The largest of the four coal blocks that were bid out to private players — Gare Palma IV/1 mine in Chhattisgarh — went to Jindal Power (JPL). As in the first two days of the first phase of auctions undercommercial mining, aggressive bidding was seen in the case of smaller blocks, while larger peers also […]
India’s latest round of coal-block auctions was all set to kick off on 19 October. However, on 14 October, in an unexpected move, the Centre announced yet another delay in the process. The government will announce the revised schedule “shortly” for the latest auctions, which would, when they happen, become the first following the complete […]
Demand for electricity in India for September recorded a 4.6% growth y-o-y to 112.4 billion units (BU), making it the first month in the ongoing fiscal to post a positive growth. This is a clear indication of industrial and commercial activities in the country picking up. Power consumption in the country had fallen off by […]
The European Commission has sought public comments on India’s plea to register the name ‘Basmati’ under geographical indication (GI). The GI application was filed by India in 2018. Similar applications have also been filed by Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (Apeda) to register the aromatic rice variety under GI in Thailand and Malaysia. […]
Union minister of petroleum and natural gas Dharmendra Pradhan said that the government plans to have 10,000 retail outlets of compressed natural gas (CNG) in the next five years all across the country. The government plans to increase the share of gas in its energy basket, said Pradhan during the online inauguration of 56 new […]
The country’s first e-kisan mandi became operational in Pune last week, reports Financial Express. The Pune facility includes around 30 FPCs in Pune district. Traders or retail market chains will be registered on the mandi for making online purchases from farmers. NAFED’s arm, Federation of Farmer Producer Organisations and Aggregators (FIFA) entered into a 51:49% […]
The Indian Meteorology Department (IMD) has put to rest the fears of farmers in central and western regions of India who were worried about damage to crops due to excessive rains last month. After heavy rains in August and amid fears of another year of possible loss of crops like soyabean and tur in Madhya […]
A massive pest attack and a gap in July rains have affected the soybean crop in several districts of Madhya Pradesh this year. According to a preliminary assessment by the Indore-based Soybean Processors Association of India (SOPA), the attack by pests such as stem fly might lead to 10-12 per cent drop in production in the state, […]
State-run NTPC said that it is “actively looking for” opportunities in the business of power distribution, a move that gels with its diversification drive. NTPC’s chairman and managing director Gurdeep Singh unveiled the plan at the company’s annual analysts and investors meet. The company is looking for candidate with 25 years of power industry experience […]
The spat between Madhya Pradesh and Punjab over the GI tag to basmati rice flared up with Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan calling Punjab’s Amarinder Singh’s opposition to MP getting the tag ‘politically motivated’ and a move that hurts farmers. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan wrote to Congress Interim Chief Sonia Gandhi, accusing her party of being step-motherly towards farmers. In a […]
