The central government on January 9, 2020 granted viability gap funding for the MoPNG’s proposal of extending 60 per cent budgetary support worth Rs 55.59 billion for the Northeast Natural Gas Pipeline Grid project. The […]
The Expert Appraisal Committee of the MoEFCC recommended grant of coastal regulation zone clearance for the Ennore-Kancheepuram natural gas pipeline project on November 29, 2019. IOCL has proposed laying of a 30 inch outside diameter […]
During April-December 2019-20, the Indian major ports handled 524.03 million tonnes (mt) of traffic, compared to 518.94 mt in the corresponding period of 2018-19, registering an increase of 0.98 per cent. Deendayal port (erstwhile Kandla […]
DMICDC Logistics Data Services Limited has implemented its digital container tracking solution, Logistics Data Bank (LDB), at the Paradip International Cargo Terminal, Mormugao port and Kamarajar port. Currently, LDB handles 96 per cent of the […]
Chennai International Terminal Private Limited has extended the free time for storage of direct port delivery (DPD) and direct port entry (DPE) containers. The free storage time for DPD containers (imports) has been increased from […]
The government has again extended the deadline for five major ports for the installation of monitors and container scanners from December 31, 2019 to March 31, 2020. The five major ports are the Jawaharlal Nehru […]
The Public Private Partnership Appraisal Committee (PPPAC) has rejected the plan submitted by the Ministry of Shipping (MoS) to develop cargo berths at the western dock of Paradip port as a captive facility. While the […]
The governments of India, Afghanistan and Iran have decided to include the ports of Mormugao and New Mangalore as part of the designated route under the Chabahar port agreement. The development came as part of […]
In a significant development, the Recycling of Ships Bill, 2019, for safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships became an act after receiving the President of India’s consent. In addition, the government has decided to […]
As of November 30, 2019, the Indian shipping industry had a fleet of 1,425 vessels of 12.71 million gross tonnage (GT) and 19.32 million (DWT). Of the total vessels, 972 were coastal vessels with a […]
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has launched International Maritime Organisation-compliant very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) for the shipping industry. The first batch of VLSFO has already been produced in HPCL’s Visakhapatnam refinery in early […]
Bangladesh has allowed transshipment of Indian goods via Chittagong and Mongla seaports without charging customs duties and transit fees. The tentative date of the first trial run for transshipment of goods is likely to be […]
The Bangladesh government has removed port restrictions on importing nine local products from the two land ports in Tripura. The trade of commodities has been allowed through the Agartala-Akhaura integrated check-post and the Srimantapur land […]
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has finalised two schemes to procure 4,000 MW from stranded gas-based power plants. One of the schemes entails procuring 2,000 MW from gas-based plants through an auction and bundling it […]
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has proposed a draft scheme for the supply of round-the-clock (RTC) power from renewable energy projects, complemented with power from coal-based thermal power plants (TPPs). The MNRE has proposed a […]
The MoP has invited bids from companies for setting up transmission infrastructure to evacuate power from renewable energy projects aggregating 2,500 MW in Tamil Nadu and 2,000 MW in Gujarat. In Tamil Nadu, the transmission system is to be set […]
PTC India Limited has been selected as the aggregator for the MoP’s 2,500 MW power procurement scheme Phase II. Under the scheme, medium-term power purchase agreements (three years) will be signed with stressed TPPs. PFC […]
NTPC Limited has commissioned the first 800 MW unit of the 1,600 MW Darlipali super thermal power project in Sundargarh district, Odisha. With this, the total installed capacity of NTPC Limited and the NTPC Group […]
NLC India Limited has commissioned the 500 MW Unit 1 of the 1,000 MW New Neyveli lignite-based TPP in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu. This is the first time in the country that a thermal […]
The Delhi government has released the latest draft of the Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy, 2019. Under the policy, the government is targeting 500,000 new electric vehicle (EV) registrations in Delhi. The policy aims to bring […]
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