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India was turning green. Black was out, and so was an era of crude energy sources, even if refined adequately, and used as liquefied gas. Yet, the shine on coal, the black gold, has intensified in the past few weeks. Thanks to huge global shortages in crude oil, and gas, including LNG (liquefied natural gas), India, along with other nations, is re-focusing energy security. It demands a back-to-black tactics, and giving green a breather, even as the future of fossil fuels seems iffy. Black is in, ...Read More >
AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat government has revealed in the state Assembly that it spent Rs 45,933 crore in just two years purchasing electricity from private power producers, while also admitting that it cannot identify the sector-wise consumption of the electricity once it enters the grid. The data surfaced after Shailesh Parmar, a Congress MLA, sought detailed information on the state's electricity purchases. Responding in a written reply on Thursday, Gujarat's Energy Minister confirmed that the ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 11 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighting urgent issues affecting the state and Tamils residing in West Asia amid the ongoing tensions in the region. In a post on X, Stalin said he urged the Centre to take immediate steps to ensure uninterrupted LPG supply for domestic, commercial and industrial consumers in Tamil Nadu in view of the ongoing situation in West Asia. Also Read | 'India Doesn' ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 11 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighting urgent issues affecting the state and Tamils residing in West Asia amid the ongoing tensions in the region. In a post on X, Stalin said he urged the Centre to take immediate steps to ensure uninterrupted LPG supply for domestic, commercial and industrial consumers in Tamil Nadu in view of the ongoing situation in West Asia. CM Stalin also sought urg ...Read More >
Indian Potash Limited (IPL) has announced to revive Odisha's Badamba Cooperative Sugar Mill, which was has been closed since 2010, by investing ₹360 crore. However IPL will have to face a major challenge of sourcing sugarcane in the mill's command area as many farmers have shifted to other crops. The company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Odisha for modernization and expansion of Badamba Sugar Mill with an estimated investment to ₹360 crore, IPL said in a ...Read More >
New Delhi, Feb 17 (PTI) The National Green Tribunal's nod to the Great Nicobar project is disappointing and unfortunate and may have disastrous ecological impacts, according to environment enthusiasts. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday cleared the proposed International Container Transhipment Terminal in the Great Nicobar Island, saying adequate safeguards had been provided in the environmental clearance (EC) conditions. The eastern zonal bench of Kolkata, headed by NGT Chairperson J ...Read More >
Adani Green Energy shares rose after SEBI dropped insider trading charges against Pranav Adani, Kunal Shah, and Nrupal Shah. The regulator found that trades occurred after acquisition information was publicly available, rendering UPSI allegations unsustainable. No penalties were imposed. Shares of Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) jumped 1.5% to their day's high of Rs 1,055.50 on Monday, December 15, following the closure of insider trading proceedings by the Securities and Exchange Board of India ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Adani Power Limited on Tuesday said it received recognition for its environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance after an appraisal by NSE Sustainability Ratings and Analytics Limited. The company said it received a score of 65 and was placed in the "Aspiring" category. According to a press release, the rating agency is a subsidiary of NSE Indices Limited and is part of the National Stock Exchange of India group. The appraisal is based on publicly ...Read More >
New Delhi: City gas distributors are finding it increasingly difficult to acquire new industrial and commercial customers as natural gas remains costlier than competing liquid fuels. In the first half of this financial year, new factory connections fell 39% year-on-year, while additions in the commercial segment declined 17%, according to data published by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board. City gas companies added only 555 new industrial customers and 1,599 commercial customers du ...Read More >
Asserting that India simply cannot afford to pollute its way to prosperity, the Congress on Monday said increased pollution need not and must not be the price the people are compelled to pay for faster growth. The opposition party also stressed that the Graded Response Action Plans (Graps) cannot remain the dominant focus of clean-air action. In a statement, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said these plans are essentially reactive, with the emphasis being on c ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJ)-led government for its handling of air pollution-related deaths, calling it "shocking insensitivity" and urging urgent reforms in air quality management. In a statement, Jairam Ramesh highlighted that the government, in the Rajya Sabha on December 9, had claimed that "there is no conclusive data available in the country to establish direct correlation of death/disease exclus ...Read More >
