Niti Aayog for liberalising mineral mining policy to cut imports
The government is considering liberalising the exploration and licensing regime for mineral exploration in India to attract big-ticket private investment in the sector.
PM inaugurates EESL’s clean cooking & EV schemes in Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated two projects on clean cooking and electric mobility in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Introducing 99 Tsunami Shelter Homes to a clean, comfortable and hassle-free cooking option
Modi govt’s flagship scheme Ujjwala to touch 60-million mark on Monday
At a time when the Union Cabinet has expanded the ambit of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) to all ‘poor people’, the flagship scheme of the BJP government is set to complete 60 million-consumer mark on Monday.
IOCL ramping up LPG facility in Northeast India
Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) is investing Rs 600 to Rs 700 Crore in augmenting the LPG production facility and ramping up storage facility across the Northeast India. There is spurt in the LPG demand following the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojna (PMUJ).
To increase rural consumption, government pushes 5 kg LPG cylinder under Ujjwala scheme
In the run-up to the general elections next year, government is pushing for 5 kilogram (KG) liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) in order to increase the consumption in rural
550 mw solar power plants to be set up in UP : chopper services to be launched in 4 cities
Uttar Pradesh government, in order to promote green energy, has approved solar power generation, in the private sector, of 550 megawatt at a tariff rate between Rs 3.
Modi’s LPG scheme reduced household air pollution: Study
The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), a pet project of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that aims to provide every household Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) replacing wood or coal fuel, has been found useful in tackling household air pollution, a new report said.
LPG cylinder now used by 89% households
Nine out of 10 Indian homes now use cleaner cooking gas, a record improvement over just about five in 10 homes four years ago, as a result of the Modi government’s relentless effort at popularising cleaner fuel and subsidising subscription to poor families.
Exclusive | Govt plans major revision of proposed hydro policy, no free power to host state for 5 years
The government’s proposed hydropower policy, in the works for more than four years, is set to undergo a major revision, sources said. In a major departure from the policy planned earlier, the draft of the new Cabinet
Saubhagya Impact? Peak Power Demand Breaches 180 GW Mark For The First Time In India
Peak power demand in the country has breached the 180 GW mark for the first time in October, Financial Express has reported. The peak power demand (180.4 GW) this year was 9.8 per cent higher than the highest level
