MC Indian Oil Corp, the country’s top refiner, aims to double the capacity of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal at Ennore in southern India, Sandeep Jain, the company’s executive director for gas business, said on Friday. The company plans to expand capacity to 10 million metric tons per year (tpy) amid the growing demand for gas in the country, Jain told reporters at an industry event. He did not elaborate on the details. India wants to raise the share of gas in its energy mix to 15% by 2030, up from the current 6.2%, as part of an…
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BS A protection umbrella is being laid inside the Silkyara tunnel, where 41 workers have been trapped for two weeks, to put up protection for the rescue team, official sources said. Apart from that, as part of efforts to provide assurance to 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel and relieve their stress, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has stepped in to provide them with a landline through which they can talk to their families. Kundan, a BSNL official, said they are in the process of sending a small landline phone to the stranded workers through the pipe. “Through this,…
Ndtv More than 73 per cent of the electorate in Rajasthan voted on Saturday in a bipolar contest involving the Congress and the BJP to elect a new government, with polling passing off peacefully barring a few stray incidents of violence. The tentative voter turnout was 73.92 per cent till the last report came in at 6 pm, an election commission official said. Earlier, Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta said the final voting figures will be issued once data is compiled. “The polling percentage till 5 pm was 68.24 per cent. The highest turnout was in Jaisalmer district, followed by…
DJ अरबों रुपये की शत्रु संपत्ति की अब ई-नीलामी होगी। इसके लिए जिले में सर्वे शुरू हो गया है। करछना और फूलपुर तहसील क्षेत्र में स्थित शत्रु संपत्तियों का सर्वे कराया जा रहा है। शेड्यूल के अनुसार सभी तहसीलों में शत्रु संपत्तियों का सर्वे कराया जाएगा। सर्वे रिपोर्ट केंद्रीय गृह मंत्रालय भेजी जाएगी। सर्वे के लिए शत्रु संपत्ति अभिरक्षक का कार्यालय अलीगंज, लखनऊ के वरिष्ठ सलाहकार पुष्कर श्रीवास्तव और सर्वेक्षक अशोक सिंह की कमेटी गठित की गई है। दोनों अधिकारी प्रयागराज में कैंप कर रहे हैं। इस कमेटी के साथ संबंधित तहसील के एसडीएम भी सर्वे में शामिल होंगे। सर्वे…
Union Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, inaugurated the two-day ‘International Seminar on Santha Kavi Bhima Bhoi and the legacy of Mahima Cult’ today in Bhubaneswar. Several academicians, dignitaries, Vice Chancellors, eminent speakers, etc. were present at the event. A short video on Santha Kavi Bhima Bhoi and the legacy of the Mahima Cult was shown during the programme. The Central University of Odisha, Guru Ghasidas Viswavidyalaya, Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh, SOA Deemed University Bhubaneswar and Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Odia, CIIL, have come together with the Ministry of Education…
CBG Blending Obligation (CBO) will promote production and consumption of Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) in the country, said Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Housing & Urban Affairs. In a major step towards enhancing use and adoption of CBG, the National Biofuels Coordination Committee (NBCC), chaired by Union Petroleum Minister announced yesterday the introduction of phase wise mandatory blending of CBG in CNG (Transport) & PNG (Domestic) segments of CGD sector. The key objectives of the CBO are to stimulate demand for CBG in CGD sector, import substitution for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), saving in Forex, promoting circular…
Ndtv Two army officers and two soldiers were killed in action after a fierce encounter broke in kalakot forests of Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. The encounter started after army’s special forces and police launched a a joint operation following intelligence inputs about the presence of terrorists in the forest area. The Pir Panjal forest in Jammu and Kashmir have proved to be a challenge for the security forces in the last few years following a series of encounters. The terrorists use the dense forests to conceal their positions, taking advantage of the topography. Terrorists take advantage of treacherous mountains,…
TT The legal battle between the Mamata Banerjee government and the BJP over the November 29 rally to be led by Union home minister Amit Shah in Esplanade was escalated to a division bench of Calcutta High Court on Wednesday. A day after Justice Rajasekhar Mantha of the high court verbally told the state government to allow the BJP to have its rally at the venue it wants, with the imposition of necessary guidelines, the state moved the division bench comprising Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya. The bench fixed the state’s appeal for hearing on November 28,…
FE Oil prices slipped slightly on Wednesday in quiet pre-U.S. Thanksgiving holiday trading, as the market awaited news on output cuts from the OPEC+ producers group and looked for confirmation of a sharp build-up in U.S. crude stocks. Brent crude futures fell 52 cents to $81.93 a barrel by 0946 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down 49 cents to $77.28. Both benchmarks have fallen for four straight weeks, and prices weakened further last week on growing concerns about the demand outlook. Investors remained cautious ahead of Sunday’s scheduled OPEC+ meeting, when the producer group may discuss deepening…
AU देश की राजधानी दिल्ली में लोगों की सांसों पर संकट बरकरार है। राजधानी के कई इलाकों में हवा की दिशा बदलने व गति कम होने से आबोहवा फिर गंभीर श्रेणी में पहुंच गई है। केंद्रीय प्रदूषण नियंत्रण बोर्ड (सीपीसीबी) के मुताबिक गुरुवार सुबह, जाहंगीरपुरी में 434, बवाना में 441, द्वारका में 412, बुराड़ी में 441, आनंद विहार में 387, अशोक विहार में 386, एक्यूआई दर्ज किया गया है। दिल्ली के मंत्री गोपाल राय ने कहा कि जिस तरह से हवा की गति कम है, वैज्ञानिकों का मानना है कि इसमें और सुधार हो सकता है। सरकार ने फैसला लिया…