The Delhi Pollution Control Committee has notified the list of fuels approved for use in Delhi. The list includes fuels such as BS-VI petrol and diesel, compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied petroleum gas, aviation turbine […]
ONGC has pushed out the start date of natural gas production from a cluster of discoveries in the Krishna Godavari (KG)-DWN-98/2 and KG-D5 blocks to December 2019. ONGC is reworking the $5.07 billion project to […]
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board has received over 400 bids for the 86 geographical areas (GAs) that it is offering in the ninth city gas distribution bidding round. The last date for bid […]
The Chennai Port Trust has decided to grant a flat concession of 70 per cent on vessel-related charges in the port’s scale of rates for coastal vessels carrying transshipment containers. According to the decision, the […]
Essar Vizag Terminals Limited, a subsidiary of Essar Ports Limited, inaugurated the mechanised iron ore handling complex built in the outer harbour of Visakhapatnam port on July 11, 2018. The iron ore handling complex has […]
The Bombay High Court has restrained the Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) from invoking the bank guarantee of the Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) on a three-year dredging work (2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20). The dredging contract […]
During the first three months (April-June) of the current fiscal year (2018-19), Indian major ports handled 174.02 mt of traffic, compared to 167.48 mt in the corresponding period of 2017-18, registering an increase of 3.91 […]
The central government has set September 30, 2018 as the deadline for nationwide radio frequency identification operations. In addition, the government has directed the Tariff Authority for Major Ports to coordinate with the related agencies […]
The Andhra Pradesh cabinet has approved the provision of a concession to Kakinada SEZ Limited for the implementation of the Kakinada special economic zone project. The government will receive a 2.7 per cent share of […]
The Ministry of Shipping has allowed foreign flag ships to transport fertilisers between Indian ports without a licence. The cabotage relaxation granted to foreign flag ships for carrying fertilisers specified in the Indian Trade Classification, […]
As of June 30, 2018, the Indian shipping industry had a fleet of 1,389 vessels of 12.69 million gross tonnage (GT) and 19.27 million dead-weight tonnage (DWT). Of the vessels, 938 were coastal vessels with […]
APM Terminals Pipavav has received the certificate for Authorised Economic Operator for Logistics and Terminal Operators (AEO-LO). The port’s export-import customers can thus opt for AEO T3 certification and can avail of many benefits, such […]
Krishnapatnam port has announced the installation of Rapiscan Eagle P 60 (Eagle P60), a drive-through X-ray container scanner and radiation portal monitor. Besides reducing the service time and increasing security and safety at the port, […]
The Krishnapatnam Port Container Terminal (KPCT) has commissioned five electrical rubber-tyred gantry cranes (e-RTGCs) at the port. The e-RTGCs are expected to reduce energy costs by 80 per cent, the operating noise level by 65 […]
GMR Infrastructure Limited (GIL) has been chosen as the successful bidder through the Swiss Challenge method for the development of a greenfield commercial port in Andhra Pradesh. GIL has offered a revenue share of 2.7 […]
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has written to the states notifying the issue of coal shortages and asking them to import coal to meet demand. The coal shortage issue will be resolved once new mines […]
The MoP in consultation with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has notified the renewable purchase obligation (RPO) trajectory for all states and union territories from 2019-20 to 2021-22. Accordingly, the solar RPOs for […]
A total of eight companies have submitted bids for the MoP’s pilot scheme for the procurement of 2,500 MW of power from plants that lack power purchase agreements (PPAs). Bids were received for 2,200 MW against the […]
As per the MoP’s Sixth Annual Integrated Ratings for State Distribution Utilities, Gujarat’s state-owned discoms have received the highest rating of A+ for the sixth consecutive year. In addition, Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited also secured […]
The MoP has proposed changing the mandatory default setting for air conditioners (AC) to 24 ºC, from the current minimum setting of 18 ºC. The ministry has asked AC manufacturers to regulate default settings of […]
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