Budget to push up cost of offshore oil exploration
Ajay Modi / New Delhi March 1, 2010, 0:12 IST OMCs also worried at seeming setback to any early move to cut underrecoveries on retailed fuel.
Ajay Modi / New Delhi March 1, 2010, 0:12 IST OMCs also worried at seeming setback to any early move to cut underrecoveries on retailed fuel.
P B Jayakumar / Mumbai March 01, 2010, 0:15 IST Pune-based energy and environment solutions
Minister Gives No Assurance To Trinamool & DMK On Rollback; NCP Backs Pranab
THE government is expected to introduce a bill that limits the liability of a nuclear plant operator at Rs 300 crore in the eventuality of an accident and provides for appointing claims commissioner with powers of a civil court to arbitrate such cases in the current session of Parliament. The prime minister had recently met BJP leaders and sought their backing for the legislation.
EVEN as the budget appears to have some benefits for the Punjab farmers, especially in terms of direct delivery of subsidies on fertilisers, easy mobility of grain from one state to another and conservation of natural resources especially groundwater resources, the increase in excise duty on petrol and diesel will result in higher cost of production for various crops, which may not go down well fo
INDIA wants to strengthen energy ties with top OPEC exporter Saudi Arabia, the country
Himanshu Bhatt | TNN Surat: Historical records say that from early 20th century, entrepreneurs of the city proved their worth under the British Rule and supplied i n d i g e - nous machineries to the ind u s t r y, a g riculture and other sectors. One such creation was crude oil engine by a Surti industrialist Ratilal Nanavati in 1931-32.
There will soon be new options for consumers who want to save money by using energy more efficiently. Companies are coming up with dozens of computer-based devices that monitor electricity costs, outlet by outlet, inside a home.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Normal life was hit Tuesday in Kerala as the state woke up to a shutdown called by the workers of the Motor Vehicle Coordination Committee of the Left parties and the Bharatiya Janata Party to protest the hike in petrol and diesel prices. The shutdown was supported by the trade associations as businessmen pulled the shutters of their shops down.
Brazil, China, India and South Africa have each worked to improve access to electricity services. While many of the challenges faced by these countries are similar, the means of addressing them varied in their application and effectiveness. This report analyses the four country profiles, determining the pre-requisites to successful rural electrification policies.
Zero transmission access charge for inter-State system mooted. The CERC is also expected to come out with new tariff rates for electricity generation from solar thermal and solar photovoltaic energy systems. Anil Sasi Richa Mishra
BHOPAL: Even as rural areas of Madhya Pradesh continue to reel under long hours of load-shedding, the State Government says it is hopeful that the electricity crisis will become a thing of the past by 2013.
Power generation all set to double from 6,900 MW to nearly 14,000 MW CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said on Tuesday that the State would not only start getting uninterrupted 24-hour power supply in the next two and a half years but would actually start selling electricity to other States.
Lays stone of 1,320-MW thermal unit at Rajpura Rajpura, March 2 Punjab is ready to set up a nuclear power plant, if offered by the Centre. This was stated by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal while addressing mediapersons after laying the foundation stone of a 1,320-MW coal-based thermal plant at Nalas village in Rajpura today.
KOCHI: The Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology (RSET) is organising a twoday Indo-German dialogue on Accelerated Dissemination of Solar Energy Technologies ADSET 2010 on March 4 and 5 at the college campus in Kochi.
Narayan Lakshman Washington: U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced a new multi-pronged policy to reduce the United States' dependence on oil consumption and create new jobs after the worst recession in a generation.
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, who cautioned against instant populism, told his party MPs and leaders of allies on Wednesday that correcting the distortions in the pricing of petro goods was unavoidable. He also told his colleagues that the time to take bold decisions was
NEW DELHI: Opposition unity was once again displayed in Parliament on Wednesday as parties gracing the non-ruling benches got together to stall proceedings in the two Houses in protest against the government
Anil Sasi The Centre's policy document targets a near 30 per cent reduction in emission intensity (or kg of CO2 emitted for generating Re 1 of GDP) from the power sector by 2022.. Ministry plans hydro push, gas-based capacity, super-critical units New Delhi, March 3
New Delhi: There will be no rollback of the recent increase in fuel prices. With Congress holding firm on the decision announced in the budget, and with allies coming around, the new rates of petrol and diesel will remain in force.