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Coal price rationalisation needed : Piyush Goyal
Kolkata, Aug 28 ( (IANS) The central government is considering rationalising the prices of coal for certain grades based on their calorific value to remove any anomaly in the pricing structure, union Coal and Power Minister Piyush Goyal said here on
Kejriwal to launch electricity bill settlement scheme
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will launch a settlement scheme for electricity bill disputes on Sunday, the city government said on Friday.According to a government statement, the settlement scheme for electricity bill disputes will be named
India’s oil imports to be 90 percent by 2020 : Report
Bengaluru, Aug 28 (IANS) India’s import dependence on oil is likely to touch 90 percent by 2020 due to widening supply-demand gap on growing appetite for the fossil fuel, a joint study said on Friday. If the trend of importing more
Unit- II of NTPC TPS qualified for commercial operation
Neyveli, August 28 NLC Tamil Nadu Power Limited, (NTPL), a Joint Venture Company of NLC (89%) and TANGEDCO (11%), has established a 1000 MW (2 Units of 500 MW) Coal based Thermal Power Plant at Thoothukudi. Unit II of this
NTPC Records Highest Single Day Generation
NTPC the largest power utility of the country recorded highest single day generation of 733.12 MUs, the highest so far in this Financial Year from its 18 coal based, 7 gas based, 8 solar and Hydro power stations on August 27, 2015. The
President, PM pay tributes to 1965 war martyrs
New Delhi, Aug 28 President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday laid a wreath at the Amar Jawan Jyoti to pay tribute to the soldiers as India marked the 50th year of the 1965 Indo-Pakistan war. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also
Russia-Reliance Group pact for 197 defence choppers
New Delhi, Aug 28 A defence arm of the Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group has been picked for another project by the Russian government — this time for a Rs.6,000-crore ($925 million) potential deal to make 197 helicopters for the Indian
Nepal seeks support for its constitution making process
Kathmandu, Aug 28 The Nepalese government has urged neighbouring countries and the international community to support Nepal’s ongoing constitution drafting process.While briefing Kathmandu-based diplomats on the country’s latest political situation, Minister for Foreign Affairs Mahendra Bahadur Pandey and Minister for
2,000 mw solar power park in Karnataka soon
Bengaluru, Aug 28 A 2,000 MW solar power park would be set up at Pavagada in Karnataka’s Tumakuru district to meet the state’s energy needs, Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.“The mega solar project will be built under
Lok Sabha Speaker to attend speakers’ conferences in New York
New Delhi, Aug 27 Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan will attend the 10th Annual Meeting of Women Speakers of Parliament and the Fourth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament to be held in New York from August 29 to September
Defence Acquisition Council to meet on Friday
New Delhi, Aug 28 Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will on Friday chair a meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council, which is likely to clear some key proposals for defence acquisition.The meeting may also take up the deal for buying 36
98 makes it to ‘Smart Cities’ list, to get Rs.500 crore
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) In a move aimed at enhancing the quality of urban life, the government on Thursday unveiled a list of 98 cities in the country for the Smart City Mission. The central government proposes to give financial
DVC launches project “PRAGATI” to achieve operational excellence
The Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) has launched a Project “PRAGATI” on 27th August, 2015 at its Headquarters in Kolkata under the aegis of the Corporate Operations Services Group and the Plant Personnel with an objective of adopting best practices and
Reliance Comm partners Jasper to deliver Internet of Things across India
New Delhi, Aug 27 Reliance Communications (RCom), part of the Anil Ambani-led group, has partnered with global Internet of Things (IoT) platform leader Jasper to enable enterprises throughout India to launch, manage and monetise next-generation IoT businesses, the company said
HCL appoints global head for beyond digital business unit
New Delhi, Aug 27 IT service provider HCL Technologies (HCL) has appointed Jaco Van Eeden as executive vice president to lead its beyond digital business unit, a company statement said here on Thursday.He will lead the unit’s sales, delivery and
India to get first fast reactor fuel reprocessing plant
Chennai, Aug 27 The foundation for India’s first fast reactor fuel reprocessing plant to be built at a cost of Rs.9,600 crore is expected to be laid in two months’ time at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu, a top official has
Himachal cabinet gets one more minister
Shimla, Aug 27 The Virbhadra Singh-led cabinet in Himachal Pradesh was expanded on Thursday with the induction of a minister, an official said here.This is the second cabinet expansion of the nearly three-year-old Congress government.Governor Acharya Devvrat administered the oath