(FE) India’s state-run power utility plans to invest $10 billion in new coal-fired power stations over the next five years despite the electricity regulator’s assessment that thermal plants now under construction will be able to meet demand until 2027. In the first phase, India’s biggest power producer, NTPC , plans to build three new plants with a combined capacity of more than 5 gigawatts (GW), nearly double the capacity of those currently being phased out, five senior company officials said. The company has not made the investment public because it has not yet received government approval. If approved, the plan could set…
Author: Aruna Sharma
(Zee News) Domestic cooking gas (LPG) price has been hiked by up to Rs 32 per cylinder — the steepest increase in six years — following implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST).Subsidised LPG rates have been increased to Rs 477.46 per 14.2-kg cylinder from Rs 446.65 in Delhi after GST was implemented from July 1. In the previous indirect tax regime where separate factory-gate duty and sales tax were levied, LPG attracted a zero or nil excise duty all over the country.VAT or sales tax was nil in Delhi as well as Chandigarh, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan,…
(AU) प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी आज तीन दिवसीय ऐतिहासिक दौरे पर इजरायल दौरे पर पहुंच चुके हैं। एयरपोर्ट पर इजरायल के प्रधानमंत्री बेंजामिन नेतन्याहू व अन्य नेताओं ने पीएम मोदी का जोरदार स्वागत किया। इजरायल पहुंचे पीएम मोदी से इजरायल के प्रधानमंत्री बेंजामिन नेतन्याहू एयरपोर्ट पर एक दूसरे के गले मिले। तेल-अवीब एयरपोर्ट पर आयोजित कार्यक्रम में प्रधानमंत्री बेंजामिन नेतन्याहू ने हिंदी में कहा कि स्वागत है मेरे दोस्त। बेंजामिन नेतन्याहू ने कहा कि इजरायल 70 साल से इस घड़ी का इंतजार कर रहा था। नेतन्याहू ने पीएम मोदी से कहा कि आपने कहा था कि ‘स्काई इज लिमिट’ लेकिन हम कहते हैं कि स्काई भी…
All the 1,137 statutory cities and towns in six States of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Kerala and Telangana are set to be declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) by October 2 this year marking the completion of three years of Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban). This is based on the regular reports being received from States/UTs. With Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Chandigarh having already declared all the 281 cities and towns under their jurisdiction ODF, a total of 1,418 cities and towns would become ODF by this October, two years ahead of the mission deadline of October 2, 2019. These nine…
(TOI) Indian Oil Corporation’s (IOC) upcoming terminals to import LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) at Kochi and Paradip would commence operations by 2018, a senior official said. “They are likely to be completed in 2018,” said R Sitharthan, executive director, IOC, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. The company now has a LPG import terminal at Kandla in Gujarat. IOC, the country’s largest fuel retailer, is expanding capacity at the import terminal from 1.5 million tonnes per annum to 2.5 million. “The import terminals are being built to meet growing demand,” Sitharthan said on the sidelines of an event held here to launch…
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(TH) ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) has signed definitive binding agreements with Tullow Namibia Ltd (Tullow), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tullow Oil plc, to acquire 30 per cent participating interest in three blocks. According to an official release, OVL will acquire 30 per cent participating interests under Namibia Petroleum Exploration Licence 0037 for Blocks 2112A, 2012B and 2113B and related agreements (Licence) out of Tullow’s existing participating interest of 65 per cent in the licence. Pancontinental Namibia (Pty) Ltd with 30 per cent participating interest and Paragon Oil and Gas (Pty) Ltd with 5 per cent participating interest are the…
(FP) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday held talks with Nepal’s deputy prime minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara, in a first high-level interaction between the two countries after the Sher Bahadur Deuba government assumed power. The ministers “held a discussion on a wide range of bilateral matters of mutual interest, including ongoing connectivity and development projects,” the external affairs ministry said, adding that the visiting minister spoke about the recently-concluded second phase of local elections in Nepal.
(FE) Indian Oil Corporation today launched 450-kg Indane Jumbo LPG cylinder in the Indian market. Indane Jumbo called the “Mini-Bulk” is available in minimum footprint size with a flow rate of up to 2,000 kg/hour and does not require license to use. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of the launch, Indian Oil Executive Director – Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, R Sitharthan said Coimbatore, being a very industrialised city, was the best place to introduce the product in India.“With this launch we expect to meet the need of industries where space is a constraint and constant changeover is not possible.” he…
(BS) Commercial capacity of Muzaffarpur Thermal Power Station becomes 610 MW. NTPC announced that 2nd Unit of 195 MW of Muzaffarpur Thermal Power Station Stage-II (2 X 195 MW) of Kanti Bijlee Utpadan Nigam (a subsidiary of NTPC) is declared on commercial operation w.e.f 00:00 Hrs. of 01 July 2017. With this, the commercial capacity of Muzaffarpur Thermal Power Station has become 610 MW and that of NTPC group has become 47488 MW.