The “Strategy paper on Coal Import Substitution” has been prepared as a report of the IMC (Inter-Ministerial Committee). The paper focusses on the present energy mix of the country, domestic coal production, trends and projections, import trends (sector-wise), coal import substitution measures already taken by the Government and most importantly, …
American solar panel manufacturers won a round against China on Friday when the United States International Trade Commission reached a preliminary conclusion that they were being harmed by imports. The vote clears the way for additional steps by the commission and the Commerce Department that could result in heavy tariffs …
US sourcing oil only from the west in eight years will leave sufficient energy for the rest of the world There is growing euphoria over America’s energy future. Energy experts around the globe have been claiming that the US will gain energy independence in the next eight years. Optimists have …
In the year 2008, the Government of India announced its National Policy on biofuels, mandating a phase-wise implementation of the programme of ethanol blending with petrol in various states. This study examines demand and supply aspects of the ethanol blending policy (EBP) of the Government of India. In the last …
NEW DELHI: Power companies have met just a third of their coal import targets for the current fiscal, worsening the fuel shortage in the country's thermal power plants. Most generators are unlikely to meet their targets while their projects continue to run with critical stock. Latest data from the Central …
With the cost of imported coal shooting up to $120 a tonne and domestic production of the fuel in a dismal state, the Ministry of Power has said that the approved target of additional 20,000 Megawatt (MW) electricity generation in the 12th Plan period may not be fulfilled. Stating that …
The wind appears to be blowing in the right direction in India-Pakistan relations. Pakistan has proposed to import electricity from India. Indian officials said Pakistan’s request to import about 500-1000 MW of electricity to partly overcome the crisis in the country was being considered by the departments concerned. The issue …
Energy-starved Pakistan is in talks to import electricity from its erstwhile nuclear rival India to overcome crippling power outages, a government official said on Wednesday. “Talks are under way between the two countries to import electricity from India,” a spokesman for the Water and Power Ministry told AFP. “We are …
State-owned oil companies are pressing for a Rs 1.82 per litre increase in petrol prices because of rupee depreciation and hardening of crude oil prices. Public sector oil firms had in September raised petrol prices by Rs 5 per litre. “From today, there are some losses on petrol. To cover …
Rising food prices contribute to food insecurity, which is a clear and serious threat to human security. Interest in food security as a catalyst for political instability and conflict has grown rapidly since 2007–2008, when food protests and riots broke out in 48 countries as a result of record world …
Missing coal linkages threaten energy security The power cuts you have lived through for the last fortnight will ease by Diwali. But a far graver crisis looms as India’s brand new power plants start sputtering to a halt, thanks to our dangerous dependence on Indonesia. ET helps you join the …
New Delhi: Facing a crippling electricity shortage, the government on Tuesday sought to speed up the start of production at nearly a dozen power projects that have been stalled due to regulatory clearances and absence of coal linkages. During a late evening meeting in North Block, convened at the behest …
Food prices - from crisis to stability has been chosen as this year’s World Food Day theme to shed some light on this trend and what can be done to mitigate its impact on the most vulnerable. At the level of net food importing countries, price spikes can hurt poor …
Natural gas and imported liquefied natural gas could soon become cheaper if Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s plea to states to lower taxes on them is accepted. In a letter to the empowered committee of state finance ministers, PM has made a strong pitch for a ‘declared goods’ status for both …
The decline has benefited the residents of Murree, Rawalpindi and Islamabad where the average price of LPG ranges between Rs118 and Rs130 per kg. - File photo ISLAMABAD: The price of liquefied petroleum gas has declined by Rs12 per kg across the country as the Petroleum Development Levy (PDL) imposed …
In the current scenario where coal shortage has severely impacted power generation, Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal has an onerous task: ensuring that coal production is on target. In an interview, the minister highlights the reasons for the demand-supply mismatch.
The purpose of this study is to ascertain the impact of and Sri Lankan policy responses to the global food and financial crises with special emphasis on the country's agricultural sector.
Natural gas plays a key role in Pakistan‟s energy balance which is currently around 50% of the country‟s primary energy supplies. With accelerating economic growth, the demand for gas is projected to increase sharply and the country‟s recoverable indigenous gas reserves will be insufficient to meet this demand. Gas shortages …
The National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Policy 2011 presently seeks to limit itself to the central objective of promulgating the principles for pricing of Essential Drugs as laid down in the “National List of Essential Medicines ‐ 2011” as declared by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India vide …
Bhubaneswar: Concerned over the outbreak of bird flu in Nadia district of the neighbouring West Bengal, the Odisha government on Thursday initiated quick response measures to prevent the dreaded disease. According to secretary of animal resource development department Satyabrata Sahoo, two senior officers in the rank of deputy directors have …
