(PTI) India’s biggest power producer NTPC Ltd has decided to exit the joint venture with BHEL, saying it is not a manufacturer of equipment and would rather concentrate on setting up and operating power plants. NTPC-BHEL Power Projects Pvt Ltd was set up in December 2007 as a 50:50 joint venture for manufacturing power equipment. The joint venture’s first manufacturing facility at Mannavaram in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh started operations in 2016 but had very little orders. Top NTPC sources said the company has decided to exit the venture and has informed the power ministry about its intentions. NTPC wants…
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(ET) Reliance Industries and BP will award contracts for the development of their ‘Satellite cluster’ in the KG D6 block in six to eight weeks, a company executive has said. The two companies on Thursday announced the sanctioning of the ‘Satellite Cluster’, the second of three projects in the KG D6 block integrated development. The development of the ‘R-Series’ deep-water gas fields, the first of the three projects, was sanctioned in 2017. Together, the three projects are expected to produce 30-35 million cubic metres of gas a day, phased over 2020-2022. “In consonance with our announcements last year to raise domestic gas…
(LiveMint) If anybody was expecting a rate cut soon, here is a reality check: The minutes of the monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting show that Viral Acharya, deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), said, “I am, however, likely to shift decisively to vote for a beginning of withdrawal of accommodation in the next MPC meeting in June.” This is perhaps the strongest guidance given by an MPC member ever. None of the members have lowered their concerns over inflation. The elephant in the room—minimum support price hike—has been recognized and called out by all. Surprisingly, a softer note…
(Tribune) The portals of the Yamunotri and Gangotri shrines in Uttarakhand were thrown open for the pilgrims on Wednesday signalling the beginning of the first leg of the Char Dham yatra. The portals of Yamunotri were opened at 12.15 pm and that of the Gangotri temple at 1.15 pm, an opportune time decided by the pandits in advance, according to the Hindu panchang.The traditional ritual began after the idols of Goddesses Yamunotri and Gangotri were brought in palanquins by the villagers where they are worshipped during their winter sojourn. On the arrival of the deities, the pandits recited vedic hymns…
(DJ) पंजाब और हरियाणा के बीच चल रहे पानी के विवाद में अब हिमाचल सरकार भी कूद गई है। हिमाचल के मुख्यमंत्री जयराम ठाकुर ने बुधवार को चंडीगढ़ में कहा कि उनकी सरकार पंजाब व हरियाणा और दिल्ली से पानी की रॉयल्टी मांगेगी। इस बारे में उनकी हरियाणा के मुख्यमंत्री मनोहर लाल खट्टर से बात हुई है। हालांकि उनकी पंजाब के सीएम अमरिंदर सिंह से मुलाकात नहीं हो पाई। चंडीगढ़ प्रेस क्लब में जयराम ठाकुर ने कहा कि पानी को लेकर उनकी सरकार कानूनी रूप से अपना हक मांगेगी। इसका अधिकार सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने अपने फैसले में दिया है, क्योंकि इन राज्यों को जाने…
(PTI) The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed pleas seeking an independent probe into the death of special CBI judge B H Loya, ruling that the judge died of natural causes and the petitions were a serious attempt to scandalise and obstruct the course of justice The apex court also held that all litigations concerning circumstances of death of judge Loya is concluded with this judgement The top court dubbed the PILs into the death of judge Loya who was hearing the high-profile Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, as frivolous and motivated litigations to settle political scores and rivalry were behind…
(DJ) कर्नाटक की असली जंग एक मई से छिड़ेगी। भाजपा के स्टार प्रचारक प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी पहली मई से नौ मई तक पूरे प्रदेश में 15 रैलियां करेंगे। जाहिर है कि अब तक दिख रही कड़ी टक्कर को वह आखिरी पड़ाव में आगे ले जाना चाहेंगे। कर्नाटक विधानसभा चुनाव 12 मई को है। मुख्य प्रतिद्वंदी कांग्रेस और भाजपा ने उम्मीदवारों की घोषणा कर दी है। मैदान सज चुका है। अगर कांग्रेस की बात की जाए तो पार्टी अध्यक्ष राहुल गांधी भले ही पिछले पांच छह महीनों में दर्जनों चक्कर लगा चुके हैं। घूम घूम कर रैलियां भी कर रहे हैं…
The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has advised the youth to protect preserve and celebrate Indian culture and traditions and youth that are both present and future of this country can achieve their life’s goals with hard work and dedication. He was addressing the gathering after releasing a Book titled ‘Bhavdiye’ based on Compilation of Letters written by Shri Kedar Nath Sahani, here today. The Union Minister for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan and other dignitaries were present on the occasion. The Vice President said that Shri Kedar…
(PTI) The Supreme Court today said it was not sure whether bringing people “face to face” with authorities through Aadhaar was the best model as the State should reach them to accord the benefits of the welfare schemes. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, hearing a clutch of petitions challenging Aadhaar and its enabling 2016 law, was told by the counsel for the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) that the 12 digit national identifier brought the citizens face to face with the service providers for getting the benefits. “We are not sure if that is…
(DJ) इन्वेस्टर्स समिट का आयोजन कर घरेलू निवेशकों को आकर्षित करने के बाद उत्तर प्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ अब अंतरराष्ट्रीय निवेशकों को रिझाने का रुख कर सकते हैं। इसी दिशा में कदम बढ़ाते हुए योगी चीन का दौरा कर सकते हैं। बताया जाता है कि विदेश मंत्रालय ने योगी से चीन जाने वाले एक शिष्टमंडल का नेतृत्व करने का आग्रह किया है। योगी की अगुवाई में यह दल पड़ोसी देश में विकास की जानकारी लेगा। सूत्रों के मुताबिक इस पत्र में कहा गया है कि भारतीय विदेश नीति में चीन के महत्व को देखते हुए एक आदान-प्रदान कार्यक्रम तैयार…