराथन बैठक में संभावित मंत्रियों के नाम तय हो गए। कार्यवाहक अध्यक्ष जेपी नड्डा और संगठन महासचिव बीएल संतोष की उपस्थिति में बिना पूर्व योजना के यह बैठक हुई। सोमवार को दिल्ली पहुंचे सीएम की शाह से मुलाकात पहले से तय नहीं थी। उनका उपराष्ट्रपति से मिलने का कार्यक्रम था। मुलाकात के बाद सीएम ने शिष्टाचारवश शाह से फोन पर बात…
(PTI) The government has no plans to ban petrol and diesel vehicles in the near future but will continue to push for greater use of electric vehicles with a view to cut oil imports and save the environment, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Conventional energy sources of coal and oil constitute more than 80% of India’s energy basket and the demand for energy will continue to grow as the country’s economy expands further. “EV is a priority but the incremental requirement of fuel will have to be met through a combination of BS-VI grade petrol and diesel, CNG and biofuels alongside EV,” he told reporters…
(ET) A threat by Indian Oil Corp (IOC) to stop jet fuel supplies to Air India at some airports was resolved after a late Monday evening intervention from the ministry. The state-run refiner threatened to stop supplies at six airports, including Pune, Vizag and Chandigarh, due to payment defaults by the airline, said a senior executive. The issue was later sorted after a meeting with aviation ministry officials, said an Air India spokesman. The cash-strapped airline has been struggling to make payments. It had a debt of more than Rs 54,000 crore last year when the government tried to sell a 76%…
(ET) State-owned power giant NTPC raised Rs 4,300 crore through bonds, which would be used for capital expenditure and general corporate requirement. The company entered the bond market to raise long-term debt for its capital expenditure and general corporate requirements, with an issue of base size of Rs 500 crore with a green shoe option to retain over subscription of up to Rs 4,000 crore and a tenure of 10 years, a BSE filing said. According to the statement, the bidding for the issue took place on BSE’s EBP portal between 10.30 and 11.30 am on Monday. The company told the…
(AU) प्रदेश में कृषि भूमि के सर्किल रेट में 25 से 30 फीसदी बढ़ोतरी होगी। कृषि के अलावा अकृषि और व्यावसायिक भूमि के सर्किल रेट भी बढ़ेंगे। इसके लिए स्टांप एवं रजिस्ट्रीकरण विभाग ने नई दरों का प्रस्ताव तैयार कर लिया है। पूरी संभावना है कि मंत्रिमंडल की आगामी बैठक में सरकार नए रेट पर मुहर लगा देगी। प्रदेश के जिन क्षेत्रों में तेजी से आवासीय व अन्य विकास कार्यों की गतिविधियां बढ़ रही हैं, वहां सर्वाधिक बढ़ोतरी होगी। प्रदेश में कृषि, अकृषि और व्यावसायिक भूमि की दरों में एकरूपता लाने के लिए सरकार सर्किल रेट बढ़ाने जा रही है।…
(LiveMint) Nearly 86 per cent of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) beneficiaries, who are at least one year old have returned for the second refill of LPG cylinder, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in the Lok Sabha on Monday quoting Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs). He said this in a written reply in relation to the implementation of PMUY and measures taken by the government to promote usage of LPG. “The PMUY beneficiaries get applicable subsidy directly into their bank account under PAHAL Scheme. In order to encourage the PMUY beneficiaries to adopt and use LPG on sustained basis, OMCs have taken measures which include…