Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) has commissioned Pole I of the ±800 kV Champa-Kurukshetra high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system. Along with the commercial operation of Pole I, the company has also commissioned […]
NTPC Limited’s installed capacity has crossed the 50,000 MW mark. The utility recently commissioned the 660 MW second unit of the 1,320 MW Mouda Super Thermal Power Station, Stage II, in Maharashtra, the 250 MW […]
The Ministry of Power has issued over 3.8 million energy saving certificates (ESCerts) to designated consumers (DCs) under the first cycle of the Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme. The ESCerts were issued on February […]
JSW Infrastructure Limited has undertaken recently various measures to improve connectivity and enhance capacity at Jaigarh port. It has commissioned new mechanised berths for coastal cargo to handle Capesize vessels and transform the port into […]
JNPT has installed radiological detection equipment at all exit gates. The contract for the same was awarded to Electronic Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) in 2012, at a cost of Rs 233.24 million. A total […]
As on February 28, 2017, the Indian shipping industry had a fleet of 1,308 vessels of 11.49 million gross registered tonnage (GRT) and 17.15 million deadweight tonnage (DWT). Of the total vessels, 903 were coastal […]
The foundation stone of the multimodal terminal at Sahibganj, Jharkhand, was laid on April 6, 2017. The terminal is expected to entail an investment of Rs 4.67 billion and will have a cargo handling capacity […]
During 2016-17, Indian major ports handled 647.63 million tonnes (mt) of cargo traffic, compared to 606.46 mt in 2015-16, registering an increase of 6.79 per cent. Kandla port handled the maximum traffic at 105.44 mt, […]
The Union cabinet approved the signing of an MoU on aids to navigation (AtoNs) between the Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships, the Ministry of Shipping, Government of India, and the Department of Shipping, Government of […]
The Lok Sabha passed the Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Bill, 2016 on March 10, 2017. The bill aims to establish the legal framework to consolidate the existing laws relating to admiralty jurisdiction […]
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has completed the sale of its Mauritius-incorporated arm, Gulf Africa Petroleum Corporation (GAPCO) (which trades and markets fuel in African markets), to French energy major Total Marketing & Services, marking its […]
H-Energy Private Limited (HEPL) has submitted a proposal to the PNGRB to extend the proposed Jagdishpur-Haldia-Bokaro-Dhamra gas pipeline by 80 km to Contai in West Bengal, in order to evacuate gas from its proposed Digha […]
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has granted authorisation to IMC Limited to develop a city gas distribution (CGD) network in Solapur district of Maharashtra. IMC Limited will develop a CGD network in […]
The launch of the second round of auctions for discovered oil and gas fields of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Oil India Limited is expected to be introduced soon. The government is […]
The winners of the discovered small field (DSF) auction have signed contracts with the government, which will help them take possession of these oilfields and start developing them. In March, the government announced the winners […]
The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has accorded approval for the e-boarding facility on the basis of a successful trial run conducted at Hyderabad airport and has issued an advisory to airports operating under […]
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved fresh estimates for the deepening and widening of the Mumbai harbour channel and the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) channel (Phase II). The project is expected to […]
The Ministry of Home Affairs has granted security clearance to the qualified bidders for the upgradation, modernisation, operation and maintenance of Nagpur airport into an international passenger and cargo hub. The bidders include GVK Airport […]
The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has awarded 128 regional routes to five airlines – Alliance Air, SpiceJet, Turbo Megha, Air Odisha and Air Deccan – kick-starting the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) in the country. […]
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has granted environmental clearance for the extension of the runway and other allied works at Rajahmundry airport in Andhra Pradesh at an estimated cost of Rs […]
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