Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi inaugurated the second State Mining Ministers’ Conference in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh today. The Conference is yet another step in the direction of making India’s mineral sector ‘Aatma Nirbhar’ and promoting Sustainable Mining in the country. Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Dr. Mohan Yadav was the Chief Guest of the event and several Mines Ministers of other States also graced the conference. More than 80 Secretary level officers, Principal Secretaries/ Special Secretaries (Mines), and DGMs/DMGs from 28 States participated, along with the officials of the Ministries of Mines and Coal. Addressing…
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BS State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) will set up a new unit to house its gas business and clean energy projects such as green hydrogen, as it looks to fast-track foray into new areas. In a stock exchange filing, the firm said it last month received approval of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas for formation of a wholly-owned subsidiary company for gas business and clean energy projects. “The proposed name of the company is ‘ONGC Green Limited’ subject to approval of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India,” it said, adding the company board at…
PTI The doors of the Ram temple in Ayodhya opened to the general public on Tuesday, a day after the consecration of the new Ram Lalla idol. A large number of devotees, both locals and visitors from other states, gathered near the main gateway along the Ram Path leading to the temple complex late on Monday night, seeking an early entry to the premises the following morning. As a large crowd gathered during the night near the ceremonial gateway that was decked up for the consecration ceremony — police told the devotees that they would only be allowed to enter…
PTI State-owned CIL’s arm Central Coalfields Ltd is mulling a joint venture with the Jharkhand government for the second phase of expansion of Tenughat Thermal Power Station in the state. The total installed capacity of the thermal station is 420 MW having two units of 210 MW capacity each. The first unit of 210 MW was put under commercial operation in September 1996 and second unit in September 1997. Tenughat Vidyut Nigam Limited (TVNL) intends to set up 2X660 MW coal fired supercritical units of extension project (Stage II) at the Tenughat Thermal Power Station (TTPS) located at Lalpania in…
PTI The Odisha government on Monday approved 14 proposals including the JSW Group’s plan to set up electric vehicles and component manufacturing units in Cuttack and Jagatsinghpur districts with an investment of Rs 40,000 crore, a senior official said. The proposals were approved at the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. “The Cabinet approved a special incentive package for the JSW Group’s ambitious EV and component manufacturing projects at Naraj in Cuttack, and Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district”, chief secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena told reporters. These projects, with a combined investment of over Rs 40,000 crore and employment potential…
AU उत्तराखंड में मतदाताओं की संख्या 83 लाख 36 हजार 780 पहुंच गई है। इस बार 99,922 मतदाता बढ़े हैं। जिसमें 18 से 19 आयु वर्ग के 129062 मतदाता हैं। जो पहली बार मतदान करेंगे। मुख्य निर्वाचन अधिकारी डॉ. वी षणमुगम ने अंतिम मतदाता सूची जारी करते हुए कहा, राज्य में 11729 मतदान केंद्र बनाए गए हैं। प्रदेश में सबसे अधिक देहरादून जिले में 15 लाख 30 हजार 939 मतदाता हैं। जबकि रुद्रप्रयाग जिले में सबसे कम एक लाख 94342 मतदाता हैं। मुख्य निर्वाचन अधिकारी ने कहा, मतदाता बनने की प्रक्रिया चलती रहेगी। जो छूट गए हैं वे मतदाता बनने…
PTI The Ayodhya airport handled around 100 chartered flights on Monday as many people flew into the city to attend the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple. Around 8,000 people were invited for the consecration ceremony. The new Ram Lalla idol was consecrated at the Ayodhya temple on Monday, an event led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Business Aircraft Operators Association (BAOA) President Captain R K Bali told PTI that 100 chartered flights were booked by various individuals and entities to Ayodhya for Monday and out of them, around 50 were business jets. The grouping represents business jet operators. An…
Coal-based power generation in the country witnessed a remarkable growth of around 10.13% during Apr-Dec’23, as compared to corresponding period of previous year while overall power generation grew 6.71% during the same period. The Domestic coal-based power generation during Apr-Dec’23 reached 872 Billion Units (BU), reflecting an increase of 7.14% from the 813.9 Billion Units (BU) generated in the corresponding period of last year. This reflects an ample coal supply to meet the growing energy demand in the country. Coal import for blending has decreased substantially by 40.66% to 17.08 MT during Apr-Dec’23 from 28.78 MT in the corresponding period…
Ndtv Donations made through Bharat Bill Payment System toward the Ayodhya Ram Temple have doubled every two hours on Sunday, according to a person in the know. This comes ahead of the temple’s ‘Pran Pratishthan’ ceremony for the new Ram Lalla idol, slated on Monday. Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra was added on BBPS in the last 24 hours, the person quoted above said. The number of donations, made via UPI, as well as the amount are doubling every couple of hours, allowing devotees to connect with the inauguration digitally, despite not being physically present, this person said. The Bharat…
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