(BS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of Bharuch Bus Port today.During his two-day visit to Gujarat, beginning today, Prime Minister Modi will also dedicate a four-lane extradosed bridge over the Narmada at Bharuch on NH-8 and Petrochemicals Complex of ONGC Petro Additions Limited at Dahej to the nation. In a tweet, Prime Minister Modi said, these projects will benefit the people of the state immensely.”Will dedicate to the nation a Four-Lane Extradosed Bridge over the Narmada at Bharuch on NH-8 and Petrochemicals Complex of OPAL at Dahej. I will visit the plant of ONGC Petro Additions…
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(BS) ONGC Petro additions Limited (OPaL)’s much delayed single largest petrochemical plant in the country at Dahej Special Economic Zone (SEZ) was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday here.A joint venture company promoted by ONGC, GAIL and GSPC, OPaL is implementing a grass root integrated petrochemical complex located within the SEZ under the Petroleum, Chemical and Petrochemical Investment Region (PCPIR) at Dahej near Bharuch. At full capacity, the complex will annually produce 1.4 million metric tonnes of polymers such as linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) and high density polyethylene (HDPE), polypropylene and 500,000 metric tonnes of chemicals like…
The second round of regional conference titled on ‘Make in India-Make in Steel’ and ‘Doubling per capita Steel Consumption’, organized by Ministry of Steel, for Northern region was inaugurated by Hon’ble Union Steel Minister Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh, today, in Ludhiana. Hon’ble Minister of State for Steel Shri Vishnu Deo Sai, Dr. Aruna Sharma, Secretary, Ministry of Steel, Mr. Sunil Barthwal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Steel, Mr. P.K. Singh, Chairman, SAIL, Mr. M. Bhaduri, CMD, HSCL, Dr. Sanak Mishra, Secretary General, Indian Steel Association and representatives from private steel sector were also present during the occasion. Considering the presence of…
(FE) Petrol pumps, which were allowed to accept old currency notes in payments towards refueling of vehicles after demonetisation, are under the scanner of the income tax department for suspected conversion of unaccounted cash, BTVi reported citing unidentified sources.The income tax department is reportedly investigating whether some deposits camouflaged as payments from bogus debtors, allowing tax evaders to convert their undeclared cash money at the petrol pumps. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a surprise move on November 8, demonetised high-value currency notes in order to curb the menace of black money, sucking out 86% of cash currency in circulation in…
(FE) Following a long campaign for the Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to Gujarat for a two-day trip. The Prime Minister, who was also the former Chief Minister of the state is inaugurating the 1.4 extra dose cable bridge on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai National Highway today. Earlier, PM Modi had gone on social networking site Twitter and said that he would dedicate the Four-Lane Extradosed bridge over the Narmada at Bharuch on the National Highway 8, and Petrochemicals Complex of OPAL at Dahej to the nation. The 1.4 km bridge is reported to be the longest…
(FE) The government is looking to raise close to Rs 9,000 crore by selling 10% equity stake each in the state-run companies Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd and Oil India Ltd as part of its plan to raise funds from its equity stakes in 16 PSUs to meet its ambitious disinvestment target for the next financial year 2017-18, CNBC TV18 reported on Tuesday citing a wire report, which quoted an unidentified government official. The government could either sell the shares in the open markets, or might ask the companies to buy back the shares themselves, the news report said. While 10%…
(AU) सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने इस बात का परीक्षण करने का निर्णय लिया है कि क्या केंद्र सरकार और आरबीआई 500 और 1000 रुपये के पुराने नोटों के बदलने की समय सीमा घटा सकता है जबकि प्रधानमंत्री ने राष्ट्र के नाम अपने संबोधन में कहा था कि पुराने नोट 31 मार्च, 2017 तक बदले जा सकते हैं। नियम में बदलाव करने के खिलाफ दाखिल तीन याचिकाओं पर सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने केंद्र सरकार और आरबीआई को नोटिस जारी किया है।चीफ जस्टिस जेएस खेहर की अध्यक्षता वाली तीन सदस्यीय पीठ ने इस मामले का परीक्षण करने का निर्णय लेते हुए केंद्र और आरबीआई…
(PTI) The benchmark BSE Sensex rose about 50 points in early trade today on sustained buying by funds and retail investors amid mixed global cues.Rising for the second straight session, the BSE 30-share barometer surged 49.98 points, or 0.17 per cent, to 29,098.17.The gauge had rallied 215.74 points in the previous session. Sectoral indices, led by power, oil & gas, consumer durables, PSU, FMCG, capital goods, auto and banking, were in the green, gaining by up to 0.69 per cent.Shares of Adani Power surged 5.58 per cent to Rs 40.70, while Reliance Power was quoting 3.63 per cent higher at…
(AU) यूपी के सीएम अखिलेश यादव ने लखनऊ के सपा कार्यालय में प्रेस कांफ्रेंस करते हुए भाजपा व बसपा पर निशाना साधा। उन्होंने कहा कि जनता ने हमें चुनाव में पूरा सहयोग किया है। इस बार फिर से यूपी में सपा की सरकार बनने जा रही है।उन्होंने कहा कि भाजपा के लोग हमारे काम से परेशान हैं। इसलिए प्रधानमंत्री को वाराणसी में दो रोड शो करने पड़े।उन्होंने तंज कसते हुए कहा कि जो लो फेल होते हैं। वहीं दोबारा परीक्षा देते हैं। उन्होंने कहा कि जनता ने हमें हमारे रोड शो में जबरदस्त समर्थन दिया है। यूपी में सपा की…
A high level delegation led by Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhanhad organized a promotion event for India’s new Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy (HELP) at CERA Week 2017 in Houston, World’s energy capital on 6thMarch 2017. The aim was to encourage active global participation in upcoming investment opportunities in India which has one of the world’s fast growing oil and gas industry. The promotion event was participated by global energy leaders, government dignitaries, policy makers, innovators and industry professionals. During the event, Shri Pradhan spoke about the transformative and proactive policy reforms undertaken…