(ET) The Gujarat government has approached the Supreme Court to prevent consumer groups such as Energy Watchdog and Prayas Energy from influencing decision on resolution proposal of Rs 50,000-crore imported coal-based plants of Tata Power, Adani Power and Essar Power. The proposal by an expert panel has been resisted as “illegal” by consumer groups, the Gujarat government and its power utility said in their petition to the Supreme Court. The court has admitted the matter and will hear it on October 29, sources said. The expert committee, led by retired Supreme Court judge RK Agarwal, has recommended opening up the…
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(ET) The government has admonished Coal India’s brass for poor project management, long delays in tendering, leniency with contractors and other issues that have starved thermal power plants of fuel and warned the company’s non performers that it can take stern action. The central government wants Coal India to liquidate 10 million tonnes of pit head stocks from its existing 21 million tonnes by end of October to take care of increased demand during festival season. “Contracts management and monitoring systems, especially for big infrastructure projects like coal handling plants and washeries are very poor,” the coal ministry said in a…
(PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday reviewed the oil and gas production profile of state-owned ONGC and OIL over the near to medium term to assess how his target to cut oil imports by 10 per cent would be met. Sources with direct knowledge of the meeting said Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) Chairman and Managing Director Shashi Shanker and Oil India Ltd (OIL) Chairman and Managing Director Utpal Bora gave projections of oil and gas production of their respective companies over the next five-year period. Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Petroleum Secretary M M Kutty were also present…
(ET) Seven companies including RKM PowerGen, Jaiprakash Associates and MB Power have secured contracts to supply 1,900 MW of power to five states. Power Finance Corp Consulting Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of state-owned Power Finance Corp, awarded the contracts on Friday. The companies, which also include Jindal India Thermal Power, IL&FS, Avantha Group’s Jhabua Power and SKS Power, will supply power to Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Bihar, West Bengal and Haryana, an official said. Power purchase agreements (PPAs) with power distribution utilities of these states will be signed after receiving requisite clearances, the official added. The seven power companies had in July quoted…
(Tribune) Vice-Chairman of the Kullu Dasehra Festival Committee and DC Yunus Khan presided over a meeting to review the preparations of the week-long Kullu Dashera, beginning from October 19. The DC said a cultural troupe, besides international cultural groups, had been invited to participate during the seven-day festivities. Local artistes would be provided the opportunity to participate in the programmes to be held at Lal Chand Prarthi Kala Kendra. Security arrangements, plot distribution, exhibitions, cultural programmes, sports, cleanliness, water and electricity arrangements and traffic management were discussed at the meeting. Necessary arrangements for around 300 deities attending the event were also…
(AU) इस समय देश के 122 बिजली घरों में इस समय कोयले की भारी किल्लत हो गई है। पहले माना जा रहा था बरसात के बाद स्थिति ठीक हो जाएगी, लेकिन अभी भी कोयले की आपूर्ति में सुधार नहीं हुई है। कोयला सचिव इंद्रजीत सिंह ने कोल इंडिया को पत्र लिख कर स्थिति ठीक करने को कहा है क्योंकि करीब 10 बिजली घरों में कोयले का अतिरिक्त स्टॉक नहीं है। कोयले की आपूर्ति नहीं सुधरने पर त्यौहार में बिजली की बढ़ी मांग पूरा करने में दिक्कत हो सकती है। कोयला मंत्रालय के आंकड़ों के मुताबिक इस समय दस बिजली घरों…
(PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay an official visit to Japan on October 28-29 to hold the annual India-Japan summit with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe which will focus on bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interests, the External Affairs Ministry said. It will be the fifth annual summit meeting between PM Modi and Mr Abe and their 12th meeting overall since 2014. Besides bilateral issues, the two leaders are expected to deliberate on a range of regional and global issues including the situation in the Indo-Pacific region. “Under the framework of the Special Strategic and Global Partnership between…
(Tribune) The Uttarakhand High Court has asked the state government to ensure the supply of essential commodities to remote villages in Pithoragarh district using choppers within 24 hours and maintain this throughout the winter season. The order came on Thursday on a PIL filed by residents of 12 villages of the district complaining of a shortage of essential food items and other necessities due to their location in inhospitable terrain and poor road connectivity. A Bench of acting Chief Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Manoj Tiwari directed as an interim measure the Uttarakhand government is to provide necessary ration, including…
(AU) निकाय चुनाव के तीसरे चरण के लिए मतदान शुरू हो गया है। जम्मू संभाग में केवल सांबा जिले की चार कमेटियों के लिए चुनाव हो रहा है। कश्मीर में अनंतनाग व बारामुला जिले की तीन कमेटियों तथा श्रीनगर नगर निगम के 20 वार्ड के लिए वोट डाले जा रहे हैं। कुल 96 वार्ड के लिए 365 प्रत्याशी भाग्य आजमा रहे हैं। तीसरे चरण में कुल 193990 मतदाता सुबह छह से शाम चार बजे तक वोट डालेंगे। चुनाव को सकुशल व शांतिपूर्ण संपन्न कराने के लिए सुरक्षा के व्यापक प्रबंध किए गए हैं। तीसरे चरण में आठ निकायों के लिए…
(BS) Amidst rising fuel prices despite an excise cut on petrol and diesel last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a review meeting with Finance Minister Arun Jailtey and Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan here on Friday. “The PM’s meeting in the morning was on petroleum issues. The discussion centered around increasing domestic oil production, subsidy borne by oil marketing companies (OMCs) and reducing oil imports to cut down the current account deficit,” a senior official said.The meeting assumes significance as the US sanction against Iran kicks-in on November 4 and India is dependent on imports for more than 80 per cent of its oil requirement. On domestic oil production, Petroleum Minister Pradhan on October 1…