(PTI) India will surpass China to become the second largest oil demand growth centre globally in 2019 on back of buoyant auto fuel and LPG consumption, research and consultancy group Wood Mackenzie said Tuesday. In a report, Wood Mackenzie said India’s oil demand growth recovered strongly in 2018, overcoming the aftermath of the implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) and demonetisation, and contributed 14 per cent of the global demand growth or 2,45,000 barrels per day. “We forecast oil demand to grow at the same level in 2019. This will result in India becoming the second largest demand growth centre…
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(PTI) The government will be auctioning about 1,900 gifts received by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the funds raised will be used for the project to clean river Ganga, according to a statement. The items that would be auctioned include paintings, sculptures, shawls, pagris, jackets and traditional musical instruments from across the country. “The physical auction will be conducted on January 27 and 28, 2019 at National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi from 12.00 pm onwards. The e-auction will take place subsequently from January 29-30, 2019 for remaining items left after physical auction,” the statement said.
(Hindustan) कांग्रेस की पूर्व अध्यक्ष एवं सांसद सोनिया गांधी का अपने संसदीय क्षेत्र रायबरेली का दो दिवसीय दौरा रद्द हो गया। लेकिन कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष राहुल गांधी के कार्यक्रम कोई बदलाव नहीं हुआ है। राहुल 23 जनवरी को विशेष विमान से फुरसतगंज हवाई पट्टी पर दोपहर 11 बजे उतरेंगे। सांसद सोनिया गांधी प्रतिनिधि केएल शर्मा ने बताया कि कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष राहुल गांधी और सांसद सोनिया गांधी अमेठी-रायबरेली के दो दिवसीय दौरे पर बुधवार को पहुंचने वाली थी। सोनिया का दौरा अचानक रद्द हो गया है। उनके दौरे की सारी तैयारियां पूरी हो चुकी थी। उन्हें सांसद निधि से हुए विकास कार्यों का…
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the plenary session of the 15th edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas at Deendayal Hastkala Sankul in Varanasi today. Chief Guest of PBD 2019, Prime Minister of Mauritius, PravindJugnauth, ,Governor of Uttar Pradesh Ram Naik, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj along with UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar, Chief Minister of UttarakhandTrivendra Singh Rawat, Union Minister of State for Overseas Indian Affairs Retd.General V K Singh and several other dignitaries graced the occasion. In his address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it is the love and affection of…
Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Nitin Gadkari today inaugurated a 1210-meter span-bridge over the river Ravi in Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir. While dedicating the bridge to the Nation, Shri Gadkari said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi led Government had set a new mark in timely delivery of public goods by completing various projects on or before time. He said that the Government was focussed on providing corruption free and transparent governance to the people without compromising quality. Shri Gadkari said this at a public rally after…
(BS) The Delhi government and the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) set to sign an agreement for setting up a gas compact reformer. If smoothly executed, Delhi will become the first Indian city where trials to use clean fuel in public buses will be conducted. Production of hydrogen-CNG fuel, which releases up to 70% less carbon monoxide than conventional CNG, is likely to soon begin in the capital, with the Delhi government and the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) set to sign an agreement for setting up a gas compact reformer.If the project sees smooth execution, Delhi will become the first Indian city…
(AU) सामान्य वर्ग के युवाओं के लिए 10 फीसदी आरक्षण सुरक्षित कराकर विपक्षी दलों पर मानसिक बढ़त बना चुकी भाजपा ने अब अगले कदम की तैयारी में है। पार्टी अपने शासन वाले तीन राज्यों हरियाणा, झारखंड और महाराष्ट्र में फिर से मोदी मैजिक के सहारे चुनावी वैतरणी पार करने की जुगत भिड़ा रही है। इसके लिए इन तीनों राज्यों के विधानसभा चुनाव भी आगामी लोकसभा चुनावों के साथ ही कराए जा सकते हैं। इन तीनों राज्यों की विधानसभा का कार्यकाल अक्तूबर से नवंबर के बीच खत्म हो रहा है। भाजपा सूत्रों ने बताया कि झारखंड में झामुमो, राजद, कांग्रेस और…
(BS) The state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) organised a cycle rally here on Sunday to promote the eco-friendly mode of transport among citizens. Tripura Education and Law Minister Ratan Lal Nath, flagging off the “Saksham Cycle Day” celebrations, paddled a cycle himself to encourage the people to adopt the eco-friendly mode of transportation. ONGC Tripura Asset partnered with Petroleum Conservation and Research Association (PCRA) to organise the rally in which participants from the age of 10 to 75 years took part.
(LiveMint) In what would be its largest investment in India till date, BASF SE, headquartered in Ludwigshafen, Germany, today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ahmedabad-based Adani group to evaluate a major joint investment in the acrylics value chain, according to a joint media statement issued by the companies. According to the pact, BASF and Adani want to establish a joint venture with an investment of about €2 billion (approximately Rs 16,000 crore), in which BASF will hold the majority stake, according to the press statement. The designated site would be located at Mundra port in Gujarat. A…
(AU) स्वाइन फ्लू की चपेट में आकर इलाज के लिए एम्स में दाखिल भाजपा अध्यक्ष अमित शाह अगर समय पर बंगाल के दौरे पर नहीं आ पाते तो उनकी जगह पार्टी की पदयात्रा का नेतृत्व उत्तर प्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ करेंगे। भाजपा सूत्रों ने बृहस्पतिवार को इसकी जानकारी दी। पार्टी की पहली पदयात्रा और जनसभा मालदा में 20 जनवरी को होनी है। यहां ब्रिगेड परेड ग्राउंड में आठ फरवरी को प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी की एक रैली आयोजित करने की भी योजना है। रथयात्रा का मामला खटाई में पड़ने के बाद भाजपा ने राज्य के विभिन्न हिस्सों में बडे़ पैमाने…