TT State-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has cornered more than a third of the natural gas that Reliance Industries Ltd and its partner BP of the UK offered in the latest auction of the KG-D6 gas, sources said. IOC got 1.45 million standard cubic meters per day out of the 4 mmscmd of gas auctioned last week. The oil refining and marketing company, which was the top bidder even in the previous two auctions of gas from the eastern offshore KG-D6 block of Reliance-bp, bid the volumes as an aggregator on behalf of fertiliser plants. City gas companies, including Torrent…
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The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved Central Sector Scheme for providing Drones to the Women Self Help Groups (SHGs), with an outlay of Rs. 1261 Crore for the period from 2024-25 to 2025-26. The scheme aims to provide drones to 15,000 selected Women SHGs during the period 2023-24 to 2025-2026 for providing rental services to farmers for agriculture purpose. Aligning to the vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, the scheme seeks to empower women Self Help Groups (SHGs) and bringing new technologies through drone services in agriculture sector.
India ranks as the world’s third-largest consumer of energy, with an annual electricity demand increase of about 4.7%. Notably, Country witnessed a remarkable 8.18 % surge in power generation from April to October 2023 compared to the corresponding period of previous year. Coal-based power generation witnessed an 11.16% increase during Apr-Oct’ 23, as compared to corresponding period of previous year attributing to an unprecedented rise in temperature, delayed monsoons in the Northern region of the country coupled with the resumption of full commercial activities post-Covid. The Domestic coal-based power generation upto October 2023 reached 686.7 Billion Units (BU), reflecting an 8.88% increase…
DJ उत्तराखंड में मौसम का मिजाज बदल रहा है। अब प्रदेश में जमा देने वाली ठंड पड़नी शुरू हो गई है। प्रदेश में मौसम का मिजाज बीते तीन दिनों से बदला हुआ था। अब मैदानी क्षेत्रों में आसमान साफ होने लगा है। अगले कुछ दिनों में पूरे प्रदेश में मौसम शुष्क रहने के आसार हैं। हालांकि, मैदानी क्षेत्रों में कोहरा और पहाड़ों में पाला परेशान कर सकता है। प्रदेश के तापमान में भी तेजी से गिरावट आने की आशंका है। उत्तराखंड के मैदानी क्षेत्रों में मौसम साफ हो गया है, लेकिन पर्वतीय क्षेत्रों में आंशिक बादल मंडरा रहे हैं। बारिश…
DJ स्थापना के बाद गोरखपुर औद्योगिक विकास प्राधिकरण (गीडा) अपने स्वर्णिम काल से गुजर रहा है। गीडा के 34वें स्थापना दिवस समारोह में इसकी झलक साफ नजर आएगी। ऐसा पहली बार होगा जब स्थापना दिवस समारोह चार दिन तक चलेगा। मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ गीडा दिवस के अवसर पर करोड़ों की निवेश परियोजनाओं की आधारशिला रखेंगे। 800 करोड़ रुपये की परियोजनाओं का लोकार्पण एवं शिलान्यास किया जाएगा। इसी कार्यक्रम में कुछ ऐसे उद्यमियों को गीडा में भूखंड आवंटन का प्रमाण पत्र सौंपा जाएगा, जो लगभग 500 करोड़ रुपये का निवेश कर दो हजार से अधिक लोगों को रोजगार देने जा रहे…
PTI Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday said all the departments concerned have been directed to ensure strict implementation of restrictions under GRAP Stage-I and Stage-II following a weather department prediction that pollution levels in the national capital might fluctuate. Addressing a press conference, Rai said, “Keeping the improved pollution levels in mind, GRAP-III restrictions have been removed. However, the weather department has predicted that the pollution level could fluctuate if the wind speed slows. To avoid such a situation, all the departments concerned have been directed to ensure strict implementation of GRAP-I and GRAP-II restrictions.” “The ban on…
PTI The Uttar Pradesh government will celebrate January 22, the day of consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, as a festival, state Tourism Minister Jaiveer Singh said. The state government will hold recitation of the Ram Charitmanas and Hanuman Chalisa in all prestigious temples and ‘muths’. The programme will start from January 14 and continue till the consecration ceremony. For this, programmes will be presented by local artists through the Uttar Pradesh Tourism and Culture Council established in every district, Singh added. The expenditure of this event will be borne by the Tourism and Culture Department, he said. The…
BW Indian Stock exchanges National Stock Exchange And Bombay Stock Exchange have imposed fines on major players in the sector, such as Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Oil India, GAIL, Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL), and Engineers India, amounting to Rs 5.42 lakh, as revealed by recent filings. The fines, which are non-negotiable, stem from the companies’ failure to have the required number of independent directors on their boards during the second quarter. Similar fines were also levied in the preceding quarter. While each company now faces a uniform fine of Rs…
HT Telangana is going to witness the first-ever Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the next few days as the people of the state are determined to oust the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, hours after offering prayers at the Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirumala. The PM visited the temple at around 8am after reaching Tirumala on Sunday night. “At the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Tirumala, prayed for the good health, well-being and prosperity of 140 crore Indians,” said Modi on X. Later in the day, Modi addressed two rallies — at…
HT The United Arab Emirates (UAE) planned to exploit meetings with foreign governments arranged due to its COP28 hosting role to strike fossil fuel deals, according to leaked documents obtained by the BBC. The leaked briefing notes, obtained by journalists at the Centre for Climate Reporting (CCR) working alongside the British broadcaster, were prepared by the UAE’s COP28 team for summit president Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber ahead of meetings with foreign governments between July and October this year. CCR said it worked with the BBC to verify the authenticity of the documents, which it said were leaked by a whistleblower…