The Ministry of Coal (MoC) has received technical bids from 34 companies for 19 of the 67 coal mines in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh that have been offered in the […]
The MoP has permitted discoms to exit power purchase agreements (PPAs) after completion of their terms. This clarification came after the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission recently passed an order stating that BSES Yamuna Power Limited […]
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has issued an official notification on the Electricity (Right of Consumers) (Amendment) Rules, 2021. As per the notification, arrangements for net metering gross-metering, net billing or net feed-in will be […]
The union cabinet has approved the reforms-based and results-linked Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme, with an outlay of Rs 3,037.58 billion and an estimated gross budgetary support (GBS) of Rs 976.31 billion from the central government. […]
The union cabinet has approved a scheme to provide Rs 16.24 billion over a period of five years as subsidy to Indian shipping companies in global tenders floated by ministries and central public sector enterprises […]
As of May 31, 2021, the Indian shipping industry had a fleet of 1,484 vessels with 12.96 million gross tonnage (GT) and 19.49 million deadweight tonnage (DWT). Of this, 1,017 were coastal vessels with 1.57 […]
The Gujarat government has approved the development of a greenfield port at Nargol in south Gujarat, through PPP mode, with an extended build-own-operate-transfer period of 50 years, rather than the usual 30 years. This is […]
The Gujarat government has given in-principle approval for the development of a new jetty worth Rs 1.92 billion at Navlakhi port. The scope of work will involve the construction of a 485 metre long jetty […]
JNPT inaugurated two mobile X-ray scanners at the Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal and APM Terminals Mumbai (APMT) on June 25, 2021. These scanners will help enhance efficiency and considerably reduce import dwell time owing […]
The National Green Tribunal has sought the Central Board Pollution Control Board’s report regarding the work status and environmental impact of the Wadhwan satellite port project (Dahanu/Wadhwan port). Due to this, construction work on the […]
A modern dry dock, compliant with codes of construction and with all relevant licences, was inaugurated at Deendayal port on June 21, 2021. The dry dock is expected to address the gap between the supply […]
JNPT conducted trial operations of the coastal berth project on July 9, 2021. Construction work on the project was completed in November 2020. The berth is expected to handle about 2.5 mt of coastal cargo […]
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has prepared a list of seven operational cargo berths, run by major ports, that will be privatised through the public-private partnership (PPP) route during 2021-22. The development […]
During April-June 2021, India’s major ports handled 180.61 million tonnes (mt) of traffic, compared to 142.03 mt in the corresponding period in 2020-21, registering an increase of 27.16 per cent. Deendayal port handled the maximum […]
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has started selling ethanol-blended petrol in Ladakh, becoming the first state-run fuel retailer to supply the cleaner version of gasoline in the frontier area. According to HPCL, the fuel has […]
GAIL plans to convert an existing liquid petroleum gas plant at Usar in Raigad district of Maharashtra into a petroleum complex for producing polypropylene. It will have a capacity of 500,000 tonnes per annum by […]
Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) plans to invest around Rs 50 billion to develop 1 GW of renewable energy capacity, in addition to setting up compressed biogas (CBG) and ethanol plants over the next […]
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) has proposed amendments to the existing law to incorporate cleaner sources of energy such as hydrogen in the definition of mineral oils, for which the government gives […]
The central government has inaugurated the country’s first commercial LNG filling station at Dighori, Nagpur. The facility has been set up by Baidyanath Ayurvedic Group. The station has a capacity of 23 tonnes and was […]
The Directorate General of Hydrocarbons has modified the procedures related to oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) activities in India. It has limited the requirement of statutory approvals to only extension of contracts, sale […]
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