Agartala, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a major push to boost power generation amid a natural gas shortage, the Tripura government will introduce Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) technology at the Rukhia Power Plant in Sepahijala district, increasing its generation capacity by 120 megawatt (MW). Power Minister Ratan Lal Nath said on Monday that the foundation stone and Bhumi Pujan for the project will be held on November 26. Nath, who also holds the Agriculture portfolio, said that despite the o ...Read More >
ABU DHABI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 30th Oct, 2025) Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) announced today the divestment of its 100 percent stake in TAQA Neyveli Power Company Private Limited (TAQA Neyveli) to MEIL Energy Private Limited, an affiliate of Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Limited (MEIL), an India-headquartered, large diversified conglomerate with strong business interests in infrastructure, energy and hi-tech manufacturing for a sale consideration of INR ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Oct 30 (PTI) MEIL Energy Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Ltd on Thursday announced the acquisition of 100 per cent stake in TAQA Neyveli Power Company Private Ltd from Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC. TAQA Neyveli owns and operates a 250 MW lignite-fired power plant located in Neyveli, Tamil Nadu. MEIL aims to prioritise seamless integration of TAQA Neyveli into its operating generation portfolio, with an emphasis on operati ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Vedanta Aluminium, India's largest producer of aluminium, extended its support to the 'SURAVI' Children's Festival in Sundargarh district. Organized by the School and Mass Education Department, Government of Odisha, the event is designed as a nurturing platform to spot creativity and talent among young minds from local communities. More than 1500 students from 42 schools, representing six Gram Panchayats within the Hemgir and Lakhanpur blocks participated in the festival. The event ...Read More >
This includes around 130 square km of pristine forest inhabited by the Nicobarese, a Scheduled Tribe (ST), and the Shompens, a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG), whose population is estimated to be between 200 and 300. In a detailed letter to Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, the signatories said it was "disingenuous to label what is essentially a commercial project as a strategic one and invoke national security whenever questions on the project are raised". They cautioned that ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday slammed as "specious argument" Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks that the Great Nicobar Island Development Project will increase the country's maritime trade multiple times. Congress general secretary in-charge communications and former environment minister Jairam Ramesh asserted that the project's "devastating ecological and social impacts are beyond doubt". The opposition party's attack on the government came a day after over 70 scientists, environmentalist ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI): Energy-intensive artificial intelligence (AI) data centers are expected to drive a sharp rise in power consumption, with data center power usage projected to increase by 160 per cent by 2030, according to a report by Goldman Sachs. The report noted that after nearly a decade of flat power demand growth, the emergence of AI-driven data centers is set to transform the global energy landscape. It stated "data center power usage is expected to increase +160 per ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Congress slammed the Centre on Friday over a media report claiming that official maps of Great Nicobar Island were altered to remove corals. The party said this was not an ecological update but a "bureaucratic rewrite" designed to bypass environmental safeguards. The opposition party alleged that when reality stands in the way of corporate ambition, the Narendra Modi government simply redraws it. Congress general secretary in charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh, shared on X a ...Read More >
Adani Power shares surged after receiving government approval to connect its Godda plant to the Indian grid, enabling domestic supply beyond Bangladesh. The company also formed a joint venture for a Bhutanese hydroelectric project. Despite a dip in Q1 profit, analysts remain optimistic about its significant capacity expansion plans. Shares of Adani Power rallied as much as 4.4% to their day's high of Rs 164.38 on the NSE on Friday, October 17, after The Indian Express stated that the centre has ...Read More >
