India Seeks LNG price cut from Qatar
The country is seeking a cut in gas price from Qatar, its largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplier in order to match the 60 per cent slump in global rates in the last one year. India purchases 7.5...
View ArticleIOC to supply cooking gas via Bangladesh water route
Manager of Bishalgarh gas Giridhari Adhikari has stated to Principal Secretary of Tripura Food Department, S K Rakesh that Indian Oil Corp (IOC) is seeking to bring cooking gas using water route of...
View ArticlePFC to raise Rs 60,000 cr
State-run Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has received approval of shareholders to raise up to Rs 60,000 crore through issue of securities. PFC is a one of the leading lenders to the power sector. The...
View ArticleAmit Gossain takes over as KONE India Managing Director
KONE, a global leader in elevator and escalator industry, has appointed Amit Gossain as the new India MD effective 28 September 2015. Amit takes over responsibility for KONE’s Indian subsidiary from...
View ArticleGovt to construct 30 km NHs daily
The government is confident of achieving the target of constructing 30 km per day, as the roads and highways sector shows signs of revival and private investment interest in projects on PPP mode. This...
View ArticleLanco infratech signs PPAs with state discoms
Lanco Infratech’s arm Lanco Kondapalli Power Ltd has signed an agreement for purchasing power with electricity distribution companies of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. “Lanco Kondapalli Power Limited...
View ArticleABB energizes first phase of UHVDC
North East Agra power ‘superhighway’ first multi-terminal UHVDC transmission system, capable of supplying clean power to 90 million people ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has...
View ArticleCommercial space in Hyderabad gains high demand
The demand for office spaces in Hyderabad is expected to boost as the multinational companies such as Amazon and Google is expected to expand their business operations in the state. Telangana Real...
View ArticleUrban Local bodies are going street smart
The central government ambitious plan of replacing all the conventional street lights with energy efficient LED has gained lots of momentum among municipalities across country. Six municipalities,...
View ArticleCisco inks MoU with state govt
Cisco has signed an MoU with the state government on developing smart cities under which it is prioritizing a set of net based solutions for Nagpur. CRISIL has been appointed as a rating agency by the...
View ArticleRailways worries over 4% fall in passengers
Indian Railways are worried as the passenger bookings in the country has fallen by 4% between the month of April and August. It has also raised attention over the rise passenger subsidy. As per Indian...
View ArticleABB completes first phase of North-East Agra transmission link to supply...
ABB has completed the first phase of North East Agra 800 kilovolt (KV) transmission link to supply hydro power from north eastern India. This clean hydro power will be supplied to a nodal substation in...
View ArticleCG wins Euro 24 million smart meters order from Spanish utility Iberdrola
PRIME standard based smart grid deployment Spanish utilities are expected to replace 100% of analogue meters by 2018 Reinforces CG’s market leadership in the supply of smart grid solutions Avantha...
View ArticleRaje ensures cheaper houses for EWS
The Rajasthan government is all set to provide shelters to Economically weaker section in the state. Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has launched a scheme under which Lower Income Groups (LIG) and...
View ArticleSteel Minister Receives the Dividend Cheque From MSTC Limited
Hon’ble Steel Minister, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar was handed over the dividend cheque for the financial year 2014-15 for an amount of `16.37 Crore by Shri S. K. Tripathi, CMD/MSTC today. In the...
View ArticleNTPC to commence Lara project in Chhattisgarh in March 2017
NTPC is all set to execute it’s 4,000-MW Lara thermal project in Chhattisgarh by March 2017. A company official informed that the first unit (of 800 MW) of Lara thermal project may be commissioned in...
View ArticlePrabhu Launches Indian Railway Knowledge Portal
Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu launched Indian Railway Knowledge Portal namely www.kportal.indianrailways.gov.in which has aggregated most of the available knowledge about Indian Railways at one...
View ArticleGadkari launches Green Highways Policy
Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari launched the Green Highways (Plantation, Transplantation, Beautification & Maintenance) Policy, 2015 at a function...
View ArticleRenewables have Dimensions of Energy Security : Piyush Goyal
Piyush Goyal Union Minister of State ( IC) for Coal, Power and New and Renewable Energy, said that Central government stands committed for better and vibrant power sector but will never compromise with...
View ArticleWSS moves to strengthen position in Asian offshore market
Wilhelmsen Ships Service is pleased to announce that Frank Liang has been named Regional Offshore Manager Asia, tasked with building the company’s business with rig contractors. According to Sean...
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