NEW DELHI : As many as 100 big ticket infrastructure projects of different ministries worth Rs 5.89 lakh crore have been recommended for approval under the PM Gati Shakti initiative so far this fiscal, a senior official said on Monday. These projects have been recommended by the Network Planning Group (NPG) constituted under the PM […]
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Gadkari: Open to many technologies in vehicle platforms
In Mohali, refineries are making methanol using bamboo, and I have advised them to supply 20 per cent ethanol blended fuel to countries like Bangladesh, which can in turn give a big boost to bamboo cultivation in the North East region…” THE GOVERNMENT IS open to fostering multiple technologies when it comes to new and […]
Qatar, India in talks for LNG deal
GAIL, India’s largest natural gas provider, has reached the final stages of a deal to purchase liquified natural gas (LNG) from Qatar, industry experts told Reuters on 6 August. The agreement entails that GAIL, which is 56 percent owned by the Indian government, would acquire 1 million metric tonnes of LNG per year from Qatar. According to three […]
India will achieve 20% ethanol-blended petrol target by 2025; maize to play important role, says Piyush Goyal
The minister highlighted that the blending of ethanol with petrol has increased to 10 per cent in 2021-22 marketing year from just 1.53 per cent in 2013-14 on the back of efforts made by farmers and industry, aided by favourable government policies. He said the supply of ethanol to oil marketing companies (OMCs) increased to […]
Climate action. India achieved its non-fossil fuel targets nine years ahead: PM Modi
Climate action. India achieved its non-fossil fuel targets nine years ahead: PM Modi India has achieved its installed electric capacity from non-fossil fuel sources, nine years ahead of the target of 2030. The country has set the bar even higher through updated targets, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Today, India is one of the top 5 countries […]