Piyush Goyal marks four years of PM Gati Shakti, highlighting its role in lowering logistics costs and boosting connectivity for Viksit Bharat 2047. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday celebrated four years of the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (NMP), describing it as a key pillar in India's march toward Viksit Bharat 2047. Marking the anniversary of the PM Gati Shakti initiative for multi-modal connectivity -- launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 13, 2021 ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 13 (PTI) Infrastructure major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Monday said its power transmission and distribution vertical has bagged 'large' grid infrastructure orders in the Middle East. According to the company's project classification, a 'large' order is worth Rs 2,500 crore to Rs 5,000 crore. The 400kV super grid interconnection linking the electricity networks of GCC member states has helped in efficient utilization of generation capacity and has improved the overall grid resilie ...Read More >
State-owned BHEL has secured two significant EPC projects from M.P. Power Generating Company Ltd. valued between Rs 13,000-15,000 crore. These orders are for 1x660 MW Amarkantak and 1x660 MW Satpura Supercritical Thermal Power Plants in Madhya Pradesh. Each project is scheduled for completion within 57 months from the notification of award. State-owned BHEL on Tuesday said it has secured two projects worth Rs 13,000-15,000 crore. The company has received the notifications of award from M.P. Po ...Read More >
New Delhi: India is planning a massive dam in Arunachal Pradesh as a defensive measure against China's upstream project on the Siang River. The move is intended to secure water storage and mitigate potential threats from sudden releases of water, which Indian officials fear could be weaponised. The project comes amid tensions over the $167 billion Yaxia hydropower initiative in Tibet. The proposed dam would create a storage reservoir of approximately 9.2 billion cubic metres, equivalent to four ...Read More >
Chennai, September 30: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin announced a compensation of ₹10 lakh for the families of each victim of the Ennore Power Plant collapse on Tuesday. In a post on social media platform X, Stalin also expressed his sorrow over the deaths of nine workers and extended his condolences to their families. "I was deeply saddened to hear the news that nine workers from the state of Assam lost their lives in an accident that occurred during the construction work of the power pla ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 30 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin announced a compensation of ₹10 lakh for the families of each victim of the Ennore Power Plant collapse on Tuesday. In a post on social media platform X, Stalin also expressed his sorrow over the deaths of nine workers and extended his condolences to their families. I was deeply saddened to hear the news that nine workers from the state of Assam lost their lives in an accident that occurred during the constru ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Union Minister Suresh Gopi stirred controversy on Tuesday by claiming that those elected by "corpses" are now serving the state. Speaking at a neighbourhood meet called "Kalungu" in Idukki district, he alleged that cadavers from 25 years ago had cast votes in Kerala elections. Media reports have previously highlighted incidents of deceased voters being listed as active in Kerala's voter list, he said, while indirectly referring to the accusations of "scientific rigging " aga ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 30 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin announced a compensation of ₹10 lakh for the families of each victim of the Ennore Power Plant collapse on Tuesday. In a post on social media platform X, Stalin also expressed his sorrow over the deaths of nine workers and extended his condolences to their families. "I was deeply saddened to hear the news that nine workers from the state of Assam lost their lives in an accident that occurred during the constr ...Read More >
INDIA -- On a football field ringed by misty mountains, the air rang with fiery speeches as tribesmen protested a planned mega-dam -- India's latest move in its contest with China over Himalayan water. India says the proposed new structure could counteract rival China's building of a likely record-breaking dam upstream in Tibet by stockpiling water and guarding against releases of weaponised torrents. But for those at one of the possible sites for what would be India's largest dam, the project ...Read More >
Agartala: Tripura Power Minister Ratan Lal Nath said on Thursday that the Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited (TSECL) has made full preparations to ensure uninterrupted power supply across the state during the Durga Puja festivities. He made the statement while addressing the media after chairing a virtual meeting with officials from TSECL to review the state's preparedness for providing reliable electricity to all consumers and puja pandals during the celebrations. "We held a review ...Read More >
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