Mandi prices of tomato and onion have witnessed a sharp decline in the last month because of improvement in supplies due to more-than-adequate monsoon rains in key producer states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. The benchmark mandi prices of tomato at Kolar in Karnataka stood at Rs 600 per quintal early this week, down […]
Rays Power Infra has inaugurated a 150 megawatts (MW) grid-connected solar power plant in Raichur and Koppal, Karnataka. This project will approximately reduce 1,56,400 tons of CO2 and produce 2,40,000 MW of green energy per year. The entire project has been executed by Rays Power Infra’s in-house engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) team within the […]
Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd is looking to expand its network of petrol pumps in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, as it looks to tap markets in the vicinity of its refinery, its chairman has said. MRPL’s (Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd) petrol pump network is currently concentrated in Karnataka and Kerala. The subsidiary […]
Torrent Power has bagged a 300 megawatts (MW) wind energy project worth Rs 2,600 crore in Karnataka from Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), according to a regulatory filing. The company in a BSE filing said, “SECI has granted a Letter of Award to the company for a 300 MW wind project and confirming long-term […]
Tata Power’s renewable energy arm TP Saurya Ltd has acquired a 600-megawatts (MW) wind solar hybrid power project in Karnataka from state-owned Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). “TP Saurya Ltd (TPSL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Power, received the ‘Letter of Award’ (LoA) from SECI for setting up a 600 MW hybrid (wind and […]
The Karnataka government has launched an Aadhar-based, single-window digital registration for various government schemes to guarantee that farmers have simple access to benefits granted under various government schemes. Agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry, revenue, food, civil supplies, and fisheries sectors of the state government are all included in the effort. The software – christened FRUITS – […]
Siemens Gamesa has signed a deal with Singapore-based IPP Vena Energy to supply its wind turbines for a 133 megawatts (MW) wind project in Koppal District in Karnataka, India. In total, the company will deliver 37 SG 3.6-145 wind turbines for this project with installation expected during Siemens Gamesa’s financial year 2023. Siemens Gamesa and […]
Despite the removal of 11% import duty on cotton imports, spinning and composite textile mills have not been able to import global cotton as prices of cotton are still hovering around Rs 90,000 per candy (356 kg per candy). Cotton importers feel the duty removal came in too late as prices were already ruling high. […]
India’s gold mine production stood at a mere 1.6 tonnes in 2020 but could rise to 20 tonnes per year in the long-term, World Gold Council said during the launch of a report titled ‘Gold Mining in India’. The report has highlighted that India has a rich heritage of gold mining, but industry’s growth has […]
With chana prices ruling below the government declared minimum support price (MSP) in several mandis across the country, government procurement is likely to begin in the next couple of weeks in Karnataka, Rajasthan and Maharashtra. The government of Maharashtra has sent a proposal to the Centre seeking permission for the procurement of chana in the […]
