(FE) Coal India (CIL) has offered five million tonne of extra coal to state-run NTPC on a credit basis and agreed to supply 7.94 lakh tonne of domestic coal per month to power utilities on condition that the power utilities will cut on imports, an official said. The miner has prioritised coal supplies to the power stations of eastern states for ensured generation to meet the increased power demand during the just concluded Durga Puja festival. Besides, festivities, the impact of cyclonic storm, “Titli has affected on coal production. But supplies have gone up to the level of 1.306 million…
Author: Aruna Sharma
(DJ) प्रदेश के उद्योगों में कार्यरत हिमाचली कर्मचारियों को प्रदेश सरकार एक हजार से 1500 रुपये तक कौशल विकास भत्ता देगी। यह भत्ता निजी क्षेत्र में काम करने वाले ऐसे कर्मचारियों को मिलेगा जिनका मासिक वेतन 15000 रुपये तक है। शारीरिक रूप से 50 फीसद तक अक्षम कर्मचारियों को 1500 रुपये प्रतिमाह की दर से कौशल विकास भत्ता दिया जाएगा जबकि अन्य कर्मचारियों को एक हजार रुपये मिलेंगे। यह उद्योगों की ओर से मिलने वाले वेतन से अलग होगा। प्रदेश के ऐसा पहली बार होगा कि प्रदेश सरकार निजी क्षेत्रों में कार्यरत कर्मचारियों को किसी प्रकार का भत्ता देगी। आधार से…
(DJ) सुप्रीम कोर्ट मंगलवार को देशभर में पटाखों के निर्माण और बिक्री पर प्रतिबंध लगाने वाली याचिकाओं पर फैसला सुनाएगा। जस्टिस एके सीकरी और अशोक भूषण की पीठ ने 28 अगस्त को मामले में फैसला सुरक्षित रख लिया था। वायु प्रदूषण से बिगड़ती स्थिति को नियंत्रित करने को लेकर पटाखों पर प्रतिबंध लगाने की मांग की गई है। इससे पहले सर्वोच्च अदालत ने कहा था कि याचिका पर फैसला देते समय पटाखा निर्माताओं के जीवनयापन के मौलिक अधिकार और देश के 1.3 अरब लोगों के स्वास्थ्य अधिकार समेत सभी पहलुओं पर ध्यान दिए जाने की आवश्यकता है। पिछले साल 9…
(LiveMint) British oil major BP Plc and Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) are planning to jointly set up as many as 2,000 petrol pumps in India over the next three years, according to two people aware of the development. The exact arrangement of the venture is being worked out and would be decided in a few months, a Reliance executive, one of the two people cited above, said on condition of anonymity. While Reliance already independently runs 1,343 petrol pumps, BP received a licence to set up 3,500 fuel retail outlets in India in October 2016. India is one of the few major…
(LiveMint) Policy watchers surprised by the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) decision to hold rates in October against a widely expected hike are fairly certain that this interlude will be over as soon as December.They are probably right. The minutes of the October policy meet show that RBI’s monetary policy committee members did not tone down their hawkishness or reduce their vigil on inflation when they had recommended a pause. In fact, long-standing hawk and RBI executive director Michael Patra said monetary policy needs to be on “high alert” on inflation. He merely felt that the need to raise rates was less because…
(PTI) State-owned ONGC bought Gujarat State Petroleum Corp’s (GSPC) stake in a KG basin gas block for USD 1.2 billion (about Rs 8,000 crore) when the replacement value of brand new assets built by the company is at least USD 1.5 billion and the asking price was Rs 20,000 crore, its former chairman D K Sarraf said. With Opposition attacking the government over what it said was “pressure” exerted on Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) to first bail out the debt-laden GSPC and then using the company to meet the disinvestment target by selling majority stake in HPCL, Sarraf,…
(ET) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has restructured its industry solutions units (ISUs), giving almost 200 employees control of them and quarterly target goals as it looks to free up senior executives to focus on long-term strategy. TCS first broke up its business into smaller units in 2008, a move that helped power growth, with revenue soaring to over $19 billion in FY18 from $6 billion in FY09. After the company’s second-quarter earnings were announced on October 11, CEO Rajesh Gopinathan said TCS had worked for two years to return to double-digit growth rates and the management would ‘step back’ to…
(ET) Korea’s state power utility has begun arbitration proceedings against India for not honouring fuel supply commitment to its gas-based power plant in Maharashtra. Korea Western Power Company (Kowepo) owns 40% in Pioneer Gas Power Limited (PGPL) that operates a 388 Mw project in Raigad district. Kowepo is protected under India-Korea bilateral investment treaty (BIT) and Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and it has sought resolution of issues surrounding its project in six months or $400-million compensation for loss and damages. If the issues remain unresolved after six months, Kowepo will commence international arbitration proceedings under India-Korea BIT and CEPA, a…
PM Shri Narendra Modi Addresses Carpet Expo Via Video Conferencing
(Hindustan) समाजवादी पार्टी के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष अखिलेश यादव ने कहा है कि प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी रोजगार देने का झूठा आंकड़ा पेश कर रहे हैं। उन्होंने कहा है कि भाजपा ने सत्ता में आने के लिए नौजवानों को रोजगार देने का वादा किया था, लेकिन उसे पूरा नहीं किया। समाजवादी सरकार में जिन नौजवानों को रोजगार मिला था उसे भी छीना जा रहा है। लाखों बेरोजगार दर-दर ठोकरें खाने को मजबूर हैं। अखिलेश यादव ने रविवार को जारी बयान में कहा कि समाजवादी सरकार में जिन नौजवानों को रोजगार मिला था उसे भी छीना जा रहा है। लाखों बेरोजगार दर-दर ठोकरें…